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Steadily climbing the mountain, enjoying the view along the way
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On my way. Will bring a boot load of excellent manure for the veg patch being cleared - and - hope to leave with leftover trifle after the rave
Made it to mortgage free but what a muddle that became
In the event the proverbial hits the fan then co-habitees are better stashing their cash than being mortgage free !!2 -
Well rotted manure, raving and trifle…… fab ingredients for an interesting weekend 😄
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Weed, Eat, Rave, compost heap!
4/10/25Three Years Mortgage Free Yay!
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No Turtle gets left behind.[/b]
******PROUD MEMBER OF THE TOFU EATING COALITION OF CHAOS !!!******3 -
Thank you 😊❤️ I’m noticing a difference when working in the garden as well - I feel both looser and like I have slightly better balance. 😊
KK
As at 17.04.26:
- When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £216,847
- OPs to mortgage = £18,925 Estd. interest saved = £9,670 to date
c. 16 months reduction in term
Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030
Read 31 books of target 52 in 2026 as @ 7th May.
Produce tracker: £108 of £400 in 2026
Watch your thoughts, they become your words.
Watch your words, they become your actions.Watch your actions, they become your reality.3 -
Literally laughing my tush off here. Mr KK is bemused and amused …
Thank you x
KK
As at 17.04.26:
- When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £216,847
- OPs to mortgage = £18,925 Estd. interest saved = £9,670 to date
c. 16 months reduction in term
Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030
Read 31 books of target 52 in 2026 as @ 7th May.
Produce tracker: £108 of £400 in 2026
Watch your thoughts, they become your words.
Watch your words, they become your actions.Watch your actions, they become your reality.3 -
I don't like raves or trifle or custard, please may I hide in your kitchen with Chloe and your new books?
(you will always find me in the kitchen at parties now ear worming!)
My mortgage free diary: +++ Divide by Cucumber Error. Please reinstall universe and reboot+++
GNU Mr Redo3 -
MSEness:
Two weeks on the trot my bag of easy peelers has turned up with one going rotten it! 😠
This week, just to add to it, the cottage cheese I ordered is dated today! Fortunately I noticed (I wouldn’t normally bother to check, but I have three this week so looked at them all to put them in the fridge in the right order for retrieval / use). Unimpressed.Rung Toscos - Tbf, they picked up straight away after the myriad of menus and I have a refund coming my way (£4.32 - not a huge amount but they have annoyed me now!) and a note is going into my account to ask them to check the citrus in future and they will investigate why the date control on the cottage cheese wasn’t as it should be.
I feel a bit righteous! 😉😂😂
KK
As at 17.04.26:
- When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £216,847
- OPs to mortgage = £18,925 Estd. interest saved = £9,670 to date
c. 16 months reduction in term
Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030
Read 31 books of target 52 in 2026 as @ 7th May.
Produce tracker: £108 of £400 in 2026
Watch your thoughts, they become your words.
Watch your words, they become your actions.Watch your actions, they become your reality.10 -
Of course you can 😊
I think you’d like both of these books; Abundance by Mark Diacono and A Year of Colour by Ann-Marie Powell. Tonnes of photos in both ❤️
KK
As at 17.04.26:
- When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £216,847
- OPs to mortgage = £18,925 Estd. interest saved = £9,670 to date
c. 16 months reduction in term
Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030
Read 31 books of target 52 in 2026 as @ 7th May.
Produce tracker: £108 of £400 in 2026
Watch your thoughts, they become your words.
Watch your words, they become your actions.Watch your actions, they become your reality.3 -
Ooooh, Mark Diacono started out on Hugh F-W's RC series didn't he. Isn't his farm/food centre in……..🤔…..Worcestershire? Or am I making that up? Isn't one of the buildings a rammed earth, eco build? And Anne Marie Powell used to be on GW didn't she, and then she moved to a makeover/amateur gardener comp. Blasts from the past 😁
I would have to join redo in the kitchen - I'd make myself useful and whip up some soup for the party animals, but I'm afraid I have to be in bed by 9pm these days ☹️ But please may I take a tupperware tub of trifle home for DH - he's a sucker for a bowl of trifle 😁
Greying X
Grocery Spend May 2026 £111.65/£200
Grocery spend April 2026 £199.95/£200 +5pence
Non-food spend May 2026 £41.72/£80
Bulk Fund 2026 Month 5/12 - £5.98/£93.54 (reducing balance - start £120 pa)
""Mother Nature don't draw straight lines
The broken moulds in a grand design
We look a mess but we're doing fine
We're card carrying lifelong members
Of the union of different kinds..."
"Union of the Different kinds" - R Christie & T Gilbert, Fisherman's Friends3 -
noooooo not trifle. I will bring gluten free pudding with me and my loops. Happy to drive the drunks home as I rarely drink.
love 🐞Declutter 984/2026
£62.30 saved by growing and eating my own 2026
books read 5 in 2026
£185 🥳 funpot
🐞change pot £39.532
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