Making chicken feed of my mortgage

Options
1…287288290292293…626

Comments

  • muddywhitechicken
    muddywhitechicken Posts: 3,940 Forumite
    First Anniversary First Post Combo Breaker
    Options
    Habibiboo wrote: »
    I don't really get the joke about novelty tomatoes but I'm sure it will ketchup with me! :rotfl:

    GROAN :rotfl:

    Novelty = double the price!

    Black Russian - deep purple/black
    Yellow pear - err yellow!
    Orange brandy wine - light rosy pink
    Green tiger - green stripe
    Rambling red stripe - red/green

    And I was already growing sungold (orange)

    So far the squirrel has left them alone...

    Still no official news on the promotion... although we went out for lunch on Friday and my boss bought champagne to celebrate a permanent contract for my colleague (the third party) and my promotion

    Mr MWC has asked me to bake him a banana cake so that is my job for this evening along with a batch of cookies (blueberry/pistachio/white chocolate chip/lime) for a friend's birthday. I'd better get a move on as I also need an early night :)
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • Habibiboo
    Habibiboo Posts: 1,582 Forumite
    Options
    :wave:

    Thanks for the tomato explanation ... I think some of Mr. Hbbb's are orange this time around!

    Good luck with tonight's baking ... let's hope for no burned bottoms on the cookery front tonight! x
    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
  • muddywhitechicken
    muddywhitechicken Posts: 3,940 Forumite
    First Anniversary First Post Combo Breaker
    edited 11 June 2014 at 8:36PM
    Options
    I haven't burnt anything yet!

    Preserving pan has been scrubbed clean and hopefully I'll be able to buy some goosegogs at the farmer's market tomorrow :) Still annoyed with myself that I ruined the homegrown ones though :(

    Eggs IN 4
    Eggs OUT 3
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,228 Forumite
    Name Dropper First Anniversary First Post Mortgage-free Glee!
    Options
    Habibiboo wrote: »

    Good luck with tonight's baking ... let's hope for no burned bottoms on the cookery front tonight!
    I have a burnt bottom :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"
  • muddywhitechicken
    muddywhitechicken Posts: 3,940 Forumite
    First Anniversary First Post Combo Breaker
    Options
    gallygirl wrote: »
    I have a burnt bottom :o

    TMI GG, TMI :rotfl:
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • edinburgher
    edinburgher Posts: 13,469 Forumite
    Name Dropper First Anniversary First Post
    Options
    Those are some nice shares Mr MWC (when they eventually vest).

    I read a cracking newspaper article yesterday about a slacker AOL employee who stuck around for 5-6 years and got $2.5 million :D
  • Watty1
    Watty1 Posts: 4,996 Forumite
    Name Dropper Combo Breaker First Post First Anniversary
    Options
    I need to work for AOL. I could do nothing and make a fortune :) Somehow I suspect it wouldn't work. Back to the daily grind!
    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 !!
  • greent
    greent Posts: 10,671 Forumite
    First Post Name Dropper First Anniversary Photogenic
    Options
    muddywhitechicken wrote: »
    GROAN :rotfl:

    Novelty = double the price!

    Black Russian - deep purple/black
    Yellow pear - err yellow!
    Orange brandy wine - light rosy pink
    Green tiger - green stripe
    Rambling red stripe - red/green

    And I was already growing sungold (orange)


    I've grown the yellow pear and black Russian before - nice varieties. Wasn't fussed (personally) on the green stripey ones though. Sungold are ok too :) xx
    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
  • Alchemilla
    Alchemilla Posts: 6,047 Forumite
    First Anniversary Photogenic Name Dropper First Post
    Options
    Can you re brand the burnt jam as coulis?
  • muddywhitechicken
    muddywhitechicken Posts: 3,940 Forumite
    First Anniversary First Post Combo Breaker
    Options
    edinburgher wrote: »
    Those are some nice shares Mr MWC (when they eventually vest).

    IF they vest ed, Mr MWC told me this evening that he has applied for another job...

    He gave the recruiter a long list of reasons why he didn't want the job and the recruiter still phoned back and talked him into applying!

    Maybe they'll offer him the job and make him an offer he can't refuse :D
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
★ ★ ★ Meet your Ambassadors

Categories

  • All Categories
  • 343.6K Banking & Borrowing
  • 250.2K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
  • 449.9K Spending & Discounts
  • 235.7K Work, Benefits & Business
  • 608.7K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
  • 173.3K Life & Family
  • 248.3K Travel & Transport
  • 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
  • 15.9K Discuss & Feedback
  • 15.1K Coronavirus Support Boards