Aspirations of Frugality and Fun on the Road to Mortgage Freedom

DedicatedDFW

Alchemilla wrote: »

I confess DH and I have a list of places to visit when we are next footloose, in about fifteen years.

ooh wheres on your list Al?

there are lots of places i still want to see both in this country and abroad

DedicatedDFW

Well i am shattered Hardly surprising considering the lack of sleep this weekend / week! Hopefully though this will mean i will be tired enough to enjoy a good nights sleep tonight

I *have* to get caught up on my uni work and have made good progress today so that will be the focus for now and everything else can wait

I have now listed all the items that were suitable from the great declutter :T I really wanted a snooze but decided to list the last couple of bits and glad i did as that seemed to perk me up a bit

I also need to sort out a mothers day gift as i was foiled on the item i was going to get :cool:

Alchemilla

Barcelona, Rome, Just to start with.

DedicatedDFW

Beautiful places Al and so much to appreciate in both

Ok, i want to go to:- Toronto, Boston, Tokyo and China - these are all high up on my wants list for next year.

UK - i want to go to Edinburgh and Keswick

There are lots of other wants but next year i want to have ticked one of these off my list

DedicatedDFW

I am plodding on with my study and relocating some of the folder stuff as a little break now :T Some of this reading is very hard going!

I forgot to say that when i came home one day last week my Mr had put the shower curtain up! :T It may seem a small thing but when you are dealing with everything else and tired to boot then that 1 little thing goes a long way - especially as my bad arm has been particularly bad this last week it would not have helped it.

And.. drum roll.. my Mr has started to notice a difference here :T If i can just get him to move his things that i can't move it will be fab He instantly agreed to getting everything he's put into the loft out of there too :T Although he then forgot that he'd agreed to do this on a set day :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

And he was suitably appreciative of my little bargain shopping - he knows i love a bargain My freezer is now extra full though :eek: Is it wrong that one of the things i think about when thinking of a bigger house is a big american style fridge freezer, or an extra freezer tucked into the utility / garage for all my bargains :whistle:

LydiaJ

Sorry to hear things are being so tough, DDFW.

Have I mentioned this site? Sorry if I'm banging on about it, but it's really helped me be a bit more realistic about keeping all the balls in the air, or not.

peaceandfreedom wrote: »

I am lucky too in that I live in a beautiful part of the country - people come here for their holidays so a stay-cation is fine by me. It's better than going on holiday knowing you are running up debts for it.

Sometimes I used to find holidays so much hassle - simply because I was planning and packing for all the family. Then when we get there, everyone still had to be washed, clothed, fed etc. But the kids always absolutely loved going on holidays.

Anytime I go on 'holidays' now it is to see family. But when I have a bit more cash, I plan to see more of the world - on a budget of course.

That's how I feel. It's as much as I can cope with to look after my kids here, without having to do it less conveniently in some holiday location!

gallygirl

LydiaJ wrote: »

Have I mentioned this site? Sorry if I'm banging on about it, but it's really helped me be a bit more realistic about keeping all the balls in the air, or not.

Just did the burnout quiz - oops . And that's only the day job :rotfl:.

LydiaJ

gallygirl wrote: »

Just did the burnout quiz - oops . And that's only the day job :rotfl:.

How did you score? If it's high then please try to slow down before you get debilitated - believe me it's not fun.

peaceandfreedom

DedicatedDFW wrote: »

And.. drum roll.. my Mr has started to notice a difference here :T If i can just get him to move his things that i can't move it will be fab He instantly agreed to getting everything he's put into the loft out of there too :T Although he then forgot that he'd agreed to do this on a set day :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Well done to Mr T (and well done to you for getting him to see the light).

DedicatedDFW wrote: »

And he was suitably appreciative of my little bargain shopping - he knows i love a bargain My freezer is now extra full though :eek: Is it wrong that one of the things i think about when thinking of a bigger house is a big american style fridge freezer, or an extra freezer tucked into the utility / garage for all my bargains :whistle:

Wrong? My dear, it's practically obligatory. We have a large fridge - not the American style fridge-freezers because the freezer on those is such an awkward size - too small to take a pizza box for example. But our fridge is a large full height job and I LOVE it!

We also have a drawer-style freezer (the standard height) in the utility-room and also a chest freezer in the garage. As well as a little larder in the garage as well to store those bulk-buy bargains.

Goldiegirl

Alchemilla wrote: »

I confess DH and I have a list of places to visit when we are next footloose, in about fifteen years.

I love visiting places, both in this country and overseas.


We've been lucky to be able to do cruises, so we've seen quite a few places, albeit a quick visit.


From next year onwards we hope to start realising some of our long term wish list, including places like Australia & China !


We've saved and worked all our lives, so we feel those first years of retirement when we are still fit enough for long haul, will be our time to do it.