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All the small things - tell me what you have done to be MF today

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  • I've planted my chilli plants out, in a tomato growbag, which will hopefully yield a decent number of chillies. I have grown them from seed, they're now about 2-3 inches tall and I've put them in the "real soil" as they were outgrowing their mini pots. If it's a disaster no problem. My only worry is a need to bring them in every night for a few weeks just to ensure the chill doesn't get them.
    So hopefully a Christmas present will yield a decent amount of chilli peppers, a great present if you ask me!
    Feb 2012 - onwards MF achieved
    September 2016 - Back into clearing a mortgage - Was due to be paid off in 32 years in March 2047 -
    April 2018 down to 28.00 months vs 30.04 months at normal payment.
    Predicted mortgage clearing 03/2047 - now looking at 02/2045

    Aims: 1) To pay off mortgage within 20 years - 2037
  • mirry
    mirry Posts: 1,570 Forumite
    planted 9 tomato plants out.

    signed up to do some bingo with bingo liner this morning,
    its £15 cash back on quidco if you put down £10. So hopefully
    £5 up and maybe more (fingers crossed).
    I last did some bingo before xmas and won £315 :j.
    Kindness costs nothing :)
  • spandles
    spandles Posts: 129 Forumite
    Today:
    • Yesterday I found 5 euro note in the pocket of DH summer trousers (that he can no longer fit into)
    • Exchanged above note for £3.84 and banked that, and £60 in £2 coins, into Santander. Put into my little current acc, decided to close it and opened a loyalty ISA instead (in branch but didn't have to wait). I am going to put all my MFW savings into it.
    • Found a free parking space on the road next to the Pay &dis car park:T
    • This afternoon I am going to re-pot my Blueberry plant as DH has put it in compost and not ericaceous soil:mad:
    Sx
  • curlygirl1971
    curlygirl1971 Posts: 1,367 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Not upto very much recently

    * Couple of NSD's - aided by the BH of course ;)

    * Menu planned for this week - don't need shopping

    * 2 YouGov surveys in last couple of days

    * Done some budget analysis and jiggery pokery to squeeze out an increased amount of OP every month

    * We met up for a family day out yesterday at a large park - brass band, childrens play areas etc. Managed to organise ourselves so we all took drinks & food to share, we parked up and walked to the park (to avoid £5 per car!!), we had some treats like ice-cream but overall a low cost day
  • Bambywamby
    Bambywamby Posts: 1,608 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Photogenic Combo Breaker
    Afternoon all -

    *OP playing up...for me anyway and there is a bumper number of polls on there. :(
    *WW refund of £38.80 returned to bank account.
    *Ate past it fruit and veg at lunchtime.
    *Repotted herbs and tended to veggie patch.
    *Posted two Ebay items.
    *Asda order arrived with bumper amount of bargains and rollbacks.
    *Sewn pants rather than put them in the bin.
    *Filed paperwork.
    *Made rubber chicken into four meals.
    *Put washing online.
    *Checked banking.
    *Paid bill.
    *Walked dogs in sunshine, free exercise

    And I am just about to start menu planning for next week.
    Have a great 3 day week y'all. ;) x x x
  • mirry
    mirry Posts: 1,570 Forumite
    omg won £125 on bingo today :j , that will be our spending money for our holiday in may.

    posted a ebay item and made some biscuits.

    making a curry for tonight.

    will check surverys later.
    Kindness costs nothing :)
  • julliff
    julliff Posts: 625 Forumite
    Bambywamby wrote: »
    Afternoon all -


    *Made rubber chicken into four meals.

    Hope you don't mind me posting, but what is rubber chicken?
    "Carpe Diem"
    MFW - Starting mortgage April 2010 - 120,000
    MFW - restart Nov 2013 - £70207.88 & £14086.49
    Current balance - £62459.49 & £10380.19

  • spandles
    spandles Posts: 129 Forumite
    Rubber chicken is how many meals you can get from a roast chicken. Eg, roast dinners, then a curry with left overs, chicken sandwiches, then some even boil the carcass for stock.
  • cha97michelle
    cha97michelle Posts: 5,818 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture
    Excellent win there on the bingo mirry. Sounds like you are lucky there.

    Rubber chicken is infamous on the old style board. I always make stock now from mine as it is so tasty and makes the best soups, risottos and stews. I get loads of meals from a roast chicken. We tend to get a good 5 or 6. Yum yum.
  • katsu
    katsu Posts: 5,023 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Mortgage-free Glee!
    Today I've:

    * scanned in my shopping
    * made a big healthy salad for tea - went to Aldi for cheap salad bits
    * not bought any cake or choccy treats despite a frantic day at work - inhaled some lunch whilst working!

    'grats mirry :) Go you :)
    Debt at highest: £8k. Debt Free 31/12/2009. Original MFD May 2036, MF Dec 2018.
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