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Todays offering is a Ham Sandwich on white bread - bit boring today, plus apple, banana and grapes.
Had a HM Blueberry Muffin for breakfast, but missed my porridge as I'm hungry now!
MCIMortgage 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)0 -
Guess what I have....oh yes soup and crisps again!!!Mortgage starting balance 2011 ... £170k today £1.5k
Savings: £3k
Aim: 100k by Dec 20210 -
Pork stir fry for me today as I have the day off. Need to plan the rest of the week now AG :-)4 February 2014 - Mortgage Free
MFW14 no 67 - overpayment goal £6,200/£6,200
Save 12k in 2014 no 142 - savings goal £5,300/£12,0000 -
Salad today.
Homemade soup for tomorrow - stock made from chicken carcass (so yummy chick bits) one chopped leek, handful frozen sweetcorn and some spaghetti broken into small pieces. DD thinks it is the best - I feel a bit of a cheat! Will have with slice of toast. Kiwi fruit (5 big 'uns for £1 on the market) chopped into portion of my fave rhubarb yoghurt0 -
Back to work today so M&S Tomato and Basil soup for me - but I did buy it when it was half price and it has been sitting waiting in the freezer for today :-) AG4 February 2014 - Mortgage Free
MFW14 no 67 - overpayment goal £6,200/£6,200
Save 12k in 2014 no 142 - savings goal £5,300/£12,0000 -
Hummous on Seeded Toast for me.
Grapes, Banana and Blueberry Muffin (which I ate for breakfast again!!!)
MCIMortgage 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)0 -
Noodles and sweet chilli sauce for today ;-)
Banana, grapes and the last blueberry muffin.
MCIMortgage 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)0 -
Bit late but was a cupboard (freezer) lunch for me today as I was able to come home. Turkey & Chocolate chilli with tortilla chips. Yummy :-) AG4 February 2014 - Mortgage Free
MFW14 no 67 - overpayment goal £6,200/£6,200
Save 12k in 2014 no 142 - savings goal £5,300/£12,0000 -
Tinned tomato soup today with pitta bread (pack of 6 for 50p at last night's M&S barganous shopping trip) plus and this is the exciting bit today.... a cream eclair from the pack of four that the OH bought as a treat for yesterday - won't help with any weight loss but yummy!4 February 2014 - Mortgage Free
MFW14 no 67 - overpayment goal £6,200/£6,200
Save 12k in 2014 no 142 - savings goal £5,300/£12,0000 -
The other half of the tub of Hummous on seeded toast today.
Grapes, banana and small piece of Christmas cake for snacks.
Starving - can't wait till 1pm!
MCIMortgage 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)0
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