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Making chicken feed of my mortgage

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  • Eggs IN 3
    Eggs OUT 8 (sold for £2.50)

    The Girls are going to need webbed feet soon :eek:
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    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"
  • :cool:

    Miss LRH would look fab in yellow wellies :rotfl:
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • Watty1
    Watty1 Posts: 7,200 Forumite
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    MWC ..thanks for the sausage lentil prune dish mention. We had it this evening...yummy! Used a lot less prunes as per your recommendation and just perfect. Mr Watty wants to try with lemons instead of prunes now and I think that might work so it will be on the menu again in short space of time :)
    Made it to mortgage free but what a muddle that became

    In the event the proverbial hits the fan then co-habitees are better stashing their cash than being mortgage free !!
  • 1. 20 NSDs
    2. Empty the freezer (contents listed below)
    3. Walk 75 miles
    4. Make time for mindfulness every day
    5. Lose 7lbs
    6. Wash face before bed every night

    Ox cheeks (1150g)
    Diced beef (400g)
    Minced beef (400g)
    Minced pork (500g)
    Bacon (2 rashers)
    Bacon lardons (4 x 50g)
    Gammon shank (1)
    Chipolatas (12)
    Pork sausages (10)
    Venison sausages (6)
    Pork belly joint (700g)
    Pork ribs (750g)
    Pork chops (2)
    Lamb shanks (2)
    LO turkey/ham/stuffing/gravy (enough for a pie)
    Chilli (1 portion)
    Prawns (200g)
    Blue stilton (3 x 125g)
    Falafal (12)
    Wholemeal muffins (4)
    Onion bagels (2)
    Roti (4)
    Chicken stock
    Eggs (6)
    Broad beans
    Haggis/neeps/tatties
    Puff pastry
    Bananas (2)
    Rhubarb
    Cranberries
    Raspberries
    Raspberry puree
    Blueberries (handful)
    Blackberries (handful)
    Stewed apple
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • Karmacat
    Karmacat Posts: 39,460 Forumite
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    Thats a lot of meat :rotfl:your bones and muscles are going to be lovely and strong :j

    I'm seriously loving the resolutions - mindfulness, facewash at the end of the day, exercise - yep, ticks all the way (for *needing* to do it, not *doing* it, unfortunately).

    Best of luck!
    2023: the year I get to buy a car
  • We don't eat a lot of meat - honest - that's why there is so much left in the freezer :rotfl:

    Warm roast squash, fennel & spelt salad for dinner (no meat!)
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)

  • Warm roast squash, fennel & spelt salad for dinner (no meat!)

    Sounds YUM! :D

    Greying
    Pounds for Panes £7,705/£10,000 - start date Dec 2023
     
    Grocery Spend October 2025 £113.98/£200 
    Non-food spend October 2025 £9.97/£50
    Bulk Fund October (month 10 of 12) £0/£35.20 
  • Sounds YUM! :D

    Greying

    It was Greying - recipe here :)
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • 1. 25 NSDs 23/25 - I'm pleased with this as the low spends on the 2 "missed" days were considered before I parted with my money :T
    2. Grocery and chicken treat budget = £40 cash + vouchers/points/coupons (excl. chieftain haggis for Burns supper) I lost count of my spending; however, if all the costs of the Burns supper for 16 are excluded, I don't think that I was significantly overspent!

    3. Walk 75 miles 60.5/75 - could do better!
    4. No alcohol 31/31 :T
    5. No chocolate 31/31 :T
    6. Lose 8lbs 8/8 - should have been more after the fantastic start I had but never mind I met my target :)
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
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