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  • shala_moo
    shala_moo Posts: 3,272 Forumite
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    Fortune_Smiles wrote: »
    Why am I watching Britain's Best Bakery? Am I not hungry enough? :rotfl:

    Fortune x

    I watched this for the first time yesterday, it was fab, put it on series link :T my diet is out the window now if i'm not careful :rotfl:

    Thinking the coconut, lime cake will be the first experiment..
    Mortgage amount at 31/12/2011 £166,050 now £0 as at Sept 21 - 15yrs 4 months early.


  • rtandon27
    rtandon27 Posts: 6,276 Forumite
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    Fortune_Smiles wrote: »
    ...Now if they came with a chocolate coating....

    Not quite covered, but these are a close second!;)
    4 YEARS 10 MONTHS DEBT FREE!!! (24 OCT 2016)
    (With heartfelt thanks to those who have gone before us & their indubitable generosity.)
    ...and now I have a mortgage! (23 AUG 2021)
    Original Date - Sept 2041 New projection - Dec 2039 (reduced by 21 months)
  • Fortune_Smiles
    Fortune_Smiles Posts: 5,188 Forumite
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    rtandon27 wrote: »
    Not quite covered, but these are a close second!;)

    Oooh - those would work! :D

    Fortune x
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  • Karmacat
    Karmacat Posts: 39,460 Forumite
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    FS, that Delia recipe is divine! I can't say I'd make something regularly, but its really beautiful! And as for dark chocolate and parsnip cake ... RT, really, you excelled yourself!

    Hope OH found you a film you could enjoy too, Fortune.
    2023: the year I get to buy a car
  • gallygirl
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    rtandon27 wrote: »
    Not quite covered, but these are a close second!;)
    Phwoar :D. 5 a day never looked so good :rotfl:.
    A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort
    :) Mortgage Balance = £0 :)
    "Do what others won't early in life so you can do what others can't later in life"
  • Fortune_Smiles
    Fortune_Smiles Posts: 5,188 Forumite
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    I left Mr F to his own devices yesterday and drove back to my home town to meet some old work colleagues for lunch. It was a lovely reunion and made me very grateful that I'm not navigating the corporate world at the moment!
    • took the company car so no fuel costs
    • roast dinner, desert, a glass of wine and a cup of coffee all for £17
    • I'd left some leftover Cheesy Rice Bake for Mr F's lunch and we had Spiced Parsnip & Cauliflower Soup from the freezer with the remains of the Cheese & Potato Bread for supper
    • a day in the office today
    • Mr F will get his quarterly profit related pay in this month's salary :j
    • took the last of the Cheesy Rice Bake in for lunch
    • someone brought in cup cakes :D
    • Mushroom Stoganoff from the meal plan for supper tonight
    I'm back in the office tomorrow morning for a meeting so will put my claim in then :T I'm really pleased to say that I'll have put a little away in savings this month. January is an expensive month for us, and I've had to pay for new glasses, so I'm surprised and happy I've manage to save a bit too.

    Happy Monday all

    Fortune x
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  • rtandon27
    rtandon27 Posts: 6,276 Forumite
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    Fortune_Smiles wrote: »
    ... I'm really pleased to say that I'll have put a little away in savings this month...
    :TWell done Fortune!:T
    4 YEARS 10 MONTHS DEBT FREE!!! (24 OCT 2016)
    (With heartfelt thanks to those who have gone before us & their indubitable generosity.)
    ...and now I have a mortgage! (23 AUG 2021)
    Original Date - Sept 2041 New projection - Dec 2039 (reduced by 21 months)
  • Karmacat
    Karmacat Posts: 39,460 Forumite
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    rtandon27 wrote: »
    :TWell done Fortune!:T

    What she said :T
    2023: the year I get to buy a car
  • Skint_but_Optimistic
    Skint_but_Optimistic Posts: 3,391 Forumite
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    Thats brilliant for January! well done :)
    Trying to shift that debt!
  • Fortune_Smiles
    Fortune_Smiles Posts: 5,188 Forumite
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    Thank you everyone. February is usually much better so I'm hoping for a big influx to savings and hopefully a few household purchases too by the end of Feb.

    MS:
    • a 4 hour meeting at the office this morning
    • submitted my general admin claim and a claim for an office day
    • had the second office day confirmed for next week and a new, third day for the week after :T
    • popped into the market town after the meeting to pick up some dry cleaning - £17.55 :eek:
    • did a small shop at the C0-0p. Mr F is off skiing on Thursday. One of our neighbours has a lodge in France and has invited him to stay. I know, I know. We rub shoulders with the moneyed but none of it rubs off on us :rotfl:Anyhow, that means I don't need to do a full weekly shop so £56.32 under budget. Although I still need to pick up eggs as the C0-0p didn't have any
    • bought Mr F some new socks for skiing - £23.00. Must remember to put those through CP
    I'm going to indulge in some fresh bread with pate for supper. Mr F is out at a leaving do so I can please myself :D

    Hope you've all had a good day

    Fortune x
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