Why I spent a week catching octopuses.

+ farming, writing and hiding from the man from The Pru

Hi and welcome to The Ladybird Purse, my weekly newsletter about women and money. I’m not a financial advisor and am in no way qualified to give financial advice. But can I interest you in an octopus?

A few weeks ago my energy company, Octopus, announced a competition. They had three electric cars (worth £30,000 each) to give away in a draw and you coul…