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Making chicken feed of my mortgage

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  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    Another one here trying to make more of an effort - but failing miserably :o. Will start right now by filing my nails :T. Well, in 10 minutes or so :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"
  • muddywhitechicken
    muddywhitechicken Posts: 3,940 Forumite
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    A colleague has given me a bag of cooking apples and "pears that are like bullets"...

    They're not pears, they're quinces :j:j:j

    I'm very pleased :D

    I gave her a box of eggs :)
    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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    Thats great! My quinces are starting to fall off the bush - I collect them to one side, on pebbles, and bring them in all together.
    2023: the year I get to buy a car
  • Goldiegirl
    Goldiegirl Posts: 8,821 Forumite
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    Well done on paying off the further advance!:j:beer::T
    Early retired - 18th December 2014
    If your dreams don't scare you, they're not big enough
  • Hollyboll
    Hollyboll Posts: 317 Forumite
    MWC - inspired by you and greent I actually used some body lotion today … forgotten how good it feels / smells! I'm also slacker about drinking water when I'm at home, so thanks for the reminder :)
    Fleabay + Weebuy + Gumfree since started diary 94 items sold, £649.71 clear profit
  • muddywhitechicken
    muddywhitechicken Posts: 3,940 Forumite
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    Quince prepped and cooking - I'm planning to make quince cheese and possibly (inspired by a delicious limited edition Yeo Valley yogurt) a spiced apple & quince puree :)

    I'm looking forward to a good night's sleep (fingers crossed!) and a subsidised massage at work tomorrow :cool:

    Eggs IN 5
    Eggs OUT 12 (1 box swapped for apples & quinces, 1 box given to friend)
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • Pearla*Merle
    Pearla*Merle Posts: 1,611 Forumite
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    I'm late to the party but wow! Well done for achieving a zero balance! :T :D

    PS. I'm another one trying to take more care with my appearance, exactly for the knock-on effect greent mentioned. It's just trying to remember every day that tiny things make a huge difference...!
    a penny picker upper. MFW approx 78% to go | FIRE 3 years worth (30% savings rate: now aiming for 40%!) | Normality is a paved road; it's comfortable to walk, but no flowers grow on it | Whatever you're meant to do, do it now. The conditions are always impossible | The only thing you absolutely have to know, is the location of the library
  • muddywhitechicken
    muddywhitechicken Posts: 3,940 Forumite
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    muddywhitechicken wrote: »
    I'm looking forward to a good night's sleep (fingers crossed!) and a subsidised massage at work tomorrow :cool:

    Rubbish night's sleep :( not helped by Mr MWC setting the alarm for 05:00 as he had an early start

    BUT

    Excellent massage :D she gave me a good pummelling and popped lots of knots :T

    Beautiful sunny day here - far too nice to be at work
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • Hollyboll
    Hollyboll Posts: 317 Forumite
    Here's to a good night's sleep after the massage :)
    Fleabay + Weebuy + Gumfree since started diary 94 items sold, £649.71 clear profit
  • muddywhitechicken
    muddywhitechicken Posts: 3,940 Forumite
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    Mr MWC is away and I have eaten a proper, not egg-based, dinner - when was the last time that happened?!
    Admittedly, it was leftovers :rotfl: (beef stew from the freezer (originally cooked by me though) and bubble & squeak using potato & celeriac mash and cabbage from the weekend)

    Eggs IN 6
    Eggs OUT 6 (1 box sold for £1.50)
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
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