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Mortgage free by 2023 (!)
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I didn't think you bet, absolutely not
full of admiration for your seed planting though! I have two that my seed packets tell me can start to be planted in February - black magic kale, and echinacea. Still got 2.5 days to go!
2023: the year I get to buy a car1 -
Karmacat said:I didn't think you bet, absolutely not
full of admiration for your seed planting though! I have two that my seed packets tell me can start to be planted in February - black magic kale, and echinacea. Still got 2.5 days to go!
Save £12k in 2025 #2 I am at £9586.01 out of £6000 after August (158.45%)
OS Grocery Challenge in 2025 I am at £2226.88/£3000 or 74.23% of my annual spend so far
I also Reverse Meal Plan on that thread and grow much of our own premium price fruit and veg, joining in on the Grow your own thread
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Suffolk_lass said:Karmacat said:I didn't think you bet, absolutely not
full of admiration for your seed planting though! I have two that my seed packets tell me can start to be planted in February - black magic kale, and echinacea. Still got 2.5 days to go!
DFW (08/08) £64,346.53 Gone (02/19)
MFW (08/08) £118k Gone (09/23)1 -
Such a lovely day yesterday. We spent most of it outdoors. Finally put the hooks up to hold the french doors open as they have a tendency to swing! Pegged out (in MummytoGirls style) for the first time this year. It still needed 30 mins in the tumble to finish off but better than a few hours.I weeded 3/4 of the front flowerbed. It goes down the side of our drive and in all the years we’ve been here I’ve never known what to do with it. It has one tree that sends seeds everywhere so we always have little growths but tree attracts loads of bees so I don’t want to chop it. Anyway I did dig up two bushes from there so only three main plants remain. I’m tempted to just Chuck wildflower seeds on it for a year. Anyway will get back out there today and weed the rest. Also got some planters out the back to weed.Just so nice to see the sunshine and spend time out there. I actually turned the heaters off yesterday as we had every door and window open but they soon went back on last night along with the wood burner as it was a tad chilly.DFW (08/08) £64,346.53 Gone (02/19)
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Hi debt free weeding and wildflowers idea sounds great. Last year our council ditched all their usual bedding planting schemes and just did wildflowers and it looked awesome! Have a great day CM2
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Another vote for the wildflowers - along with your tree, that will make it fantastic!2023: the year I get to buy a car1
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I blame the full moon but OP of £1001 made at the weekend.I want the monthly payment to recalculate as there is a fair amount of OPs to take into account. I think they last recalculated 2/3 years ago. Also instead of having money in PB and paying OPs here and there I thought it better to save some interest, OP the lump and then replace the savings here and there.Mortgage balance now £61,996.97 with £1679.44 out of a target of £2500 OP this year.Savings are now £715 out of a target of £3000 for the year.DFW (08/08) £64,346.53 Gone (02/19)
MFW (08/08) £118k Gone (09/23)5 -
Whoop, whoop! So, just to echo you on my diary, "When are you increasing the target???" 🤣Mortgage start: £65,495 (March 2016)
Cleared 🧚♀️🧚♀️🧚♀️!!! In 5 years, 1 month and 29 days
Total amount repaid: £72,307.03. £1.10 repaid for every £1.00 borrowed
Finally earning interest instead of paying it!!!4 -
South_coast said:Whoop, whoop! So, just to echo you on my diary, "When are you increasing the target???" 🤣DFW (08/08) £64,346.53 Gone (02/19)
MFW (08/08) £118k Gone (09/23)3 -
No PB win again. Been 7 months now I think.Hope some of you lot won!DFW (08/08) £64,346.53 Gone (02/19)
MFW (08/08) £118k Gone (09/23)2
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