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  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    edinburgher wrote: »
    Slow cooked tofu in satay sauce is also healthy and tasty :think:
    Boak :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"
  • in_need_of_direction
    in_need_of_direction Posts: 7,744 Forumite
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    I'm with you gg. The texture is all wrong.
    Mortgage at 01.01.14 £119,481.83:eek: today £0 Emergency fund £5.5/5.5k & £200/200 cash.:jWeight 24/02/19 14st 7lb now 12st determined to stop defining myself by my mistakes. Progress not perfection.:T100%through my 1% mortgage challenge. 100% through my pb challenge.
  • newgirly
    newgirly Posts: 9,352 Forumite
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    Hi ed, I've been popping in and out of your diary but have finally got round to reading the whole thing from the start today. It's very interesting reading about your different outlook on planning for the future via investing rather than just oping. It defiantly makes sense but seems quite daunting!

    Congratulations on the baby, that really is fantastic news, what an exciting year you have coming :D
    MFW 67 - Finally mortgage free! 💙😁
  • ljaneyr
    ljaneyr Posts: 1,135 Forumite
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    I'm not the biggest fan of tofu either. The only stuff I enjoy is the stuff you buy in S@insburys that is already marinated - yummy in a stir fry! Even my OH admits it's ok
    "It is often said that before you die your life passes before your eyes. It is in fact true. It's called living." Terry Pratchett
    Bought our house 2012 :) Married 2015 :D Started renovating 2015 :eek:
    Renovation fund... what renovation fund? :eek: Emergency fund 40% Future fund... ongoing...
  • Watty1
    Watty1 Posts: 6,904 Forumite
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    gallygirl wrote: »
    Not really. Haven't recovered from Tom Kerridge's chorizo, chick when I decluttered some old sauces yesterday it made a gap for the box of Tofu to be seen :eek:. I'm building up to it slowly, tomorrow I may actually pick the box up :D.



    Sorry GG but that box will be useless as a handweight - honestly - try picking up tins instead :)
    Made it to mortgage free but what a muddle that became

    In the event the proverbial hits the fan then co-habitees are better stashing their cash than being mortgage free !!
  • Karmacat
    Karmacat Posts: 39,460 Forumite
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    More than a page on tofu :eek::rotfl: its fascinating!
    2023: the year I get to buy a car
  • edinburgher
    edinburgher Posts: 13,911 Forumite
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    This is the culinary thread after all :)

    Feeling like a total pig now, managed to have 3 desserts today! Visited relatives in the morning, then drove to a semi-rural town in South Lanarkshire to get a feel for the place. Love bits of it (traditional architecture, village green etc.), but wasn't wildly impressed by the more modern 'Cooncil' flats etc. etc.

    Considering our next house and we are trying to cast our net a bit wider this time. Cheap houses c. £150k for 3 beds, nice ones c. £180k, 7 mile drive to local station for commute. We both like the general vibe of the place, but none of the immature emotional response that led to us buying our current place. Probably a good thing?

    We have agreed to go back in spring.

    Followed by a belly busting Sunday roast (trio of roasts, goose fat potatoes, stuffing, cauliflower cheese, pud) and a couple of pints. Then time for a nap in front of the fire and now I'm catching up with admin as my first sourdough loaf does its thing... :T

    £5.89 to Emergency Fund, £10 to S&S ISA pot.
  • in_need_of_direction
    in_need_of_direction Posts: 7,744 Forumite
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    What are the schools like?
    Mortgage at 01.01.14 £119,481.83:eek: today £0 Emergency fund £5.5/5.5k & £200/200 cash.:jWeight 24/02/19 14st 7lb now 12st determined to stop defining myself by my mistakes. Progress not perfection.:T100%through my 1% mortgage challenge. 100% through my pb challenge.
  • edinburgher
    edinburgher Posts: 13,911 Forumite
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    in_need_of_direction wrote: »
    What are the schools like?

    Not sure about the primary schools, the secondary school is a modern building and were rated excellent/very good/very good when they were visited by Ofsted (this was a good few years ago now). Their website is well updated, pupils seem to be very enthusiastic and there is good evidence of involvement in community/charity/industry activities as well as classes.

    Then again, you obviously see the best of schools on their websites ;)
  • elantan
    elantan Posts: 21,022 Forumite
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    edinburgher wrote: »
    This is the culinary thread after all :)

    Feeling like a total pig now, managed to have 3 desserts today! Visited relatives in the morning, then drove to a semi-rural town in South Lanarkshire to get a feel for the place. Love bits of it (traditional architecture, village green etc.), but wasn't wildly impressed by the more modern 'Cooncil' flats etc. etc.

    Considering our next house and we are trying to cast our net a bit wider this time. Cheap houses c. £150k for 3 beds, nice ones c. £180k, 7 mile drive to local station for commute. We both like the general vibe of the place, but none of the immature emotional response that led to us buying our current place. Probably a good thing?

    We have agreed to go back in spring.

    Followed by a belly busting Sunday roast (trio of roasts, goose fat potatoes, stuffing, cauliflower cheese, pud) and a couple of pints. Then time for a nap in front of the fire and now I'm catching up with admin as my first sourdough loaf does its thing... :T

    £5.89 to Emergency Fund, £10 to S&S ISA pot.

    maybe Pm with where it is ? if it's somewhere i know i can let you know anything i do about it :) I'm south lanarkshire myself and have lived and worked ( in a social care capacity ... youth work etc) in a few areas :)
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