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Making chicken feed of my mortgage

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  • apple_muncher
    apple_muncher Posts: 15,241 Forumite
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    Don't worry about going for a walk in the evenings. Am rather enjoying being at the top of my friends list!! (tho I expect I've lost that spot today)
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  • Karmacat
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    That sounds a great days' gardening, MWC - its so hard to look after your hands at the same time, I find ... I can slather on loads of hand cream, and even soak them a bit in olive oil too, but my hands get *so* dry, I hate it. The one bad thing about gardening ... mind you, I look out onto my garden from the kitchen sink, and the frills of the ransoms are wonderful to see :)
    2023: the year I get to buy a car
  • I've not been as productive today...

    A lie-in
    A natter with a US-based friend
    2 loads of laundry
    A little bit of housework
    A 4-mile walk

    Not sure where the day has gone really... just time for a home facial and to get myself ready for work tomorrow before I go to bed

    Eggs IN 7
    Eggs OUT 9 (6 given to FIL, 3 poached for our lunch)

    I sold 3 boxes of eggs last week for £5, gave 1 box to a friend and 1 box to a neighbour
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • gallygirl
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    Don't worry about going for a walk in the evenings. Am rather enjoying being at the top of my friends list!! (tho I expect I've lost that spot today)
    Make the most of it dear, I'll be back :rotfl:.
    A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort
    :) Mortgage Balance = £0 :)
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  • Goldiegirl
    Goldiegirl Posts: 8,806 Forumite
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    Well done on the weight loss - you must be delighted with the achievement
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  • Today is the first day that I've felt back in control at work - it's only 12 working days since I returned from holiday :eek::eek::eek:

    2 days to pay day :j

    Miss Effie is broody AGAIN!!! I'm very tempted to put some hatching eggs under her but Mr MWC would go berserk... I could tell him that gallygirl told me to do it ;)

    Eggs IN 7
    Eggs OUT 0 (my customers are either on holiday, on a business trip or on sick leave :()
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • Miss Effie is broody AGAIN!!! I'm very tempted to put some hatching eggs under her but Mr MWC would go berserk... I could tell him that gallygirl told me to do it ;)

    OMG he wasn't very keen but he wasn't 100% against the idea... so I've bought some eggs :j:j:j
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • Eggs IN 7
    Eggs OUT 0 (my customers are either on holiday, on a business trip or on sick leave :()

    MWC - I was thinking of you over the weekend. We went away for a long weekend for a special celebration, and where we were had a flock of chucks - interesting varieties :D I bought a dozen eggs, and was so delighted with the mix of colours (olive, blue, dark brown etc) that I took a pic! :o Better than any stick o'rock or 'kissmequick' hat though :D And the taste and colour of the yolks..........

    Greying x
    Pounds for Panes £7,305/£10,000 - start date Dec 2023
     
    Grocery Spend August 2025 £182.09/£300 
    Non-food spend August 2025 £14.73/£50
    Bulk Fund August 2025 £0/£10 
  • BookWorm
    BookWorm Posts: 2,506 Forumite
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    I can totally sympathise MWC - the worst part of holidays is the catching up again at work (and often at home too!). Glad you are feeling back in control now :)
  • katep23
    katep23 Posts: 1,406 Forumite
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    Today is the first day that I've felt back in control at work - it's only 12 working days since I returned from holiday :eek::eek::eek:


    Yup, you never actually get any time off, you just shift your workload either side of your holiday :D

    Exciting news re hatching eggs :T
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