Making chicken feed of my mortgage

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  • Greying_Pilgrim
    Greying_Pilgrim Posts: 5,429 Forumite
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    How are 'the girls' in this heat MWC?

    Are you packed yet? :D

    Will be lovely to hear your tales of your adventurising on your return :D

    Greying
    Pounds for Panes £2,590/£10,000 - start date Dec 2023

    Coins for Camping (April) -  £8/£15  (Camping TTD - £60/90)
     
    Grocery spend April £214.28/215
    Non-food household spend April £29.23/25
    Bulk Fund April 0/£10

    Knitted items for charity 1/24 (inc. Blankets 1/6)
  • muddywhitechicken
    muddywhitechicken Posts: 3,940 Forumite
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    :wave: Greying - thanks for popping by

    The Girls are fine :)

    Am I packed yet?! Of course not... we're not leaving until 05:15 on Sunday :rotfl:

    Before I pack, I need to:

    Go to work
    Write a whilst I'm away list for my colleagues
    Ask the neighbours to chicken sit
    Buy car tax
    Research and buy car insurance
    Power wash the chicken coop
    Pot up some seedlings
    Clean the house
    Walk 15,075 steps/day
    Wash, dry and iron clothes
    Oh and buy a suitcase!
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • gallygirl
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    muddywhitechicken wrote: »
    :wave: Greying - thanks for popping by

    The Girls are fine :)

    Am I packed yet?! Of course not... we're not leaving until 05:15 on Sunday :rotfl:

    Before I pack, I need to:

    Go to work
    Write a whilst I'm away list for my colleagues
    Ask the neighbours to chicken sit
    Buy car tax
    Research and buy car insurance
    Power wash the chicken coop
    Pot up some seedlings
    Clean the house
    Walk 15,075 steps/day
    Wash, dry and iron clothes
    Oh and buy a suitcase!
    So what will you be doing from Friday lunchtime then :rotfl:
    A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort
    :) Mortgage Balance = £0 :)
    "Do what others won't early in life so you can do what others can't later in life"
  • muddywhitechicken
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    muddywhitechicken wrote: »
    Before I pack, I need to:

    Go to work - done!
    Write a whilst I'm away list for my colleagues - done
    Ask the neighbours to chicken sit
    Buy car tax - done
    Research and buy car insurance - research done...
    Power wash the chicken coop - done in the rain!
    Pot up some seedlings
    Clean the house
    Walk 15,075 steps/day - at 14,500 so will meet target by bedtime
    Wash, dry and iron clothes - 1 load of laundry done
    Oh and buy a suitcase!

    Made a start on the list (and also paid all the CC bills due whilst we're away) but now I've had a drink and I CBA :p

    HFW's tahini-dressed green bean & courgette salad for dinner - the recipe is a keeper - we added spelt to bulk it out a bit :D

    Eggs IN 3
    Eggs OUT 6 (1 box sold for £1.50)
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • Greying_Pilgrim
    Greying_Pilgrim Posts: 5,429 Forumite
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    SNAP! There was spelt in our tea too :D Only spelt flour though, crafted into the shape of a pizza base. Bought a bag on our recent sojourn round and about the organic spelt producing belt of Great Britain :D

    Greying
    Pounds for Panes £2,590/£10,000 - start date Dec 2023

    Coins for Camping (April) -  £8/£15  (Camping TTD - £60/90)
     
    Grocery spend April £214.28/215
    Non-food household spend April £29.23/25
    Bulk Fund April 0/£10

    Knitted items for charity 1/24 (inc. Blankets 1/6)
  • muddywhitechicken
    muddywhitechicken Posts: 3,940 Forumite
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    Eggs IN 4
    Eggs OUT 4 (fried eggs for lunch)

    The list is nearly complete - just need to pack now!

    Weather forecast for Norway is looking decidedly wet :(

    so I'll be packing waterproofs!
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • Alchemilla
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    Bon voyage. X
  • Watty1
    Watty1 Posts: 4,928 Forumite
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    Have a lovely time in Norway :)
    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 !!
  • Habibiboo
    Habibiboo Posts: 1,582 Forumite
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    :wave:

    Belated congrats on your well-deserved promotion MWC and all the best for your holiday, I hope you have a lovely time! x
    Stash busting 2014 45 / 60 (balls of yarn)!
    2014 Sealed Pot #2136 ?/£500
    House: Decluttering 322 / 365
    Original mortgage [STRIKE]£149,000[/STRIKE][STRIKE]£117,750[/STRIKE];[STRIKE]£112,500[/STRIKE] MFW 2014#69 GOAL 1: [STRIKE]£109 K April[/STRIKE] ;) GOAL 2: [STRIKE]£103 K by Sept[/STRIKE] ;) GOAL 3: < £100k by end of 2014 MF goal: Nov 2020 - 4 years early
  • muddywhitechicken
    muddywhitechicken Posts: 3,940 Forumite
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    Thanks - at Heathrow!
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
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