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Making chicken feed of my mortgage

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  • muddywhitechicken
    muddywhitechicken Posts: 3,940 Forumite
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    Thanks ed - that's really useful information :T

    MWCx
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • muddywhitechicken
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    Eggs IN 5
    Eggs OUT 6 (1 box swapped for a £1.50 IOU!)

    Mr MWC was very late home tonight so I cooked dinner (baked potatoes with butterbean & tomato stew), washed up and made him a cup of tea :A

    My lovely dad phoned up to tell me that he had been picking crab apples ahead of our foraging trip on Friday... 20 kg :eek: I only wanted 8-10 kg... :rotfl:

    Any suggestions? I'm already planning to make hedgerow jelly and spiced crab apple jelly.
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
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    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • SeriouslySeekingtoSave
    SeriouslySeekingtoSave Posts: 509 Forumite
    I couldn't cook my way out of a paper bag so I've got no suggestions for you. Good luck though :)
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  • Alchemilla
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    Apples are good in curry. Apple cake? Sugar to detract from the crabbiness?
  • MallyGirl
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    Crab apple jelly, crab apple and chilli jelly, crab apple & mint jelly
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  • muddywhitechicken
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    Thanks Alchemilla and MallyGirl :)

    I've also found a recipe for pickled crab apples that sounds interesting
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • muddywhitechicken
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    I've started making my Christmas puddings - the sultana, raisins, currants, dates and prunes are soaking in brandy and cointreau

    :rudolf::xmastree::xmassign: :snow_grin :xmassmile

    Eggs IN 4
    Eggs OUT 0

    Spag bol from the freezer for dinner :)

    By coincidence, I received an S&S update from L&G today. My plan is currently worth £26,592 and is projected to reach £93,200 (at 7%) on 1 October 2027 (IO part of the mortgage is approx. £88,700) :T
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
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    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • muddywhitechicken
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    Eggs IN only 4 again
    Eggs OUT 0

    Leftover butterbean & tomato stew with cod for dinner

    This evening I'm looking for ideas in Sarah Raven's Complete Christmas book

    :rudolf::xmastree::xmassign: :snow_grin :xmassmile
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
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    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • shala_moo
    shala_moo Posts: 3,272 Forumite
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    Now I need that book and everything off her website!:rotfl:
    Mortgage amount at 31/12/2011 £166,050 now £0 as at Sept 21 - 15yrs 4 months early.


  • edinburgher
    edinburgher Posts: 14,113 Forumite
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    By coincidence, I received an S&S update from L&G today. My plan is currently worth £26,592 and is projected to reach £93,200 (at 7%) on 1 October 2027 (IO part of the mortgage is approx. £88,700)

    Does it give you an annualised figure to date or the like? 7% for the next 14 years seems a bit optimistic. Then again, I tend to predict 5% real growth when I'm doing cool things, like pension updates and analysis.
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