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Escape to the country & living off savings

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  • doingitanyway
    doingitanyway Posts: 10,048 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Mortgage-free Glee!
    I love it when I can create a meal out of seemingly nothing  :)
    Good buy on the crocuses and it is an investment in future beauty!
    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
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  • SuzeQStan
    SuzeQStan Posts: 1,717 Forumite
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    Chicken fajitas sound lovely and the substitute yogurt instead of sour cream very clever.

    I was with you 100% till you got to the liver part.  I love pate but straight up liver and I have never gotten on. Too many stone cold dinners decades ago with me n my poor mum glaring at each other across the table.  🤣 

    Are you looking forward to your weekend away?  Hopefully the weather will stay a bit nicer  xx
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  • doingitanyway
    doingitanyway Posts: 10,048 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Mortgage-free Glee!
    I love it when I spend leftover cash in my purse. 
    Your food sounds good and healthy 
    Enjoy your time with your friend :)
    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
    Debt Free (again) 25/072025
  • MovingForwards
    MovingForwards Posts: 17,150 Forumite
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    Your garden will be so colourful. It's great bagging reduced bulbs and you'll have to see what others are around at the end of each season. 

    Liver and onions seemed to be staple for all of us growing up......

    Hope you had a wonderful catch up.
    Mortgage started 2020, aiming to clear 31/12/2029.
  • doingitanyway
    doingitanyway Posts: 10,048 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Mortgage-free Glee!
    Mmmm nice menu  :)
    I love Aldee...
    Just reading your signature. A good reminder of all the charges involved in house buying. 
    I have insurance with solicitors and also I shopped around for survey saving £100. Both thanks to you  :)



    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
    Debt Free (again) 25/072025
  • Skint_yet_Again
    Skint_yet_Again Posts: 8,456 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Hung up my suit! Mortgage-free Glee!
    edited 22 August 2023 at 7:56PM
    Thanks @doingitanyway I was lucky that my DS decided to buy my house otherwise I would have had estate agent fees for selling too. I’m glad you took out solicitor insurance, it was so worth it for me, but hopefully your purchase will go through no problem 🤞


    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/p1
  • MovingForwards
    MovingForwards Posts: 17,150 Forumite
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    Your garden is coming together and will burst into colour.
    Great shopping and lovely meals planned. Have you tried fried / grilled / microwaved courgette slices with a sprinkle of cheese melted on them or turn them into pizzas with chopped meat then the cheese?
    Mortgage started 2020, aiming to clear 31/12/2029.
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