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Making chicken feed of my mortgage

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  • muddywhitechicken
    muddywhitechicken Posts: 3,940 Forumite
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    greent wrote: »
    MWC - I'm guessing that there was no leap year proposal...?

    I'm hoping that no news is good news (and that they're not waiting to tell us the "good" news in person)

    So glad that I don't commute to London every day - I'm actually looking forward to sitting in traffic tomorrow rather than standing on the train!

    £500 transferred to regular saver :) but March is an expensive month so I don't think there will be much leftover for a MOP :( Should make up for it next month when my bonus is paid :)
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • muddywhitechicken
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    Time for a list!

    Finish packing - I'm less packed than I was on Monday :doh:
    Charge fitbit
    Find sunglasses :cool:
    Housework (don't look too closely Tilly... please!)
    Laundry - couple of bits to wash, dry, pack :eek:
    Prepare RMS items for next week
    Trip to PO - post parcel, purchase euros
    Return 1-week loan book to library
    And, as Mr MWC has said he doesn't know what to do this weekend, write a list of jobs for Mr MWC to do this weekend :rotfl:
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • muddywhitechicken
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    Hola :wave:

    I had a fantastic long weekend :cool:

    After 4 days of excess, today was Day 1 of a new health kick :)

    - 2.5L water
    - 1 cup of coffee (would normally have 5 cups...)
    - lots of fruit & veg
    - no chocolate (or cheese!)
    - 13,500 steps

    GG - I walked to lidl this evening and bought Spanish strawberries and baby plum tomatoes :rotfl:

    Eggs IN 3
    Eggs OUT 12 (2 boxes given to friends)
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • gallygirl
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    muddywhitechicken wrote: »

    GG - I walked to lidl this evening and bought Spanish strawberries and baby plum tomatoes :rotfl:
    Hope you out the toms in a nice bowl :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
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    :wave: hello

    A quick update from me:

    Financial (-ish) news
    - 5p from first (& last) OP payout (£40)
    - my 6 months on the RMS is coming to an end (:j)
    - I've been invited to participate in another £5 RM unaddressed mail survey (4th or 5th time this year) :T
    - received lots of supermarket coupons (£2 off £20 spend, 4 x £6 off £60 spend and 3 x £7 off £40 spend) :T
    - forgot to take coupons to the supermarket :doh:
    - 16 days until pay day (including bonus :D)

    Health & well being news
    - went to chub club for the first time since the beginning of January... gained 6 lbs :o
    - joined a gym
    - went to the gym!

    Chicken news
    - The Girls all look well although Miss MWC and Miss Hattie aren't laying many eggs

    Other news
    - I've painted the garden fence :)
    - my seeds are sprouting :j
    - my broad beans are flowering :eek:
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • muddywhitechicken
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    edited 19 March 2016 at 8:25AM
    £40 claimed from OP :j
    £9.26 claimed from TCB
    10x points offer loaded onto my nectar card

    Mr MWC made a delicious red lentil soup today :drool: The recipe was one of several recipes I copied from GG's copy of the Comptoir Libanais cookbook :T

    Eggs IN 5
    Eggs OUT 18 (2 boxes sold for £2.75, 1 box given to friend)
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • gallygirl
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    muddywhitechicken wrote: »

    Mr MWC made a delicious red lentil soup today :drool: The recipe was of several recipes I copied from GG's copy of the Comptoir Libanais cookbook :T
    :j:j:j:j:j
    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"
  • Greying_Pilgrim
    Greying_Pilgrim Posts: 6,775 Forumite
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    muddywhitechicken wrote: »
    Mr MWC made a delicious red lentil soup today :drool: The recipe was of several recipes I copied from GG's copy of the Comptoir Libanais cookbook :T


    oooh, I've borrowed that one from our library. Have you visited their joints in Londinium-town MWC?

    Greying x
    Pounds for Panes £7,705/£10,000 - start date Dec 2023
     
    Grocery Spend September 2025 £105.19/£200 
    Non-food spend September 2025 £26.14/£50
    Bulk Fund September (month 9 of 12) £4.80/£40 
  • muddywhitechicken
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    :wave:

    It's a beautiful book Greying - proper food p0rn! I very nearly bought a copy but stopped myself just in time... I'm not going to be able to retire early to warmer climes like GG & Tilly if I keep on buying stuff...

    I've not been to one of their restaurants - yet - but a trip to London is planned for next month :D

    4 hours to the weekend :j
    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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    No financial news - still 12 days to pay day :(

    Health & well-being going quite well though :)
    - weight heading back in the right direction - weighed in 4 lbs lighter today :T
    - gym visited 3 times this week
    - 90,000+ steps this week
    - subsidised massage on Wednesday
    - facial on Friday
    - still using foot care cream every evening

    Eggs IN 10 (5 yesterday, 5 today)
    Eggs OUT 14 (2 boxes sold for £3, 2 scrambled for my dinner yesterday)
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
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