Countdown to Freedom

unhappy_shopper

I found that the roads near my home are paved with gold, no pennies! Found 5 pennies during a 10 minute walk and have kept them aside for this month-end Tillytidy :-)

gallygirl

unhappy_shopper wrote: »

I found that the roads near my home are paved with gold, no pennies! Found 5 pennies during a 10 minute walk and have kept them aside for this month-end Tillytidy :-)

20p roadkill for me yesterday (hmmm, carpet kill maybe as found on the floor of a pub ), will be added to Peefer the pig :T.

edinburgher

I read a few American personal finance blogs and from the sound of it, some of the frugalites over there make a second income from picking up 'street gold', which re-inforces my negative image of Americans' ability to take care of their money

Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS

Hiya, I haven't found any road kill for a while, people are getting far to frugal in my neck of the woods.

Eb@y is attracting a few watchers, but who knows what that really means.

Only a small top up shop needed this week, so £17.78 mainly on milk, fruit and fresh veg.

No money switches to do, but mortgage is paid next week and that will have the outstanding balance down to £219,500 :j. Depending upon when the eb@y funds pitch up it could be lower than that.

Mr T spoke to possible lodger but wasn't impressed, so that one is a no. Goodness we are picky . The thing is, having someone in your home works well, when they work flat out and basically come home to sleep, catch up over dinner etc. Then they go to work Friday morning and you don't see them again until Monday evening. Better to keep doing our research until the right one comes along, which they always do.

We're off to walk the hounds later on, with possibly a couple of hours of volunteering as well.

Have a great Sunday

Tilly x

LauraJo

Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS wrote: »

We're off to walk the hounds later on, with possibly a couple of hours of volunteering as well.

Have a great Sunday

Tilly x

Oooh it's v cold out there.... I've just sent hubby out to walk our two ( I'm too hungover to move off sofa!)

Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS

Well it was blinking cold

However dogs had a lovely time and it was good to spend some time together.

Menu plan almost finished but I need to get the SW curry book out for three meals. Mr T has made a chilli for this evening and given the temperature that will be very welcome.

Work tomorrow but have renewed vigour due to some schemes I have in my mind. GG feel welcome to slow me down if I go mental :rotfl:

Have a lovely Sunday evening, Tilly x

v1ckyt

Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS wrote: »

Went to see a house which a friend of ours has built for someone today - the kitchen was AMAZING. I seriously have kitchen envy now.



Tilly x

I can relate to that Tilly, had kitchen envy last year, hence mortgage reserve balance now :rotfl:
Do love my new kitchen and can cook all kinds of mone saving receipes in it,so it will pay for itself in the end honestly!

nattypants

I have serious house envy, even just someone describing decor makes me all gooey inside;)

You know how I just hate to sully my own diary? Well I've decided to do a tillysillysully on yours instead....I have SPENT money on a housie magazine(s). But, I am rather pleased as 6 issues of homes and gardens for six squid and 3 m*lten brown products chucked in.

This isn't too bad is it????

Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS

v1ckyt wrote: »

I can relate to that Tilly, had kitchen envy last year, hence mortgage reserve balance now :rotfl:
Do love my new kitchen and can cook all kinds of mone saving receipes in it,so it will pay for itself in the end honestly!

I may be using a similar type of justification in the future :rotfl:

nattypants wrote: »

I have serious house envy, even just someone describing decor makes me all gooey inside;)

You know how I just hate to sully my own diary? Well I've decided to do a tillysillysully on yours instead....I have SPENT money on a housie magazine(s). But, I am rather pleased as 6 issues of homes and gardens for six squid and 3 m*lten brown products chucked in.

This isn't too bad is it????

I'm going to have to get my marigolds out now and clean my diary up .

That sounds like a good deal Natty, was that from the magazine thread on here? I could do with a bit of escapism at the moment

Tilly x

nattypants

Page 78, 4th entry from top. The offer expires end of February though - I love MB products, those and Jo M, and the W company, in fact I love smelly stuff:D