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Making chicken feed of my mortgage
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WOW! Lovely pics MWC
Thanks for posting Those globe artichokes are amazing - I assume they are *growing like weeds* there I can just hear the crash of the waves in the bottom pic - lovely
Greying xGrocery 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 -
muddywhitechicken wrote: »I keep reminding myself that I'm not on holiday!
Oh yes you are :rotfl:
Sorry, I couldn't resist, I know you're there for work ... it's really lovely :j:j:j2023: the year I get to buy a car0 -
Lovely pics MWC
MCI xMortgage Free x 1 03.11.2012 - House rented out Feb 2016
Mortgage No 2: £82, 595.61 (31.08.2019)
OP's to Date £8500
Renovation Fund:£511.39;
Nectar Points Balance: approx £30 (31.08.2019)0 -
Stunning :TA 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"0 -
Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
Mortgage-free: January 2021
Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)0 -
Pelicans! Squeee!!
Thanks for posting MWC - lovely to see such a sight
Greying xGrocery 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 -
Lovely Miss Beryl was killed by nasty Mr Fox yesterday evening
:(:( Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
Mortgage-free: January 2021
Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)0 -
So sorry to hear the news about Miss Beryl 0
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Thanks BW - I'm cross with myself that I didn't close the chicken run earlier but thankful that he didn't get them all - no unsupervised free-ranging allowed now Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
Mortgage-free: January 2021
Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)0 -
Oh! MWC I'm sorry to hear about Miss Beryl - nasty fox :mad:
Hugs,
Greying xGrocery 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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