Making chicken feed of my mortgage

nattypants

muddywhitechicken wrote: »

I've done an egg stocktake... not including any laid today... 45 :eek:

This is why the girls really need to be laying CHOCOLATE eggs!!!!

muddywhitechicken

French toast, bacon & maple syrup for lunch ([STRIKE]45[/STRIKE] 41 eggs left)

The bed frame has been delivered and the mattresses should be here by 4 :T I'm looking forward to a good night's sleep on a new mattress The guest bed and mattress will have to stay in the dining room until the carpet is laid upstairs on Wednesday.

Mr MWC has decided to sell some more shares. He has already paid tax on the profit through a salary deduction this month so it makes no sense to keep them (especially if the share price falls). He also has another $74,500 of shares due to vest over the next few years :T It's hard to believe this is the same man who had nothing but CC debt when I met him 16 years ago!

Kitchen and living room windows cleaned - next job is cleaning the kitchen sink...

muddywhitechicken

Kitchen sink shined - just need to clean/descale the dish drainer now...

I'm going to spend my week off work Flyladying and doing odd jobs around the house and garden :A

The mattresses have arrived and our old one has already gone to the tip :T

nattypants

muddywhitechicken wrote: »

It's hard to believe this is the same man who had nothing but CC debt when I met him 16 years ago!

What a turnaround MWC:T

muddywhitechicken

nattypants wrote: »

What a turnaround MWC:T

I'd like to say that it's all down to my good influence but in truth he's worked very hard and had a series of fortuitous events that advanced his career including 2 redundancies and a relocation. He's also one of those annoying people who has been offered every job he's ever interviewed for...

The first redundancy paid off his credit card debt.
He then had a choice of 2 jobs - one doing the same role for a different company 150 miles away or the other in an emerging field within commuting distance. He took the second job, learnt loads and made good contacts.
Through one of these contacts he applied for a graduate position at another company - he was under qualified (i.e. he wasn't a graduate!) but had lots of hands-on relevant experience and excellent references.
This new company paid for him to do a part-time degree - clever Mr MWC got first class honours :T
This company also relocated him to another site with a very generous 4-year relocation package. This generous relocation package was paid out in full along with a generous redundancy package when they decided to close the department. We still have most of this money.
He had several months notice of the redundancy and already had another job to walk straight into. The new company were happy to wait for him to be made redundant as he couldn't hand in his notice (we couldn't afford to pay back the relocation costs already received).
Two years ago there was risk of redundancy at his current company but he survived. He then decided to move into a field-based position with the same company which will hopefully be more secure going forward.
He's probably earning twice as much as he would have been now if he had taken that job 150 miles away :eek: Luckily he has learnt some good habits along the way and he doesn't spend all of his disposable income

In the meantime, my previous employer paid for me to do a part-time MSc and then I was head-hunted by my current employer with a significant payrise.

muddywhitechicken

How much rain???!!!

It's just stopped - hopefully it'll stay dry now as FIL is having a BBQ this afternoon

My egg tally increased yesterday as The Girls laid 6 eggs... 47 now :eek:

The new mattress wasn't as comfortable as I had hoped (although I did sleep reasonably well) and it wasn't as firm as I expected it to be from the product description/reviews. I think maybe my expectations of a £349 mattress reduced to £174 were too high :rotfl:

Vala-Mal-Doran

How funny- I just had a new mattress delivered yesterday and after one night on it im worried it might be TOO firm!!

How many chickens do you have? Iv thought about getting some for ages as it sounds so lovely to keep them but its the initial layout that puts me off and we only have a tiny garden:(

Alchemilla

So happy flying this week.

muddywhitechicken

Vala-Mal-Doran wrote: »

How many chickens do you have? Iv thought about getting some for ages as it sounds so lovely to keep them but its the initial layout that puts me off and we only have a tiny garden:(

I have 9 chickens VMD. Chickens are the best pets in the world 2-3 are ideal for a small garden - have you seen Omlet's eglu?

muddywhitechicken

Alchemilla wrote: »

So happy flying this week.

Thanks Alchemilla - my sink is still shiny :rotfl: