We'd like to remind Forumites to please avoid political debate on the Forum... Read More »
📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!
Moving forward and upwards
Options
Comments
-
Was too nice to paint, so I spent time in the garden!
Cabage and cauliflower seeds are in, so I can start another batch in a month, then another batch; I've various ones for planting throughout the year. Got to get companion plant seeds in.Tomato seeds planted and sitting on the window ledge, lavender seeds are sitting on another ledge.Did some weeding and tidying up, loads more to do and hopefully there will be more nice weather.
It was tomato, green beans, garlic etc pan cooked with the chicken thighs, served with cous cous, bit of chocolate for pudding.Mortgage started 2020, aiming to clear 31/12/2029.3 -
Tasty food. Glad you got started on your seeds. I haven't got the energy for that yet...Achieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality in 2030
1) MFW Nov 21 £202K now £174.8K Equity 32.77%
2) £2.6K Net savings after CCs 6/7/25
3) Mortgage neutral by 06/30 (AVC £24.3K + Lump Sums DB £4.6K + (25% of SIPP 1.2K) = 30.1/£127.5K target 23.6% 29/7/25
4) FI Age 60 income target £16.5/30K 55.1%
5) SIPP £4.8K updated 29/7/252 -
Thanks SHDidn't feel up to painting by the time I finished work. Provided I get the porcibule finished this month I will be happy.
Sowed more tomato seeds and sorted out my herb and companion plants seeds.
Planning to spend this long weekend in the garden, subject to weather.
Had homemade cheese burgers for tea, no pudding today.Mortgage started 2020, aiming to clear 31/12/2029.3 -
You are doing great with the house and garden and your food is total yumIf you have built castles in the air, your work should not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them
Emergency fund 100/1000
Buffer fund 0/100
Debt Free (again) 25/0720253 -
Planting is coming on. Hope the weather is nice at the weekend and you can get out in the garden.0% credit card £1360 & 0% Car Loan £7500 ~ paid in full JAN 2020 = NOW DEBT FREE 🤗
House sale OCT 2022 = NOW MORTGAGE FREE 🤗
House purchase completed FEB 2023 🥳🍾 Left work. 🤗
Retired at 55 & now living off the equity £10k a year (until pensions start at 60 & 67).
Previous Savings diary https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5597938/get-a-grip/p1
Living off savings diary
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6429003/escape-to-the-country-living-off-savings/p13 -
Thanks DIA and Skinty
I've sorted some more things out to plant and hopefully the weather will be as nice as it is now. Not long til my weekend begins ☺️Mortgage started 2020, aiming to clear 31/12/2029.3 -
Did a bit of gardening after I finished. Planted up the remaining onion set, sowed some little ball type carrot seeds, tidied up a bit, did a bit of weeding and watered as it's been 17° today.
I was going to sow some herb seeds, but that can wait until tomorrow, gives me time to double check my greens and root veg seeds for sowing this month and next.
- caught a bit of sun ☺️
Plan for this long weekend is gardening, painting the porcibule, adding a bit more to my art painting and resting.
Had roast pork, spuds and runner beans for tea. Having yoghurt for pudding.
£37 in the bank, £2 is bank fee, 8 days til payday.Mortgage started 2020, aiming to clear 31/12/2029.2 -
Enjoy your long weekend. 17 degrees - sounds like bliss. Your food sounds very yummy too. I just had leftovers and semi regretted it. Planning on some fruit loaf when the food order comes...Achieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality in 2030
1) MFW Nov 21 £202K now £174.8K Equity 32.77%
2) £2.6K Net savings after CCs 6/7/25
3) Mortgage neutral by 06/30 (AVC £24.3K + Lump Sums DB £4.6K + (25% of SIPP 1.2K) = 30.1/£127.5K target 23.6% 29/7/25
4) FI Age 60 income target £16.5/30K 55.1%
5) SIPP £4.8K updated 29/7/252 -
Thank you SH, it was like music to my skin. Suncream is ready for the weekend as it was too much in jogging bottoms and long sleeve top.
Enjoy your fruit loaf, it's a comfort, homely snack.Mortgage started 2020, aiming to clear 31/12/2029.2 -
Was up just after 5am and there was a blue sky front of the flat, sunrise at the back. Now it's even bluer and very warm, apparently it's only 9° which makes no sense as I'm in ³/4 leggings and a vest!
I've popped to 2x A1DI this morning, picked up 3 fruit bushes with my pocket money and some reduced price greens for SIL furballs.
Slight change of plan today, helping SIL with her allotment, which probably means me being told to sit down and watch as SIL and TomBo work it; mini me is at nursery. Hopefully I can work on our garden later.
Hope you've got some nice weather too!Mortgage started 2020, aiming to clear 31/12/2029.3
Confirm your email address to Create Threads and Reply

Categories
- All Categories
- 351.1K Banking & Borrowing
- 253.2K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
- 453.7K Spending & Discounts
- 244.1K Work, Benefits & Business
- 599.2K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
- 177K Life & Family
- 257.5K Travel & Transport
- 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
- 16.1K Discuss & Feedback
- 37.6K Read-Only Boards