£161,044.25 reasons to be mortgage free

wantabetterlife

Sold some spare baby things we had for £10 so that takes us to £126607 and I am expecting a buyer to collect some furniture tomorrow for £50 :j:j.
Confession..I did end up buying an actifry and I love it ...guilt free home made chips :j:j

wantabetterlife

Another piece of furniture sold today for £50 :j:j.. OH is beginning to wonder if I will try and sell him :rotfl::rotfl:.
£2.75 paid from quidco and £4.12 found under the sofa cushions when hoovering (must be the only bonus of housework)...so I have dutifully rounded it up and paid £60 off the mortgage :beer:. Happy Friday everyone

yukkibear

I've always wanted an actifry....... along with every other kitchen gadget I'll probably never use :rotfl: You can cook more than just chips can't you in them? Looking forward to hearing what you think.

gallygirl

wantabetterlife wrote: »

Another piece of furniture sold today for £50 :j:j.. OH is beginning to wonder if I will try and sell him :rotfl::rotfl:.

He only needs to worry if you ask him to pose for a picture against a plain background :rotfl:.

wantabetterlife

Hi YB, I have to say I am loving the actifry so far, haven't really experimented too much yet. The first night I sliced up baby potatoes and put them in with diced bacon and onions, absolutely delicious! The chips are really nice, the only downside is it takes 40 mins to do the amount we need properly...I like them crispy .
The retail price for the family one is £229 which I would never pay no matter how good the chips are! I managed to get one brand new in the box for £110 so I nearly took her arm off

Hi GG if I was to sell him I think it would be a 99p start with no reserve :rotfl::rotfl:

wantabetterlife

Two bags of clothes taken to the clothes recycler today for the grand sum of £8.20 so will round it up and pay £10 off the mortgage.
Done grocery shop armed with about a thousand money off coupons...a bit embarrassing at the checkout but a quick look around and loads of other people had them too . Saved about £15 on the groceries so I am happy
I took advantage of the free listing on ebay at the weekend and listed four things starting at 4.99 each, have a few watchers so hopefully they will do well.
Two more things put up for sale locally and if they sell should raise about £50...also waiting on a buyer to collect baby things I sold for £15...I am just loving this constant stream of money from selling things :rotfl::rotfl:

wantabetterlife

Overpaid £20 today as I sold anther item locally...another mortgage payment has gone and I am waiting on Halifax to update my mortgage balance online .
Quite a few watchers on ebay so fingers crossed they do well.

BlueMoo

Wow! After all that eBaying, do you have anything left in your house!
Inspired by your story. Wish I had anything to eBay.
Congrats!

ETA: Gained my first star!

wantabetterlife

Thanks Bluemoo its mostly kids stuff I have sold via facebook...we have four kids and are not having anymore or else I will go insane..lol.
Our attic is crammed with toys and clothes and I have vowed that nothing else is going up until we clear some of the rubbish out, so all the moses baskets and stuff we are finished with are going!!
Also the fact that I am on SMP at the minute is a bit of an incentive as if I didn't sell stuff there is no way I could overpay at the minute.
Congrats on getting your first star...I remember being all chuffed when I got mine too

BlueMoo

Holy Smokes! 4 is mind - boggling!
I don't have any and honestly don't understand how people do it.
Hoping this MFW journey will allow us to think about them in the future though.

Yes, the first star! Small things and all!