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Making chicken feed of my mortgage

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  • muddywhitechicken
    muddywhitechicken Posts: 3,940 Forumite
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    Thanks everyone - I'm feeling much better this evening :)

    I've spent the day laying on the bed/sitting in the armchair and watching the trees at the bottom of the garden being chopped down :( 4/5 trees were on my neighbour's land and he did ask our permission before taking the chainsaw to the fifth tree; nonetheless, we're now feeling very exposed and lacking in privacy :eek:
    Fingers-crossed they grow back bigger and better (and quickly).
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    Won't the girls be exposed to the sun :eek: - worrying about you and Mr MWC chasing them round trying to tie sun bonnets on them :rotfl:

    Glad you're feeling better x
    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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    I'd planned to make marmalade this weekend but I've left it too late to buy seville oranges :(:(:(

    So instead I'll be pottering around the house and garden in short bursts (I really must finish putting Christmas away... :o)

    We've paid the deposit for our summer holiday :j
    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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    Such utter relief to know I'm not the only one that still has Christmas kicking about... :rotfl:
    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
  • Karmacat
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    I didn't even try to find the energy to make my own marmalade ... but I *love* thick cut. When I'm retired, I'll be able to find the time to make my own!

    Bring on the summer holiday, at any rate :)
    2023: the year I get to buy a car
  • muddywhitechicken
    muddywhitechicken Posts: 3,940 Forumite
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    13 weeks until we go on holiday :D

    We went to a friend's for dinner yesterday. She lives on a boat :cool: moored in a marina but it was still a bit choppy :eek:

    No plans for today :)
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • earthgirl
    earthgirl Posts: 3,762 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee!
    Glad you are feeling a bit better mwc. I'd love to live on a boat (in theory)!
    15/5/12 Paid off Mortgage 1 (£220k) Bought Dream House:www: Dec 13 - Mortage 2 -£116,508. 15/7/18 Mortgage Free Again :j

    Progress not Perfection
  • muddywhitechicken
    muddywhitechicken Posts: 3,940 Forumite
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    Back to work today - stonking headache this afternoon, I think I'm allergic to work :p

    1 week to pay day :j

    Eggs IN 5
    Eggs OUT 0
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • muddywhitechicken
    muddywhitechicken Posts: 3,940 Forumite
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    edited 23 February 2016 at 9:21PM
    Bonsoir from Lyon :wave:

    It's raining so I didn't go for a walk this evening and there won't be enough time in the morning for me to purchase stinky cheese!

    Just waiting for Mr MWC to phone me (he's on the phone to his sister at the moment and she does like to talk...) before I have another early night :)

    ETA - spoke with Mr MWC:
    Eggs IN 5
    Eggs OUT 0
    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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    Ooh, bon matin, comment tu vas?
    2023: the year I get to buy a car
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