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

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  • misscousinitt
    misscousinitt Posts: 3,655 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Mortgage-free Glee!
    Totally failed today, only MSE item is:

    *dinner will be from mealplan

    Failed on the lunch front - bought Subway and had a cookie too! So no 50p in the change boo!!!!

    I suppose I did ok when I went to get a box of choc for my Aunty & Uncle, (which will be a present from my Mum & Dad for their Golden Wedding Anniversary!) Got a £23 box of Thorntons for £15 in their sale, but this doesn't really effect me as I haven't paid for them - it did mean that I could get a bigger box of chocs for the money though.

    Ramble over.....
    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)
  • katsu
    katsu Posts: 5,023 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Mortgage-free Glee!
    Today I didn't kill Mr Katsu which is very MFW as his wages help pay for things :rotfl:

    I also ate lunch from my desk drawer and refused the choc machine
    Debt at highest: £8k. Debt Free 31/12/2009. Original MFD May 2036, MF Dec 2018.
  • mummyofonechild
    mummyofonechild Posts: 1,995 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Mortgage-free Glee!
    katsu wrote: »
    Today I didn't kill Mr Katsu which is very MFW as his wages help pay for things :rotfl:

    I also ate lunch from my desk drawer and refused the choc machine


    Poor Mr Katsu :D
    Mortgage Free as of 31/5/11 :j:j:j:j:j:j:j
  • katsu
    katsu Posts: 5,023 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Mortgage-free Glee!
    He was asking for it MOOC - spraying insecticide in our room where I store my food stash! :eek:

    I also drove back from work at 60 (don't ask how my right foot got me to work :rotfl:) and have done a transfer to the virtual OP pot tonight and used up more reduced tomatoes for dinner.
    Debt at highest: £8k. Debt Free 31/12/2009. Original MFD May 2036, MF Dec 2018.
  • philhews
    philhews Posts: 53 Forumite
    Fixed my bike so I cycled the 4 miles to tennis (and back later) instead of driving. Unfortunately as I wasn't driving it meant I could drink so I spent £5 in the bar :o. Ah well, best laid plans and all!
    Mortgage Start (08/10) : £96,685
    Mortgage Currently : £94,193
    Daily Interest : At start £10.46 : Now £10.19
    MFD : 08/35

    Emergency Fund £465.05/£3000, 2011 target : £1500
  • misscousinitt
    misscousinitt Posts: 3,655 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Mortgage-free Glee!
    Todays offering:

    *DH put 50p in Penguin Pot for me last night! £5.50/£50
    *LO's from last nights tea for my lunch; pack up for DH
    *shopping list prepared for Aldi later and Mr T's tomorrow
    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)
  • shala_moo
    shala_moo Posts: 3,272 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Morning all... just wanted to say i love this thread, i'm still trying to catch up on it (managed to get to page 30) but i'm working my way through.

    So to join in, if i may
    • had a day off work and only popping into town this afternoon so less petrol being used(however am going to have hair cut - 1st time since Sept 10:eek:)
    • 20p on onepoll (back up to £5.60 in less than two weeks - fab!)
    • Having "brunch" so one meal instead of two! (is this a bit far??):rotfl:
    • using Tesco own wholemeal bread for brunch - quite nice and half the price of other brands (savings approx 0.60 a week)
    • enquired about cavity wall insulation and loft insulation this morning £140 for both - should have a cosy house this winter and less to pay out to the d*mn fuel peoples
    • completing a meal plan for the month as we go along so that i can be prepared and copy it next month - less thinking, less wastage of food!
    My mortgage is now £186 off the original loan i took out 10 years ago - i took out an extra £15K for house repairs and £15K to start a business over the 10 years so was determined to get these cleared asap!! hurrah :T

    linz - onepoll regularly crashes for me now too ( i thought it was just because i was using it at work) - they must have changed something when the revamped the site. it usually comes back up if i hit refresh though..
    Mortgage amount at 31/12/2011 £166,050 now £0 as at Sept 21 - 15yrs 4 months early.


  • philhews
    philhews Posts: 53 Forumite
    I'm working from home today so that's saved me £6 on petrol. Done a couple of surveys. The tricky bit will be not having drinks after tennis today, could blow the whole day!
    Mortgage Start (08/10) : £96,685
    Mortgage Currently : £94,193
    Daily Interest : At start £10.46 : Now £10.19
    MFD : 08/35

    Emergency Fund £465.05/£3000, 2011 target : £1500
  • cha97michelle
    cha97michelle Posts: 5,818 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture
    Feels like ages since i posted.

    I've been on a bit of a survey/review marathon for the past few days.

    I got put onto writing some shopping guides for a website, so i have done 5 guides for hopefully £10 per guide. It took a while.

    Other than that, the usual trying to keep on top of all the survey invites and reading/rating/writing on ciao and DY.

    DH reached £50 on yougov too, so we are waiting for the cheque for that to pay into my mortgage. It is shaping up to be a better month than i thought, but this pace is a bit much so i might take the weekend off for some fun instead.
  • AuntieMabel
    AuntieMabel Posts: 216 Forumite
    i might take the weekend off for some fun instead.


    I think you more than deserve this :D
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