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Making chicken feed of my mortgage
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Excellent step count MWC! I'm just about meeting my personal challenge of remembering to wear the pedo-meter, I'll think about a step challenge next month!muddywhitechicken wrote: »
Today's plan is to potter round the house when it is raining and to potter round the garden when it isn't raining
Loving this as a general plan for weekends heading towards the autumn! xStash 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 early0 -
Eggs IN 5 (4+1)
Eggs OUT 0
A brisk 3.3 mile walk this evening dodging both torrential downpours and hundreds of kamikaze snails. I've now lost 10 lbs since I started GCC :TMortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
Mortgage-free: January 2021
Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)0 -
muddywhitechicken wrote: »
Mr MWC cooked turnip surprise, a mushroom & tofu curry and rice for dinner
OK, I'm gonna bite - what's the surprise, is there turnip in it????
:rotfl:
GreyingPounds for Panes £7,705/£10,000 - start date Dec 2023
Grocery Spend November 2025 - cash £37.37/£150 MrS vouchers £20/£60
Non-food spend November 2025 £15.78/£50
Bulk Fund November (month 11 of 12) £12/£35.200 -
Greying_Pilgrim wrote: »OK, I'm gonna bite - what's the surprise, is there turnip in it????
:rotfl:
Greying
When we were menu planning, I told Mr MWC that he had to use up the turnips and to surprise me :rotfl:
It was actually another curry!
MWCxMortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
Mortgage-free: January 2021
Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)0 -
Thanks MWC - that looks good
I think that boredofbeingathome (Bob) will like that recipe linkie too. Ta, as ever, for sharing 
Hope you have a great day.
GreyingPounds for Panes £7,705/£10,000 - start date Dec 2023
Grocery Spend November 2025 - cash £37.37/£150 MrS vouchers £20/£60
Non-food spend November 2025 £15.78/£50
Bulk Fund November (month 11 of 12) £12/£35.200 -
If only The Girls made enough money to pay my bills...!
Eggs IN 4 (2+2)
Eggs OUT 18 (3 boxes sold for £5.50)
19,500 steps today
I think we're having midlife crises - whilst plodding the streets tonight we were discussing joining a gym...
Still 2 weeks to pay day
Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
Mortgage-free: January 2021
Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)0 -
A mixed day yesterday
Top chook Miss MWC died yesterday morning
We went to the most fabulous wedding :happyhearMortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
Mortgage-free: January 2021
Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)0 -
Aww sorry to hear your sad news
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Aw poor Miss MWC

:grouphug: Dodgy hug for you and Mr MWC
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"0 -
I'm sorry that Miss MWC is gone - I've loved reading about her adventures. :sad:Good, clean fun....MFW #11 2015 £7657 / £8880
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