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Making chicken feed of my mortgage

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  • muddywhitechicken
    muddywhitechicken Posts: 3,940 Forumite
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    gallygirl wrote: »
    BTW - DS buying a house and planning chickens :j:j:j:j:j

    :dance::dance::dance::dance::dance:
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • Alchemilla
    Alchemilla Posts: 6,276 Forumite
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    Chickens must be catching!
  • muddywhitechicken
    muddywhitechicken Posts: 3,940 Forumite
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    Eggs IN only 2 today and noticeably smaller this week :(
    Eggs OUT 6 (1 box sold for £2)

    I've been drooling over this blog post today :rotfl:
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • edinburgher
    edinburgher Posts: 14,566 Forumite
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    Mhhh - that's food !!!!!! at its finest :)
  • muddywhitechicken
    muddywhitechicken Posts: 3,940 Forumite
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    1. 20 NSDs 5/20
    2. Empty the freezer (contents listed below) ongoing
    3. Walk 75 miles 15.5/75
    4. Make time for mindfulness every day 6/28
    5. Lose 7lbs 1/7
    6. Wash face before bed every night 6/28

    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)
    [STRIKE]Venison sausages (6)[/STRIKE]
    Pork belly joint (700g)
    Pork ribs (750g)
    [STRIKE]Pork chops (2)[/STRIKE]
    Lamb shanks (2)
    LO turkey/ham/stuffing/gravy (enough for a pie)
    [STRIKE]Chilli (1 portion)[/STRIKE]
    Prawns ([STRIKE]200g[/STRIKE] 150g)
    Blue stilton ([STRIKE]3[/STRIKE] 2 x 125g)
    Falafal (12)
    Wholemeal muffins ([STRIKE]4[/STRIKE] 2)
    Onion bagels (2)
    Roti ([STRIKE]4[/STRIKE] 2)
    Chicken stock
    Eggs (6)
    Broad beans
    Haggis/neeps/tatties
    Puff pastry
    Bananas (2)
    Rhubarb
    Cranberries
    Raspberries
    Raspberry puree
    Blueberries (handful)
    Blackberries (handful)
    [STRIKE]Stewed apple[/STRIKE]
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • Thistlewhistle
    Thistlewhistle Posts: 1,091 Forumite
    Hi MWC,

    Listing the freezer contents! That's on my list of things to do today too.
    Wonder what I'll find!

    T:p
    Mortgage at end 05/2007: £90200
    Mortgage at end 08/2018: £71646 paid £18354 (20.5%)
    MFD: :eek:Original:05/2042:eek:
    Car Finance: £8225 : £6392 (22.2% paid off)
    CC Debt (0% until 06/2020): £5640 : £4400 (21.7% paid off)

     Age of Money at 31/08/2018 = 23 days

    YNAB is changing the way I live my life....and spend my money!!
  • Karmacat
    Karmacat Posts: 39,460 Forumite
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    Oh wow! I love it when people make *that* detailed a list, and manage to update it regularly, full of admiration here :)
    2023: the year I get to buy a car
  • muddywhitechicken
    muddywhitechicken Posts: 3,940 Forumite
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    Thistlewhistle wrote: »
    Listing the freezer contents! That's on my list of things to do today too.
    Wonder what I'll find!

    I'm looking forward to finding out!
    Karmacat wrote: »
    Oh wow! I love it when people make *that* detailed a list, and manage to update it regularly, full of admiration here :)

    That'll be my control freakishness :rotfl:
    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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    Not doing mine. It would look like:
    • 1/2 loaf
    • 4 sausages which may or may not be low fat
    • oh look, some escaped peas
    • tomato puree
    • something that is probably soup
    • oh look more escaped peas
    • ice lollies for when DD visits
    • pork joint
    • 1 sausage which may or may not be low fat and may or may not be the same as the other 4
    • choc ices - hmmmm, Mr GG has been shopping
    • oh look, more escaped peas
    You get the picture :o.
    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"
  • Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS
    Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS Posts: 7,854 Forumite
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    GG, I'll put a bag of snappies on your Santa list, to reduce pea escape :)

    Tilly x
    2004 £387k 29 years - MF March 2033:eek:
    2011 £309k 10 years - MF March 2021.
    Achieved Goal: 28/08/15 :j
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