Making chicken feed of my mortgage

muddywhitechicken

Calfuray wrote: »

Hi! Sorry to bother you, de-lurking to ask: how do S&S ISAs work?

Hi Calfuray
I'm no expert. We were advised to take out a S&S ISA for 25 years that would (hopefully) pay off the capital on our interest only mortgage - a bit like an endowment I suppose.
There is more info on S&S ISAs on the Nationwide website:
http://www.nationwide.co.uk/isas/isas-explained/default.htm#tab2

Calfuray

muddywhitechicken wrote: »

Hi Calfuray
I'm no expert. We were advised to take out a S&S ISA for 25 years that would (hopefully) pay off the capital on our interest only mortgage - a bit like an endowment I suppose.
There is more info on S&S ISAs on the Nationwide website:
http://www.nationwide.co.uk/isas/isas-explained/default.htm#tab2

Thank you very much! Off to read

gallygirl

Anyway, back to the important stuff.......

Miss B before she lays her 100g crackers........

muddywhitechicken

gallygirl wrote: »

Anyway, back to the important stuff.......

Miss B before she lays her 100g crackers........

That's Miss B if there's another chicken in the nestbox when she wants to lay - she doesn't like to share :rotfl:

She's a very gobby chicken - she announces loudly beforehand that she is going to lay a beautiful white egg and announces loudly afterwards that she has laid a beautiful white egg

muddywhitechicken

It's been snowing here since 09:30, thankfully not too heavily although we still had a fair bit of snow left from Monday...

The Girls don't seem that bothered - they pop out from their covered run every so often to see what the wild birds have knocked off the bird table!

2 eggs today (Miss B and Miss Q)

Mr MWC made the celeriac, apple & blue cheese soup for lunch - that's the last of the Christmas Stilton used :T

Mortgagefreeby50

Ours do that too, it was funny seeing them wade through the snow to the bird table.

sheilds

Hi MWC,

I have a question and apologies if this has been asked before.
Can you advise how long eggs usually stay fresh?
I travel past an honesty box for eggs when going to work-you lift eggs from a little hut and leave your money in a wee tin box. (Wonderful idea and gives me hope in the human race:))

I just don't know how long they have been there or how long to keep them-They are at the bottom of a drive of a house but I never see anybody about.
I'm sure they are fresh but if I don't use them straight way-not sure how long they keep-could you advise?

S.

muddywhitechicken

sheilds wrote: »

Hi MWC,

I have a question and apologies if this has been asked before.
Can you advise how long eggs usually stay fresh?
I travel past an honesty box for eggs when going to work-you lift eggs from a little hut and leave your money in a wee tin box. (Wonderful idea and gives me hope in the human race:))

I just don't know how long they have been there or how long to keep them-They are at the bottom of a drive of a house but I never see anybody about.
I'm sure they are fresh but if I don't use them straight way-not sure how long they keep-could you advise?

S.

Hi shields

Its my understanding that eggs are OK for 3 weeks at room temperature. I don't know for sure though - mine never last that long :rotfl:

MWC

sheilds

Cheers MWC-appreciate your reply.:T

muddywhitechicken

I have spent £2.81 real money today (83p + 7000 nectar points (£35) + 30p brand match coupon in Sainsburys and £1.98 in Family Bargains)

£2.70 on chicken treats (lettuce)
£14.38 on vegetables
£6.33 on fruit/fruit juice
£4.91 on dairy
£2.53 on toiletries (1/2 price shower gel + deodorant)
£0.45 on miscellaneous (pain relief tablets)
£2.24 on meat/fish/poultry (trout fillets for dinner tomorrow)
£1.25 on bread
£1.34 on storecupboard (plain flour + teabags)
£1.98 on wild bird food

I'm considering ordering an organic meat box this weekend for use next month. £30 off but I'll need to check if I've made enough room in the freezer yet!