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Making chicken feed of my mortgage

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  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    :hello: Welcome home Mr MWC :hello:
    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
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    unhappy_shopper wrote: »
    MWC, hope you have recovered from your cold.

    Sorry US I missed your post yesterday - I'm much improved thank you :)
    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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    He's home :j

    First load of laundry on :rotfl:
    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 3
    Eggs OUT 6 (1 box sold for £2)

    Mr MWC stinks - I'm thinking of kicking him out already! So it was probably not a good idea that we had kale & brussels sprout caesar slaw for dinner :rotfl:

    Second load of laundry on
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
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  • Goldiegirl
    Goldiegirl Posts: 8,821 Forumite
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    Welcome home Mr MWC!

    He seems to have bought a lot of washing home with him:rotfl:
    Early retired - 18th December 2014
    If your dreams don't scare you, they're not big enough
  • muddywhitechicken
    muddywhitechicken Posts: 3,940 Forumite
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    edited 16 January 2015 at 10:13PM
    I'm on the third load now, two to go!

    Mr MWC fell asleep on the sofa so I've sent him to bed :)

    First WW weigh-in tomorrow morning, I'm quietly confident :) Not surprisingly Mr MWC is looking a bit tubby so he's back on the 5:2 diet next week.

    And I've spent more of the grocery budget - £1.50 Mr T CC voucher + £8.39 cash
    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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    Halfway through the month so time for an update:
    muddywhitechicken wrote: »
    I counted the loose change pots today - £68.72 :) So that's our grocery budget set for Frugal January: £120 of nectar points, £7 clubcard vouchers, £19 of love2shop vouchers (from RM surveys) and £68.72 cash :T

    As the fridge/freezer/larder are groaning and as Mr MWC will be away for a couple of weeks, I'm expecting the budget to last well into February...

    Cash £68.72 - £24.37 = £44.35 remaining
    Nectar points £120.00 - £47.50 = £72.50 remaining
    Clubcard vouchers £7.00 - £7.00 = £0.00 remaining
    Love2shop vouchers £19.00 - £15.00 = £4.00 remaining

    Minimal spends for rest of week (sprouts + mushrooms) and the freezer is still rammed!

    :T:T:T
    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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    muddywhitechicken wrote: »
    First WW weigh-in tomorrow morning, I'm quietly confident :)

    I lost 6 pounds :j

    Eggs IN 5
    Eggs OUT 1 (poached)
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • apple_muncher
    apple_muncher Posts: 15,450 Forumite
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    muddywhitechicken wrote: »
    I lost 6 pounds :j

    Eggs IN 5
    Eggs OUT 1 (poached)

    I found 20p!:T


    (awesome loss - well done you :T)
    NST March lion #8; NSD ; MFW9/3/23 Whoop Whoop!!!
  • BookWorm
    BookWorm Posts: 2,544 Forumite
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    Well done MWC :T that's a brilliant start to WW
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