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Making chicken feed of my mortgage

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  • Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS
    Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS Posts: 7,854 Forumite
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    greent wrote: »
    Shame you couldn't have had it ready and waiting straight off - you could've purchased some boots! ;)
    muddywhitechicken wrote: »
    :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

    Or before I spent $250 on a facial :o

    What a gorgeously splendiferous thing to do and with all the travelling, very well deserved :T
    2004 £387k 29 years - MF March 2033:eek:
    2011 £309k 10 years - MF March 2021.
    Achieved Goal: 28/08/15 :j
  • muddywhitechicken
    muddywhitechicken Posts: 3,940 Forumite
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    Heading back to the airport... in a stretch limo!!!
    Glorious weather today - sat by the pool after the meeting finished - wish I was staying for the weekend *big sigh*
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • Pearla*Merle
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    Fabulous news on the promotion & award, MWC! :T :T :T Well done you!

    Hope you had a lovely flight & found something nice to spend your pennies on :)
    a penny picker upper. MFW approx 78% to go | FIRE 3 years worth (30% savings rate: now aiming for 40%!) | Normality is a paved road; it's comfortable to walk, but no flowers grow on it | Whatever you're meant to do, do it now. The conditions are always impossible | The only thing you absolutely have to know, is the location of the library
  • muddywhitechicken
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    I'm home :)

    Very nearly missed my connection at SFO :eek:
    Made it with seconds to spare *PHEW*
    And a big :T to the airline as they managed to get my suitcase transferred too - I really wasn't expecting to see it again until tomorrow

    Came back to 2 CC bills and a £7 voucher from my garden centre loyalty card
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • Habibiboo
    Habibiboo Posts: 1,582 Forumite
    :wave:

    Many congratulations on your well deserved win MWC! Enjoy your weekend and bank holiday!
    Stash busting 2014 45 / 60 (balls of yarn)!
    2014 Sealed Pot #2136 ?/£500
    House: Decluttering 322 / 365
    Original mortgage [STRIKE]£149,000[/STRIKE][STRIKE]£117,750[/STRIKE];[STRIKE]£112,500[/STRIKE] MFW 2014#69 GOAL 1: [STRIKE]£109 K April[/STRIKE] ;) GOAL 2: [STRIKE]£103 K by Sept[/STRIKE] ;) GOAL 3: < £100k by end of 2014 MF goal: Nov 2020 - 4 years early
  • Greying_Pilgrim
    Greying_Pilgrim Posts: 6,938 Forumite
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    Welcome back MWC :j

    When does operation 'chicken palace fortification' begin?


    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 
  • muddywhitechicken
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    Greying_Pilgrim wrote: »
    Welcome back MWC :j

    When does operation 'chicken palace fortification' begin?


    Greying

    Just as soon it stops raining... not sure what day that will be!!!
    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 2 (I had French toast for breakfast)

    Plants IN 9 (French marigolds (£2) for companion planting with my tomatoes :))

    After last month's apple smuggling incident, I successfully smuggled 6 packets of vegetable seeds (free gift with a magazine I bought at the airport) in and out on this trip. The magazine itself was rubbish so I'm glad I didn't have to throw the seeds away :rotfl:

    Mr MWC has excelled himself again in the kitchen :T An Asian-spiced golden beetroot & butternut squash stew from today's Grauniad although he used regular beetroot and sweet potato!

    We've booked our holiday to Norway :j and used avios points for the flights :T

    35 sleeps :)
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • muddywhitechicken
    muddywhitechicken Posts: 3,940 Forumite
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    Eggs IN 2
    Eggs OUT 4 (Thai-style omelette (eggs, fish sauce, coriander, spring onions) with salad leaves and radishes from the garden for lunch)

    We did a lovely 5 mile walk from our AA 30 walks box this afternoon :) It was tough going though - I'm so unfit at the moment :(

    We are having LO beetroot & sweet potato stew, HM tandoori chicken and green rice for dinner :drool:

    And I suppose I should fess up...

    Plants IN 1 - Rosa Falstaff

    After umming and ahing about buying a similar rose for 2-3 years, I decided to go for this one after seeing Hbbb's photo :D
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS
    Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS Posts: 7,854 Forumite
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    muddywhitechicken wrote: »
    Just as soon it stops raining... not sure what day that will be!!!
    MWCx

    May be easier to guess a month, rather than a day at the moment.
    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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