A long slow journey to mortgage freedom

greent

Great news re getting below £240k! And well done on recent ebaying!


x

Firegirl

Thanks greent:0)

Firegirl

So were pitching a tent in the garden and my hubby and kids are camping tonight. The expert husband was having trouble with the tent and I was clearly the expert. My 7 year old says to me, how do you know so much about camping, I said well there were so many of us we couldn't afford hotels so we camped everywhere, and we had so much fun.

Starting to regret my enthusiasm for camping today as I think there are gonna be a lot of cheap camping holidays this summer!!:rotfl: Up side is it'll be great family time and you really appreciate what you've got when you come back.......trying to convince myself!!!

Luckyinlife

I love fishing i always stay out at the lake when i can for the night love it :]

Maby you could do caravan holidays they are fun :] enjoy its wet and rainy here today :[

Firegirl

So went for a trip today. Made it a sort of MSE day by bringing a picnic.

Unfortunately my kids are now at the stage of wanting something when I get even a take away coffee, so I got stung for 2 hot chocs.

Also got stung for a toy each in gift shop. Another £4 down but it's the daft wee things they buy remind them of the fun day I think.

Day out still cheaper than putting them to holiday club and me going to work and you really can't put a price on a fun day out with your kids. They grow so fast!!!

cookie9

Sounds good fun. Have you thought about taking a flask and some juice for you and the kids when you are out? This is what I am trying at the moment. If all else fails weatherwise we can always have a picnic in the car!

Firegirl

Thanks for popping by cookie9.

Yes I maybe need to invest in a wee flask. Would save me £6 odd a day trip at this rate!!!

So today I used my Cash back card to pay for a work lunch.... So now the aim is to not spend cash in my wallet!!!! Need to pay a cash bill later in week that I would have had to take the money out of my account. Probably a bit much effort for 1% cash back!!! Which reminds me I should look for a card with a better cash back rate.

Alchemilla

Never take a packed lunch, always take a picnic!

Firegirl

Picnics are so much more fun than packed lunches!!!!!

So checked my mortgage balance today and it has updated!!!!!! I'm actually so excited!!!

gallygirl

Firegirl wrote: »

So checked my mortgage balance today and it has updated!!!!!! I'm actually so excited!!!

:rotfl: I'd say you need to get out more, but that costs money so just stay where you are and admire your shrinking balance :T.