Making chicken feed of my mortgage

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  • edinburgher
    edinburgher Posts: 13,463 Forumite
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    Flight was on sale and booked via TCB, hotel and transfers are free as accompanying Mr MWC on his business trip and I had a fistful of dollars anyway

    Nice! What sort of business is Mr MWC in, if you can say without being specific? :)

    Have a wonderful time.
  • MrsP1983
    MrsP1983 Posts: 96 Forumite
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    Hello, have subscribed and am jealous of your chickens :)
    Starting Mortgage (May 2012): £116,095, Mortgage at September 2012: £115,677.14
    Mortgage at March 2014: £110,671.08
  • muddywhitechicken
    muddywhitechicken Posts: 3,940 Forumite
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    Thanks edinburgher. Mr MWC is a scientist.

    Hello MrsP1983 - chickens are the best pets in the world :D
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • muddywhitechicken
    muddywhitechicken Posts: 3,940 Forumite
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    I'm back :wave:

    NYC was really :cool: and not too expensive.

    We ate at Momofuku on Friday *drools* and Momofuku's Milk Bar on Friday (peanut butter & ritz cracker ice-cream and pineapple upside down truffles), Saturday (green apple & cheddar ice-cream and compost cookies) and Sunday (crack pie)! We already have the momofuku cookbook but I really want the milk bar cookbook now. It is 30% off on Amazon but with my :money:head on, I have resisted and put it on my Christmas list instead. If only I could have resisted some of that food...!

    I've just had my shopping delivered (Sainsburys, £12 off a £60 spend)
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • BookWorm
    BookWorm Posts: 2,465 Forumite
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    Welcome back :) Glad to hear you had a good time

    Well done on resisting the cookbook. Very MSW :D
  • muddywhitechicken
    muddywhitechicken Posts: 3,940 Forumite
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    Thanks BookWorm

    Today I have:

    Drooled at the memory of crack pie
    Resisted buying the momofuku milk bar cookbook again
    Taken lunch to work - raw veggies, marmite breadsticks, fresh/dried fruit
    Failed to resist the vending machine at work due to boredem (three times :o)
    Shined my sink

    Only 2 eggs today (+1 softie)

    Mr MWC rustled up a storecupboard dinner of spinach & ricotta tortelloni with pesto, peas and fried onion
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • muddywhitechicken
    muddywhitechicken Posts: 3,940 Forumite
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    Good morning

    I forgot to mention previously that there was a little :money:action in NYC... the maid replenished the aveda toiletries every day so I have enough to last me for a couple of weeks :)

    Need to pick up my lift share in 15 minutes so I'd better get a move on - have a good day everyone.
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • misscousinitt
    misscousinitt Posts: 3,655 Forumite
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    Hi and welcome to MFW.

    Just popped in to wish you luck.

    MCI
    Mortgage Free x 1 03.11.2012 - House rented out Feb 2016
    Mortgage No 2: £82, 595.61 (31.08.2019)
    OP's to Date £8500
    Renovation Fund:£511.39;
    Nectar Points Balance: approx £30 (31.08.2019)
  • muddywhitechicken
    muddywhitechicken Posts: 3,940 Forumite
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    Thank you MCI

    Today I have:

    Received my monthly CC statement. It's significantly lower than normal but still doesn't stand up to close scrutiny :o

    Supermarket/groceries = £335.45 :eek: (+ I spent an additional £81.94 on my debit card...)
    Petrol = £91.16
    Toiletries = £67.52 (in addition to what is included in the supermarket shop)
    Amazon = £25.52 (DVD boxsets that I can't get on LoveFilm or Netflix - will try to sell on when we've finished watching them)
    Plants = £26.42 (I don't have room in the garden for these...)
    Miscellaneous = £233.10 (treats for The Girls, vet bill for FIL's dog, coffee, magazines, train tickets, a half price coat and a pair of trouser that don't fit but I haven't got round to returning yet...)

    Looking on the brightside, my loyalty points have been redeemed and I will be receiving a £25 JL gift voucher in the post soon.

    Mr MWC is away on business again (back Friday) - this city is not as :cool: as NYC so I decided to stay here! I hate cooking just for myself so I took inspiration from this forum and had eggy bread + maple syrup for my dinner :)

    3 eggs today
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • edinburgher
    edinburgher Posts: 13,463 Forumite
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    I hate cooking just for myself so I took inspiration from this forum and had eggy bread + maple syrup for my dinner

    Sounds delicious :)
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