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Making chicken feed of my mortgage
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ooh - congratulations on the award!
And well done to the new ladies!
xI am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soulRepaid mtge early (orig 11/25) 01/09 £124616 01/11 £89873 01/13 £52546 01/15 £12133 07/15 £NILNet sales 2024: £20
2026 Declutter campaign awards 2x star0 -
Good evening
More hedgerow jelly and sloe gin made :T
Another batch of spiced crab apple jelly planned for tomorrow
Eggs IN 4
Eggs OUT 10 (3 normal-sized + 7 little-uns sold for £1.30)Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
Mortgage-free: January 2021
Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)0 -
Eggs IN 3
Eggs OUT 0
7 jars of spiced apple jelly made - I've run out of sugar now so the next batch will have to wait until the weekend Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
Mortgage-free: January 2021
Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)0 -
Some financial news!
I've signed up to save another £100/month for 5 years in my employer's sharesave scheme - that's in addition to the £200/month I already save into it
The first payment is in November so I'll have to start tightening my belt!Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
Mortgage-free: January 2021
Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)0 -
MWC, thats going to be amazing! I read your sig properly yesterday, y'know, you've already got some massive achievements in there. Lovely to see you surging ahead 2023: the year I get to buy a car0
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Thanks KC
My first sharesave scheme matures November 2015 and, based on the current share price, it looks like I might double my money :T
Fingers crossed that (a) the stock market doesn't crash or (b) the company doesn't get taken over...
I submitted my passport renewal application last Friday afternoon (via PO Check & Send) and my new passport was delivered this morning :T:T:T
I'm so glad that I didn't pay extra to fast-track it :rotfl:Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
Mortgage-free: January 2021
Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)0 -
:j It's the weekend :j
:j We've booked flights to Toronto in November :j
I've jotted down a quick budget and IN - OUT = 0
Plenty of room for improvement though!Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
Mortgage-free: January 2021
Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)0 -
I went to Toronto for about 5 days, in a 3 week trip. I **loved** it! Great city, great people.2023: the year I get to buy a car0
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Me too KC - I've lost count of the number of trips (my aunt lives in the city) :cool:
We're also planning to drive to NY state to see friends who moved back to the US earlier this year Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
Mortgage-free: January 2021
Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)0 -
:wave: MWC
Cor what a production line of preserving foraged and grown goodness you have going on here
Well Done :T
Sorry to hear about Miss Marjorie, but delighted that the 'new girls' have settled in and are producing eggs for you
Good news on the award and work share scheme front
GreyingGrocery Spend May 2026 £111.65/£200
Grocery spend April 2026 £199.95/£200 +5pence
Non-food spend May 2026 £41.72/£80
Bulk Fund 2026 Month 5/12 - £5.98/£93.54 (reducing balance - start £120 pa)
""Mother Nature don't draw straight lines
The broken moulds in a grand design
We look a mess but we're doing fine
We're card carrying lifelong members
Of the union of different kinds..."
"Union of the Different kinds" - R Christie & T Gilbert, Fisherman's Friends0
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