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Making chicken feed of my mortgage

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  • I'm home :j

    Very scary taxi ride to airport - taxi driver was doing 170 kph (105 mph) on the autobahn :eek::eek::eek:

    Eggs IN 5
    Eggs OUT 0

    Plants IN 5 x begonia inferno plug plants (T&M offer from last year) + 15 x wild garlic bulbs in the green

    Mr MWC has lost loads of weight on the 5:2 diet :T as a result of his now skinny fingers, he lost his wedding ring in London yesterday :(:(:(
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • Good morning :)

    Adpoints is probably the most brain numbingly boring thing in the world - 152 collected this morning - dull, dull, dull. I can't see me doing it regularly although the extra nectar points would be useful for our January challenge (especially as we are not spending as much on groceries as we used to!)
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • greent
    greent Posts: 10,836 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Yeay re Mr MWC's weightloss! Boo re loss of wedding ring :( x
    I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul
    Repaid mtge early (orig 11/25) 01/09 £124616 01/11 £89873 01/13 £52546 01/15 £12133 07/15 £NIL
    Net sales 2024: £20
  • Peonie
    Peonie Posts: 1,471 Forumite
    We lost my engagement ring on holiday so I know how gutting it can be.
    Pots: House £6966/£7100, Rainy day Complete, [STRIKE]Sunny day £0/£700[/STRIKE], IVF £2523/£2523, Car up-keep £135/£135, New car £5000/£5000, Holiday £1000/£1000, MFW #16 £2077/£3120
    MFiT3 #86: Reduce mortgage from £146,800 to £125,000
    Mortgage Sept 2014: £135,500, MF Oct 2035 Peak July 2011: £154,000, MF July 2036
  • Lois_E
    Lois_E Posts: 2,227 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary Combo Breaker
    So sorry to hear about Mr MWC's ring. :(
    Starting again 13/4/19
    Home loan 1: £21,102.50 Home loan 2: £7,698.99
    Total owed: £28,801.49
  • Back from a lovely weekend away in Leeds - shopping, dining out, concert :D
    The weather was kind to us (it only started pouring with rain 20 miles from home) and we were mainly spending Mr MWC's money :p

    Eggs IN 10
    Eggs OUT 4 (boiled eggs & soldiers for tea)
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • Alchemilla
    Alchemilla Posts: 6,276 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    Yummy boiled eggs.methinks breakfast!!
  • Eggs IN 6
    Eggs OUT 12 (1 box given to neighbours, 4 for dinner, 2 in a cake)

    Plants IN 1 - I couldn't resist an annual chrysanthemum in the Alan Titchmarsh for Waitrose collection :o

    We spent the afternoon in the garden - lawn mowed and bare patches seeded, seeds sown in a few more squares of the raised beds, patio pots planted up (too impatient to wait any longer - will have to keep an eye on the weather), chicken coop cleaned :)
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • Eggs IN 5
    Eggs OUT 0

    :mad: the chickens woke the entire neighbourhood at 05:15 :mad:

    :mad: the squirrel has trashed my garden :mad:

    but apart from that it has been a fairly good day... for a work day :rotfl:
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • After the success of the hot bin composter (well we haven't had any compost yet but
    Mr MWC isn't bored of it yet so I count that as a success :rotfl:), Mr MWC has just bought himself another garden toy - a fancy-pants BBQ :) It'll probably rain all summer now...
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
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