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Making chicken feed of my mortgage

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  • Greying_Pilgrim
    Greying_Pilgrim Posts: 6,766 Forumite
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    Hey MWC - hope the car made it back from the garage........

    Was thinking of you today, and the picture of the 'falstaff' rose that you posted. We were in a NT garden, that had a 'rose garden' and alot of the roses were 'doubles' - all lovely scents too. No 'falstaff' - nothing that dark, but lovely to look at and smell, definitely :D

    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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    Car passed first time, no advisories :T

    We've been eating cauliflower, cabbage and rhubarb from the garden this week :T but Mr MWC blew the budget on a 3-rib forerib of beef for Sunday lunch... it was delicious but £65 :eek:

    3 days to pay day and my new budget :)
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • apple_muncher
    apple_muncher Posts: 15,260 Forumite
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    Yikes! That is nearly 2 weeks of food shopping for us. Hope it was super scrummy!
    NST March lion #8; NSD ; MFW9/3/23 Whoop Whoop!!!
  • muddywhitechicken
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    edited 27 June 2016 at 10:47PM
    Yes, it was super scrummy, perfectly cooked by chef and it was a special occasion (my favourite aunt was visiting).

    LOs today and tomorrow, and Mr MWC has made stock from the bones.
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • Greying_Pilgrim
    Greying_Pilgrim Posts: 6,766 Forumite
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    :T Well done MrMWC for cooking the meat to perfection :D And for being :money: and using every last bit :D Are foreribs those big ribs that look like 'flintstones' ribs? On the first episode of R1ck St3in that I caught up with, they cooked a massive rib over vine trimmings, and then 'branded' bone marrow and garlic into the top. Looked like real 'stone age' cooking :D Rick said it was delicious mind :D I bet the lovely setting helped too (outdoor in a vineyard :D)

    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
    muddywhitechicken Posts: 3,940 Forumite
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    edited 29 June 2016 at 7:56PM
    Dodged the redundancy bullet at work today - for a while, at least - 200 of my colleagues weren't so lucky :(
    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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    :( MWC - sending you lots of 'hope it all works out for the best' vibes, I hope things settle asap xx
    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
  • apple_muncher
    apple_muncher Posts: 15,260 Forumite
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    That is a lot of people! So glad you are not one of them.
    NST March lion #8; NSD ; MFW9/3/23 Whoop Whoop!!!
  • User1489
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    Wow - big news MWC. Having been through a few of these in my short career. Thinking of your colleagues. Redundancy on a Brexit isn't a great mix.

    Kudos to you for keeping your job, assuming that was the optimal outcome for you.

    Be sure to look after your mental health during a time like this :)

    MvM
    Baby Step 1 - £1k Emergency Fund - COMPLETE
    Baby Step 2 - Pay off all debts except the Mortgage - £9,326 to go
    Baby Step 3 - Save 6 months of expenses into full Emergency Fund - £4,300 to go
    Baby Step 4 - Put 15% into Pension
    Baby Step 6 - Pay off the Mortgage early
    Baby Step 7 - Live like no-one else :D
  • muddywhitechicken
    muddywhitechicken Posts: 3,940 Forumite
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    Although I thought that there would be redundancies, I wasn't expecting the announcement quite so soon :(

    This week I have:

    - switched our joint current account - £150 switching cash + £48.48 TCB
    - claimed £17.75 TCB
    - nagged Mr MWC ;)

    Eggs IN 6
    Eggs OUT 12 (2 boxes sold for £3)
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
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