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Making chicken feed of my mortgage

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  • muddywhitechicken
    muddywhitechicken Posts: 3,940 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    edited 17 April 2016 at 9:07AM
    Thanks SSS - I just did the math and I have lost exactly 20% of my starting body weight :eek:

    Walking in the rain isn't much fun but it beats trying to find a parking space near where I want to be!

    Thankfully there is no rain forecast for today - The Girl's look like they've been mud wrestling :rotfl:

    Plans for today:

    - clean bathroom
    - spread bark around the raised beds
    - dig out compost from hot compost bin (Mr MWC) and plant up potatoes in bags (me)
    - buy more compost and pot up seedlings
    - general garden tidying (dead-heading/weeding)
    - laundry
    - clean chicken coop
    - mow the lawn late afternoon (if it's dry enough)
    - walk
    - home facial
    - review spring/summer capsule wardrobe
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • Karmacat
    Karmacat Posts: 39,460 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    20%!!! Congratulations!
    2023: the year I get to buy a car

  • Plans for today:

    - clean bathroom - done
    - spread bark around the raised beds - done
    - dig out compost from hot compost bin (Mr MWC) and plant up potatoes in bags (me) - rolled over to next weekend
    - buy more compost and pot up seedlings - compost bought (multibuy discount + £5 worth of loyalty points), started potting up seedlings but run out of time... I'll try and do a few every evening this week
    - general garden tidying (dead-heading/weeding) - done
    - laundry - done, clothes, towels & bedding line-dried
    - clean chicken coop - done
    - mow the lawn late afternoon (if it's dry enough) - done
    - walk - run out of time but have done 12,000+ steps today
    - home facial
    - review spring/summer capsule wardrobe

    To do this evening:

    - home facial
    - stew apples for breakfast
    - get ready for work tomorrow
    - review spring/summer capsule wardrobe
    - make bed and be in it by 22:00

    This month's Sainsbury's magazine is a good one :T Carrot, ginger & parsley soup with mini feta fritters & pumpkin seeds followed by Persian chicken for dinner - really yummy!

    Eggs IN 7 (full house and 1 found behind the compost bin)
    Eggs OUT 14 (2 boxes given to family, 1 used for fritters, 1 in the bin)
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • misscousinitt
    misscousinitt Posts: 3,655 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Mortgage-free Glee!
    You've reminded me that I've got some apples to stew down. Few spoonfuls on breakfast sounds great!

    MCI
    Mortgage Free x 1 03.11.2012 - House rented out Feb 2016
    Mortgage No 2: £82, 595.61 (31.08.2019)
    OP's to Date £8500

    Renovation Fund:£511.39;
    Nectar Points Balance: approx £30 (31.08.2019)
  • Bit of a dull day today :(

    Eggs IN 6
    Eggs OUT 10 (Mr MWC dropped 1 and scrambled another 3 for his lunch, 1 box sold for £1.50; running total = £14.05)
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • I'm home alone until Friday - Mr MWC is on a business trip :(

    Eggs IN 5
    Eggs OUT 0
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • Fortune_Smiles
    Fortune_Smiles Posts: 5,134 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    I too have sole control of the remote MWC - enjoy it while it lasts :rotfl:


    Fortune x
  • I too have sole control of the remote MWC - enjoy it while it lasts :rotfl:

    I don't tend to switch the TV on whilst Mr MWC is away - I don't watch much telly anyway and it's nice to have some peace and quiet - so instead I'm enjoying sleeping in the middle of the bed :D

    Made the mistake of buying a cheap-ish mattress a couple of years ago and it needs replacing already...
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • My US colleagues are trying their hardest to drive me to chocolate this evening :mad:
    I'm having a bath to put some distance between me and temptation!
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • Karmacat
    Karmacat Posts: 39,460 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Good luck!
    2023: the year I get to buy a car
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