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Making chicken feed of my mortgage

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  • skint_spice
    skint_spice Posts: 13,737 Forumite
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    muddywhitechicken wrote: »
    Another successful weigh-in at chub club :T I've now lost 16.5 lbs in 7 weeks :j

    £400+ of clothes to be returned for a refund :o
    I've also been wardrobe shopping - several BNWT items from my pre-MSE days now fit :)

    Well done on the weight loss! I remember saving a pair of jeans last time I lost weight then not loving them so much once they fitted:rotfl:
    Mortgage OP 2026 £860/2000
    Mortgage balance: £31,791

    Make £50 a month Jan £20, Feb £0, March £31, Apr £20, May 
    Boiler fund £2085/3000

  • muddywhitechicken
    muddywhitechicken Posts: 3,940 Forumite
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    Thank you all - I am feeling rather pleased with myself :D

    I need to lose another 3.5 lbs to reach the next milestone and there are 3 more weigh-ins before Vietnam - onwards and downwards!
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • Karmacat
    Karmacat Posts: 39,460 Forumite
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    Onwards and downwards indeed, good for you :)
    2023: the year I get to buy a car
  • muddywhitechicken
    muddywhitechicken Posts: 3,940 Forumite
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    *feeling weary*

    A 4 mile walk, the bare minimum of housework and chicken coop cleaning today and that's all I'm doing :)

    Today's offerings from the freezer are LO roast beef and 250 g of minced beef that are being turned into a cottage pie to be served with roasted sprouts.

    Eggs IN 4
    Eggs OUT 0
    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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    Money shuffled and MOP made... we're in the £80,000s :j:j:j

    And I had a second wind this evening so we went for another 4.5 mile walk - 23,000 steps today :T
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    Well done all round :T. When is the holiday?
    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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    gallygirl wrote: »
    When is the holiday?

    23 sleeps :j

    Last month's new good habit of drinking 1L water during my daily commute was successful :T so this month I'm extending that to the weekend and at least an extra 500mL/weekday.

    This month's new good habit to form will be dry body brushing every morning :)
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • Karmacat
    Karmacat Posts: 39,460 Forumite
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    Dry body brushing! Now thats something that would help ... tell me more, I've heard of it but not much else ...
    2023: the year I get to buy a car
  • muddywhitechicken
    muddywhitechicken Posts: 3,940 Forumite
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    Dry body brushing can help to improve circulation and leaves skin softer and smoother - supposedly...

    More on how to do it here

    Looking forward, my good habit for mid-April/May will be to do something every day to tone the saggy bits!
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • XSpender
    XSpender Posts: 3,811 Forumite
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    Well done on getting into the £80ks :)


    I may pinch your February good habit of drinking a litre of water everyday as I spend a lot of time in the car and certainly don't drink enough.
    Save £10,500 - £2673.77 - 25.5%
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