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  • Hi Tilly,

    I hope your mint is in a separate pot - it'll take over the world if it isn't!
    My OH planted up an old Belfast sink as a herb garden for me last year and it's currently bursting with rosemary, sage, parsley, dill, camomile, lavender and a beautiful bay tree.

    Fresh herbs in my cooking and Thistle is a happy bunny!!!

    Tx

    Hi Thistle, it's really weird but in our current garden, mint grows really poorly, whereas other houses, we've used a massive pot, this one, I grow in a raised bed - mad.

    You can't beat popping outside to grab some herbs to throw in a dish. Beautiful.

    I LOVE dill too x x
    2004 £387k 29 years - MF March 2033:eek:
    2011 £309k 10 years - MF March 2021.
    Achieved Goal: 28/08/15 :j
  • LauraJo
    LauraJo Posts: 1,041 Forumite
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    Congrats on the new lodger Tilly - although I can't fathom for the life of me how anyone could put up with lodgers :D

    Hope you're getting the sun?

    Good news re lodger. Ed I have to say I used to be wiv u on that but having had 3 over last year and a bit I've changed my mind. Mostly they are nice and sometimes even cook for me... Bonus :)
    Mortgage starting balance 2011 ... £170k today £1.5k
    Savings: £3k
    Aim: 100k by Dec 2021
  • sweetdaisy
    sweetdaisy Posts: 1,249 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Congratulations on getting a new lodger Tilly.
  • Morning Mr E, I find the opposite, I prefer a houseful and cooking meals for more people, so lodgers are a good way of both earning £ and having the house full. I must admit though, when we downsize, I'm not sure we would do it :o

    Thanks SweetDaisy/LauraJo, I just need to get the money in now :T



    Quick update,

    £3.26 TCB OP
    58p TT OP

    I took advantage of the P£ter J@nes sale and bought two pairs of shoes plus went through TCB as well. Lets hope the cashback pays out.

    I think that's all my spending done, I feel quite dizzy. Lula you need to come back and post more, you cope with this pressure better than I do :)

    Out to the cinema this evening and then it's almost the long weekend :)

    Tilly x
    2004 £387k 29 years - MF March 2033:eek:
    2011 £309k 10 years - MF March 2021.
    Achieved Goal: 28/08/15 :j
  • Good morning

    72pTT OP
    Up to £27.80 one 1P

    Can't believe it's Friday already. Loads of things of things to do today, so need to make a list and crack on.

    Best wishes Tilly x
    2004 £387k 29 years - MF March 2033:eek:
    2011 £309k 10 years - MF March 2021.
    Achieved Goal: 28/08/15 :j
  • Thistlewhistle
    Thistlewhistle Posts: 1,091 Forumite
    Morning Tilly,

    Good news on the lodger. I really enjoyed having mine as it always made the house feel warm and there was always somebody in which was good for security.

    Enjoy your new shoes - hope you get the cash back. I need to get back onto the cash back sites. I did we'll on them last time.

    Have a good day,

    Tx
    Mortgage at end 05/2007: £90200
    Mortgage at end 08/2018: £71646 paid £18354 (20.5%)
    MFD: :eek:Original:05/2042:eek:
    Car Finance: £8225 : £6392 (22.2% paid off)
    CC Debt (0% until 06/2020): £5640 : £4400 (21.7% paid off)

    Age of Money at 31/08/2018 = 23 days

    YNAB is changing the way I live my life....and spend my money!!
  • toerag33
    toerag33 Posts: 160 Forumite
    Have enjoyed catching up again Tilly - your life moves quickly! Thank-you for all the inspiration and enthusiasm you give me to continue on the MFW journey.

    Kind regards

    toerag33
  • newgirly
    newgirly Posts: 9,354 Forumite
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    Great news about the lodger Tilly :D
    MFW 67 - Finally mortgage free! 💙😁
  • toerag33 wrote: »
    Have enjoyed catching up again Tilly - your life moves quickly! Thank-you for all the inspiration and enthusiasm you give me to continue on the MFW journey.

    Kind regards

    toerag33

    Thanks for dropping by. I think I need to find more money, not sure there's any down the back of the sofa's, I've already checked :rotfl:
    newgirly wrote: »
    Great news about the lodger Tilly :D

    I'm delighted and it will be good to have a regular 'extra' bit of cash to stash away for the renovations. If only we could just click our fingers :T

    Tilly x
    2004 £387k 29 years - MF March 2033:eek:
    2011 £309k 10 years - MF March 2021.
    Achieved Goal: 28/08/15 :j
  • Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS
    Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS Posts: 7,854 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Combo Breaker
    edited 25 May 2013 at 6:38AM
    Morning, I wonder whether today will bring more rain, or whether we may see some yellow stuff in the sky - after the long winter it's tragic to have hit autumn, bypassing the summer :(

    Stuff is sorted in the garage, we need to pack them into boxes ready for the morning. Car boot sale here we come.

    Have relisted three things on eb@y aagghh

    Off shopping in a couple of hours and minimal spends - I'm taking cash and no cards so we cannot be tempted.

    My free Ch@nel mascara arrived yesterday. I'd forgotten so that was a lovely surprise. Plus free coffee sample, which Mr T had last night.

    It's time to menu plan - that can be Sunday afternoon. We're having a quiet BH weekend as we've been busy for the last couple of months. We want to see Star Trek at some point today :T

    I have a small bag of clothes for the charity shop (thanks DS). DD wants to revamp her wardrobe after her exams finish - my recent shopping extravaganza has set her thinking :)

    Ironing is on the list, plus washing and I want to do some gardening and put more seeds/veg in.

    Best wishes Tilly x
    2004 £387k 29 years - MF March 2033:eek:
    2011 £309k 10 years - MF March 2021.
    Achieved Goal: 28/08/15 :j
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