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Making chicken feed of my mortgage

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  • I've phoned Mr MWC... 2 eggs today, 1 white (Miss B), 1 brown (Miss Q), both egg-shaped :D

    I've had to eat the bag of dried mango that I keep for in my hand bag for emergencies - only 10 hours until breakfast :)

    Thanks for the egg update and oh no to having to eat the mango - hope breakfast comes soon for you.

    MCI
    x
    Mortgage Free x 1 03.11.2012 - House rented out Feb 2016
    Mortgage No 2: £82, 595.61 (31.08.2019)
    OP's to Date £8500

    Renovation Fund:£511.39;
    Nectar Points Balance: approx £30 (31.08.2019)
  • I'm just killing time now before I leave for the airport. Unfortunately, my host has left me in a room with a plateful of chocolate biscuits... my willpower only lasted 15 minutes :o
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • Mr MWC so nearly passed his supermarket shopping challenge this evening but he bought orange juice that wasn't on the list and as the total came to £9.95 he had to spend £2.45 cash as well as £7.50 nectar points

    He has defrosted some mince and made a chilli for tomorrow's dinner :T and there was a cup of tea waiting for me when I walked in the door this evening :T so I won't be trading him in just yet :rotfl:

    Another NSD for me :D

    1 egg from Miss B :)
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • nattypants
    nattypants Posts: 2,577 Forumite
    Well done Miss B:T any particular colour?

    Oh, also well done Mrs MWC for no spend day:T
    February13 - £74990 (or thereabouts)
    MND - Let's go for 2020 'cos it's got a nice ring to it:D
    C'mon nattypants:cool:
  • nattypants wrote: »
    Well done Miss B:T any particular colour?

    Hi Natty. You should know by now that Miss B lays white eggs ;) it would be really :cool: if she laid different colour eggs but she doesn't :rotfl:
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • nattypants
    nattypants Posts: 2,577 Forumite
    Perhaps if you add some food dye to her chicken feed it might work? For example, the other day I ate quite a lot of beetroot which was reflected elsewhere, if you catch my drift:D
    February13 - £74990 (or thereabouts)
    MND - Let's go for 2020 'cos it's got a nice ring to it:D
    C'mon nattypants:cool:
  • nattypants wrote: »
    For example, the other day I ate quite a lot of beetroot which was reflected elsewhere, if you catch my drift:D

    Nice... thanks for sharing :rotfl:
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • Natty, I am detecting a theme in yours posts :rotfl:

    MWC, I love hearing about your eggs - I would love chickens but my family banned me from having them :(

    Tilly x
    2004 £387k 29 years - MF March 2033:eek:
    2011 £309k 10 years - MF March 2021.
    Achieved Goal: 28/08/15 :j
  • MWC, I love hearing about your eggs - I would love chickens but my family banned me from having them :(

    Hi Tilly

    My advice would be to ignore the family and get some chickens! Chickens are the best pets in the world ever and they lay extremely tasty eggs :D
    They're not :money:though... well mine aren't. I suppose if you built your own coop/run and didn't spoil them quite as much as I do, it would be cheaper!

    MWC
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • Today was another NSD and I have:

    - sold 1 box of eggs for £1.25
    - eaten healthily
    - drunk water instead of coffee
    - been for a brisk 45 minute walk in glorious sunshine

    We are doing well with the monthly menu plan - HM chilli & rice for dinner tonight and 2 portions frozen for use next month :)

    2 eggs today (Miss Q and Miss B) - the other 4 show no sign of laying anytime soon...

    Today was weigh day - I lost 4 pounds last week (not quite as good as the sneaky mid-week weigh-in but I'm pleased) and Mr MWC lost 5.5 pounds :T
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
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