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All the small things - tell me what you have done to be MF today
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Airbnb guest checked in for 8 nights yesterday! Thats £256 for the overpayment pot :Tturtlemoose wrote: »11/11 storecupboard dinners (including tonight). I'm running out of stores.....
I've got a tin of pineapple I really want to use up, I'm pretty sure it moved in when we did (Nov 2013) oops! Might have to just give in and eat it as-is.
Beautiful with a spot of cream!Mortgage Free 22/03/17
MissWillow is my OH!0 -
Jim I'd have to buy some cream then... not allowed! I have got some greek yog though so perhaps it will go with that0
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£27.50 from MBs and free slots, beat my estimate0
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I have stopped popping into shops for milk and spending £20 while I'm there
Moved savings to higher interest accounts
Making lunches for work and not getting coffees
Using cash back card and accounts
Started selling unwanted items on Internet
Meal planning
Getting better half to pay for things so I can pay more to mortgage:rotfl:Mortgage balance Feb 2015 start of MFW Journey-£245316.06/Aim to be mortgage neutral 2022 — Target for May 2024 14 Year Target Balance MF50 = £89,535 — Mortgage Balance £106, 000—Target for May 2024! £89,535
Retirement Planning
Starting Position (Jan 2024) : Pension 1-£165,000/Pension 2-£50,000/Pension 3-£9,500/ISA-£87,000/Total-£311,5000 -
- £7 from MBs
- Took a packed lunch, but slept in and had to buy breakfast
- £10 to emergency cash
- £20 to wallet in case I need to rush home to take Mrs E to hospital
- £5 to Emergency Fund
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Taken packed lunch most days, missed the odd day but spending hardly anything during the days now.
Had a little return from funding circle and next month should have £20 to reinvest.
Keeping up my blog which earns a few pennies per day from advertising which is good for the MFW and getting fantastic feedback too which is good for the soul!
Back to meal planning this week.0 -
ourcornercottage wrote: »Keeping up my blog which earns a few pennies per day from advertising which is good for the MFW and getting fantastic feedback too which is good for the soul!.
Amazing work everyone! Ourcornercottage i would love to read your blog can you link me up?
£29 from a matched bet on the barca munich game last night!
SOme guests staying for 8 nights checked in yesterday so that will be £250 airbnb money for the May total!Mortgage Free 22/03/17
MissWillow is my OH!0 -
I have been effectively banned from that particular bookie - make hay while the sun shines JimLad - and keep some of the hay!0
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edinburgher wrote: »I have been effectively banned from that particular bookie - make hay while the sun shines JimLad - and keep some of the hay!
I always withdraw all the money i can after every bet for just that reason!Mortgage Free 22/03/17
MissWillow is my OH!0 -
thanks to the lovely ed, I saved £130 in interest yesterday by getting a 0% overdraft and paying it off my 4.9% loan.0
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