What was your best - and worst - Christmas gift?

+ an interview with Maria DeVoto of Ten Dollar Latte

Hi and welcome to The Ladybird Purse, my weekly newsletter about women and money. I’m not a financial advisor and not qualified to give financial advice.

If you celebrate Christmas, what was your favourite present as a child?

I remember bikes under the tree. A cassette player with three tapes, The Everly Brothers, Shakin’ Stevens, Elvis. A doll I’d cove…