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Making chicken feed of my mortgage
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And thereby hangs a tale, I'm sure!
Indeed but Mr MWC won't thank me for sharing it with you :rotfl:
Oh and Auntie GG bought The Girls an Oxfam toilet for Christmas :cool:Hope your great aunt can get into a nursing home and settled in before Christmas.
Good news :T The mattress turned up late yesterday after all and she was moved this afternoon :TMortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
Mortgage-free: January 2021
Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)0 -
I made it today and thought it was :T. Mr GG thought it was a pile of poo to put it politely
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Too sweet? Must remember not to cook mulled anything if you come to dinner!
Fruit trees arrived today - very happy with them :j
Eggs IN 6
Eggs OUT 0Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
Mortgage-free: January 2021
Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)0 -
Love you spent the money on fruit trees. A sort of 'forever gift'Made it to mortgage free but what a muddle that became
In the event the proverbial hits the fan then co-habitees are better stashing their cash than being mortgage free !!0 -
Hey Hun!
Just wanted to let you know that you are very much in mind tonight, as we are about to dig into 'Zuppa di Zio Antonio' at Greying TowersI'm using gomitini pasta though, rather than ditalini, so not very authentico, but :money: - as I had some in
Love that you are treating your brother and his GF to a vegan feast on Chrimbo Day. I know you and MrMWC are meat eaters, but oh my, it must be such a treat for your brother to be fed lovely vegan food. I know I'd be made up if someone did the same for me
Greying XPounds for Panes £7,705/£10,000 - start date Dec 2023
Grocery Spend September 2025 £173.61/£200
Non-food spend September 2025 £29.44/£50
Bulk Fund September (month 9 of 12) £4.80/£400 -
13/22 hampers (9 already delivered)
And relax... well not quite, I still need to bake several batches of cookies, make peppermint bark and dip candied orange peel in melted dark chocolate, wrap the crate at the back in cellophane... and finish the housework :eek:
Eggs IN 6 :T
Eggs OUT 23 (21 to neighbours + 2 for baking)
If I don't make it back today, Merry Christmas to you & yours :xmassmile
MWCx & Mr MWCMortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
Mortgage-free: January 2021
Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)0 -
Wow, that looks like a festive treat
Have a lovely Christmas - and hope you get a chance to relax!Early retired - 18th December 2014
If your dreams don't scare you, they're not big enough0 -
Beautiful hampers! I'm sure they will be very much appreciated.
Have a lovely Christmas MWC.
MGx:jMortgage free 08.08.19 :j
2018: £19410.25 / £9,300 2017: £7646.64 / £11,000 2016: 4557.98 / £11,000 2015: £10,230.37 / £11,000 2014 =£6703.26 / £11,000 2013 = £4288.51 / £8000 2012 = £1600/£5000 2011 = £2579/£3000
MF date was Nov 2041 - mortgage neutral 23.07.18
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Wow! What beautiful hampers.
Have a wonderful Christmas xSave £10,500 - £2673.77 - 25.5%
Pay off £7000 - £1743 - 19.4%
Make £2021 extra income - £99.750 -
WOW! - heartily concur with the sentiments ^
Fabulous MWC, absolutely fabulous :T, I'm sure that those hampers will be received with delight and appreciation
Hope you and MrMWC have a fabulous Christmas, to round off a pretty awesome 2015And that 2016 is great for you both
Greying XPounds for Panes £7,705/£10,000 - start date Dec 2023
Grocery Spend September 2025 £173.61/£200
Non-food spend September 2025 £29.44/£50
Bulk Fund September (month 9 of 12) £4.80/£400 -
MWC, your hampers are beautiful. Miss Tilly is extremely impressed and we all wish you and Mr MWC a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Much love, Tilly x x x2004 £387k 29 years - MF March 2033:eek:
2011 £309k 10 years - MF March 2021.
Achieved Goal: 28/08/15 :j0
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