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Making chicken feed of my mortgage
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muddywhitechicken wrote: »A lovely day out in London town - the Magna Carta exhibition at The British Library, lunch at a Peruvian restaurant in Soho and plenty of walking :cool:
~40,000 steps this weekend :T
Ha ha! The minute I read that I wondered, 'Martin Morales?' - although I didn't know his place was in Soho. I remember catching an episode of Sat. Kitchen when he was on. Interesting career path the man's taken.
Was the food good?
And I agree with Alchemilla - gorgeous pic of the different egg colours
Have a great week.
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 -
Possible easy ways to avoid/reduce S&S ISA transfer fees - sell all the funds and transfer as cash, or withdraw the money as you said. Be aware, however, that this option isn't great as you have 2+ years worth of allowance in your pot already. You and Mr MWC could both take some, but that would leave you with no room to invest for the rest of the year...0
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Fantastic egg picture, I love it!2023: the year I get to buy a car0
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Lovely egg picture! - I don't think I'd ever really thought about different egg colours before
xI am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soulRepaid mtge early (orig 11/25) 01/09 £124616 01/11 £89873 01/13 £52546 01/15 £12133 07/15 £NILNet sales 2024: £20
2026 Declutter campaign awards 2x star0 -
Alchemilla wrote: »
Do all the girls get on with each other?
Generally, yes - the odd squabble but nothing major once the pecking order has been decided. Introducing new chooks to the flock can be a bit traumatic (never introduce a single hen to an established flock) but they soon settle down.Greying_Pilgrim wrote: »Was the food good?
Excellent! We went to Senor Ceviche.
GG has fitbit challenged me so I'm off out for a walk now - I will not be beaten!Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
Mortgage-free: January 2021
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muddywhitechicken wrote: »
~40,000 steps this weekend :T
You may have had rude words spoken in your direction earlier when I saw you were ahead :rotfl:.muddywhitechicken wrote: »
GG has fitbit challenged me so I'm off out for a walk now - I will not be beaten!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"0 -
muddywhitechicken wrote: »
Excellent! We went to Senor Ceviche.
Ooooh, how fab! As I know nothing about Peruvian cuisine, I'd had a quick peek at what sort of things were on the menu at t'other place. Inspiring I think I'd like to learn more and see what I can incorporate into the everyday here at Greying Towers.
You continue to inspire me with your recipes/talk of food MWC - Thank you
And in 'Fitb1t' diplomacy;
GO muddy!:T GO gally!:T....... GO gally! :TGO muddy! :T
Hope supreme fitness is the overall winner - you both have great fun getting out and about and that you don't wear out your appliances! :rotfl:
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 -
Mr GG just gone for a walk and offered to wear mine - I refused obviously :rotfl:Greying_Pilgrim wrote: »GO muddy!:T GO gally!:T....... GO gally! :TGO muddy! :T
Hope supreme fitness is the overall winner - you both have great fun getting out and about and that you don't wear out your appliances! :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
"Do what others won't early in life so you can do what others can't later in life"0 -
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Only a short walk this evening - I thought I'd better give GG a chance to catch up
Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
Mortgage-free: January 2021
Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)0
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