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misscousinitt wrote: »
Looking forward to laying everything out on the table, sticking some music on and enjoying an evening of chat and food with DH.
That sounds lovely MCI
Have a great weekend
MWCxMortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
Mortgage-free: January 2021
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I love post-Christmas freezer feasts! Sounds like a blissful eveninga penny picker upper. MFW approx 78% to go | FIRE 3 years worth (30% savings rate: now aiming for 40%!) | Normality is a paved road; it's comfortable to walk, but no flowers grow on it | Whatever you're meant to do, do it now. The conditions are always impossible | The only thing you absolutely have to know, is the location of the library0
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Feast was great! Pity I was starting to come down with a cold.
The weekend was a bit marred by illness - I've felt carp and my Mum has been poorly (stomach bug we think) and took to her bed. Fortunately she's up and about now - hope she's over the worst.
I woke up this morning with stomach problems - got to work late and haven't had much to eat (just half a bowl of soup at lunch and I don't think that was a good idea).
Shopping came to just £15.23 for this week - should have to get anything extra now till Thursday.
DH deposited some money in our savings manually on Saturday - so need to check its gone in - but I will be adding £108 to my signature shortly.
This also means that MIL has paid back all the money borrowed from our house fund - but hasn't finished paying us back yet (though we are going to stop her in June and we will foot the rest - don't know how that will go down!)
Must get back to work - so off to update signature.
Tonight's tea is chicken stirfry (back late as have first charity meeting of the year).
Hope everyone is well.
MCIMortgage 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)0 -
No tea for me tonight. Really didn't feel like any - stomach still a bit off. So while DH has been cooking his, I did something constructive and got the minutes done from the charity meeting tonight.
Hope I am feeling better tomorrow - not like me to me off my food!
Maybe I have lost that couple of lbs though! lol.
MCIMortgage 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)0 -
Hope you're feeling better today MCI, take care0
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Morning MCI, sorry to hear you're under the weather.
Take it easy.
Tilly x x2004 £387k 29 years - MF March 2033:eek:
2011 £309k 10 years - MF March 2021.
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Hope you're feeling better now - look after yourself
xxxRe-mortgaged 20/04/12 MTiT-T3 No.7Start balance £89611.10 + £22500 = £112111.10/Current balance £85436.53
Original Mortgage Free Date April 2032
Target Mortgage Free Date July 2022/Currently August 2029 (based on no offset)
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Hi everyone and thanks for the get well wishes:o
Much better today, but still not 100% - taking it one meal at a time.
Mum is much better too and is up and around although her appetite hasn't really returned yet - hopefully won't be long.
We had cottage pie last night made from base mince mix from the freezer and frozen LO mash from Christmas day - it was a lovely comforting meal. DH had two portions, so decided I would have the LOs for lunch - lovely.
Still haven't been to the shops this week, so the mealplan is going well - even though we've strayed a bit I haven't had to buy anything.
Tonight will be a lamb chop dinner and might treat myself to a glass of wine? haven't had one since Friday (haven't felt like one :rotfl:)
Need to look up the meals for next week and plan my shopping list.
Also need to transfer money to my current a/c for what I spent on Christmas food - chances are it will go back again at the end of the month - but like to be straight.
Got to do MIL tax return this weekend - will be paying the bill for her and she's going to pay me back (should be some to pay on the PPI she's had); must look into the house insurance for her too as she's paying way too much.
Happy hump day everyone.
MCIMortgage 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)0 -
I think that if you can you should have some treats in January. Its a long month and the post Christmas blues get people down.
So, today (as we had no bread left after making DH his sandwiches) I am going to buy a sandwich. Will be a low fat one from subway.
Tonights tea is fridgeraiders risotto - ham, garlic sausage, mushrooms, onions, courgette and anything else I can find.
No real money news.
Hope everyone is well. I'm still improving, but still not quite there.
MCIMortgage 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)0 -
misscousinitt wrote: »I think that if you can you should have some treats in January. Its a long month and the post Christmas blues get people down.
So, today (as we had no bread left after making DH his sandwiches) I am going to buy a sandwich.
Oh dear, that did make me laugh. I thought you were going to 'fess up to a Mulberry handbag or something :rotfl:.
Hope you enjoyed it.
A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effortMortgage Balance = £0
"Do what others won't early in life so you can do what others can't later in life"0
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