Countdown to Freedom

Karmacat

The exchange rate makes a huge difference, doesn't it - having to send over a couple of grand for the mortgage, it gives me an extra month's mortgage payment, nearly 700 euros!

Sorting a filing cabinet drawer and reseeding the salad bed sound equally helpful

Have a good one today, Tilly

Watty1

Delighted to hear you are so much better. Lovely to have you back


Late on the coleslaw front but Mr Watty added a bit of grated pear to the last one he made. Yumm!

katep23

Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS wrote: »

It's a big difference to change from a spender to a saver and I'm loving it. I can see that we spent money before as we were so time poor, and basically Knackered. Easier to eat out and book a holiday as it saved time and gave us something to look forward to. I am SO glad our lives changed.

Delurking to say, this really resonates with me - we are definitely time poor and do compensate with eating out, getting takeaways or eating convenience food rather than what we had planned as we are too tired or don't have enough time.

I need to get better at planning and having contingency - as long as I have a meal prepped for the slow cooker and put it in the fridge the night before I am fine but when I get home at 6.00 after being out the house for 12 hours, I struggle to cook from scratch. Not so bad in the winter but there are limited slow cooker meals in the summer I find!

Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS

Hi Karmacat and Watty, I really have had a good day and hope you both have as well. The sun has shone, the air smells glorious and I've achieved everything I'd planned - perfect.

I just may be sitting on a school night having a glass of wine as Mr T has come home

Have a good night, Tilly x x x

Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS

Hi Katep23, I'm sure there many people in the same boat. Menu planning has really saved is a fortune and by cooking and freezing, then reheating we have ready made HM meals.

Pulled pork or brisket is great in the summer in the SC - massive salad by the side and you're made :T

Thanks for delurking, I know I ramble on :rotfl:

Tilly x x

katep23

Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS wrote: »

Pulled pork or brisket is great in the summer in the SC - massive salad by the side and you're made :T

Thanks for delurking, I know I ramble on :rotfl:

Tilly x x

Am on leave this week so have a bit more time to prepare dinner.

I have a hand of pork marinated in Jim Beam in the slow cooker at the moment, bought from local butcher. Hoping it is nice so we can have this as a summer slow cooked meal.

We love brisket but have it as a Sunday lunch, never thought of slow cooking it during the week to have with salad, so thank you

Dinner tonight is creamy cod for me and pan fried chicken for OH with sauteed potatoes and asparagus - I love having a bit more time to cook

I really enjoy reading your diary, it's always so positive and helps me to focus on chipping away at our mortgage which is in the £300K range.

Glad you are feeling better, you sound like you have your mojo back :T

Alchemilla

Great that you have your mojo back.

Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS

Morning, yep, my mojo is back although it had a little wobble last night, but back this morning. I'm undergoing some difficult discussions at the moment and I'm finding them frustrating.

Anyway, it's Friday :j and DS heads off for the weekend. Mr T has been paid, money shuffles all complete and £15 claimed from PC :T

I need to claims vouchers from CP to pay for dinner the day we go on holiday

Right, enough, I've had a lie in and need to get cracking. No tea outside though as it's pouring with rain.

Enjoy Friday, Tilly x x x

Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS

Morning Katep23, your dinner last night sounded good - I hope the menu planning goes well. I'd recommend a food inventory covering freezer, larder stuff and fridge. It's often a surprise how much food there is and you can menu plan to use it up and bank some cash on the way! £.

Good luck smashing the mortgage.

Best wishes, Tilly x x

StripeySock

Just a quick wave hello! Very first overpayment of £800 made today so wanted to stop by and say thanks for the inspiration


p.s when can we come round for dinner?