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@savingwannabe beat me to it as I wish you were my neighbour too!
Lovely for me to live vicariously through your/neighbour's garden
Have a lovely Easter Sunday
If 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
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Thanks DIADoubt we could cope with even more gardens, however I'm happy to offer support, ideas and encouragement when needed 😃
Cleared a large section of No2 garden, filled a builders sack and can easily fill another. It's going to take a few months to filter out the garden waste in the garden bin collection!
We are both resting this afternoon. At some point I want to sow more bean seeds. TomBo is preparing the focaccia bread dough for tomorrow, doing roast pork for tea tonight and is shortly handing over a late lunch; don't know what but he seems happy with it.Mortgage started 2020, aiming to clear 31/12/2029.1 -
Wow MF I have just caught up on your diary and so pleased to see things seem to be going very well. How lively to be able to support your neighbours and make the area pretty.
Well done on your OP and savings.
Keep going as it sounds like everything is going in the right direction.
I hope you recovered from your sickness bout.Mortgage Aug 2019 161,000 :eek::eek::eek:Nov 2019 156,500:T Jan 2020 153,122:T, Apr 2020 149,500, Apr2021 139, 675, Oct 2021 136,823, Dec 2021 136,120🙂EF 0/12,000 (0%)😕 (5062.44 was ERC), Jan 2023 128,650. Our Mortgage is never going to be as high as it is today. :jOnwards and downwards to a better life for our family. :jJust keep swimming2 -
It sounds like you have had a very busy weekend enjoying the weather and gardening. Hope the focaccia bread turns out nice 😋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/p12 -
Thank you LW2G and SkintyFeels like a lot changes overnight with my diary at times 😃
The sickness thing has only happened two or three times, it's very odd being woken up by being sick!
I can't believe how quickly the savings have come together. I know it was last December I wanted to reach £5k, then again this December, but provided the savings keep going up, that's a good thing.
Finishing up my coffee nipping to A1DI, then it's gardening.
This is day 4 of gardening and I've pushed myself too far, but told I'm weeding and planting the oregano today, plus sowing more seeds into pots. I hurt in places I never knew existed 🙈
I will let you know how the focaccia turns out later 😊Mortgage started 2020, aiming to clear 31/12/2029.3 -
It's brilliant. One of my other friends is doing this right now and i am so happy for her too. I hope the weather is bearable by you it is colder here today.Aiming for a minimal spend 20222
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Thanks SW.
The weather was quite windy yesterday and I was layered up to go outside. Planted the oregano, did some weeding but not as much as planned, watered everything and that was me done.
Rosemary focaccia was nice, TomBo knows where he went 'wrong' and will make it again. Too much water meant not many big air pockets and the dips on the top didn't work.
I ended up falling asleep watching TV, then woke up in time for some All Creatures.
Hopefully the weather will stay nice as I want to go outside when I finish. TomBo is working on No2.
Having sausage and mash tonight 😊Mortgage started 2020, aiming to clear 31/12/2029.4 -
Hope you managed to get out in the garden today. Yum to sausage and mash 😋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 -
Ohhh a big fan of sausage (veg) and mash here.Mortgage Aug 2019 161,000 :eek::eek::eek:Nov 2019 156,500:T Jan 2020 153,122:T, Apr 2020 149,500, Apr2021 139, 675, Oct 2021 136,823, Dec 2021 136,120🙂EF 0/12,000 (0%)😕 (5062.44 was ERC), Jan 2023 128,650. Our Mortgage is never going to be as high as it is today. :jOnwards and downwards to a better life for our family. :jJust keep swimming3
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Me too! yum. I just made scones it's snowing down saarf.Aiming for a minimal spend 20223
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