Originalmiscellany's MF dreams
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Off on holidays, radio silence will commence in a few hours!Feb 2012 - onwards MF achieved
September 2016 - Back into clearing a mortgage - Was due to be paid off in 32 years in March 2047 -
April 2018 down to 28.00 months vs 30.04 months at normal payment.
Predicted mortgage clearing 03/2047 - now looking at 02/2045
Aims: 1) To pay off mortgage within 20 years - 20370 -
The problem of wifi in hotels isn't it
750 off today, peeling legs, warm skin, great food and views. Happy days!
2k off this month, pleased. Will raid MOM's at the end of the month to get it a bit higher I hope...Feb 2012 - onwards MF achieved
September 2016 - Back into clearing a mortgage - Was due to be paid off in 32 years in March 2047 -
April 2018 down to 28.00 months vs 30.04 months at normal payment.
Predicted mortgage clearing 03/2047 - now looking at 02/2045
Aims: 1) To pay off mortgage within 20 years - 20370 -
Enjoying the final full week of holidays, sunny sort of. AM really pleased I have a pepper plant from a Christmas present but I don't know when to pick them! Some are a good 3 inches long and think they're ready? Or do I need to leave them to redden on the vine? They're all green at the moment, but if I have a bumper harvest, I think we could get 60 or 70 off them which would be amazing!
Plus, do I let them dry naturally to preserve them?Feb 2012 - onwards MF achieved
September 2016 - Back into clearing a mortgage - Was due to be paid off in 32 years in March 2047 -
April 2018 down to 28.00 months vs 30.04 months at normal payment.
Predicted mortgage clearing 03/2047 - now looking at 02/2045
Aims: 1) To pay off mortgage within 20 years - 20370 -
Have just noticed it's a year and a few weeks since I started posting seriously (see the start of this thread dated 10/08/2010). If I was told I'd have so much in this year I'd have struggled to believe you
Am offloading some furniture via freecycle today, and helped a friend with his computer this week and was given a bottle of wine as a thank you, so it'll be consumed with a tasty meal tonight. Yummie.
Am trying to get ready for work, slowly motivation is returning to me;
and am deciding what to do with my tax returns - other than avoid them (never a good answer is it!)
But a long weekend of quietness awaits us, ideal. Nothing too stressful is needed.Feb 2012 - onwards MF achieved
September 2016 - Back into clearing a mortgage - Was due to be paid off in 32 years in March 2047 -
April 2018 down to 28.00 months vs 30.04 months at normal payment.
Predicted mortgage clearing 03/2047 - now looking at 02/2045
Aims: 1) To pay off mortgage within 20 years - 20370 -
The joy of tax returns, eh. I did mine a few weeks ago and started DH's for him, but there are a few complications which mean we haven't finished his yet. It's a good feeling when they're done and dusted.
Your pepper plant sounds great, I presume it's chilli pepper rather than sweet pepper? Sorry I don't know anything about chillis, maybe good old google with come up with some tips.Yesterday is today's memories, tomorrow is today's dreams0 -
originalmiscellany wrote: »Enjoying the final full week of holidays, sunny sort of. AM really pleased I have a pepper plant from a Christmas present but I don't know when to pick them! Some are a good 3 inches long and think they're ready? Or do I need to leave them to redden on the vine? They're all green at the moment, but if I have a bumper harvest, I think we could get 60 or 70 off them which would be amazing!
Plus, do I let them dry naturally to preserve them?
No idea! I bought a pepper plant and was very unsuccesssful with it. It never grew!Apr 2024 - part 1 - £30,337 part 2 - £24,811 Total - £55,148 43 months to go!0 -
Just pick it whenever. If it's chilli I would probably wait until it's red, if it's a sweet pepper, pick it whenever you want to use it!
I let my chilli dry naturally - pick them with the stalks (but if the stalks come out, don't worry, it just means it's very ripe) and then hang them up using string in a dark, dry cupboard to dry. They don't smell or anything, so don't worry too much where you hang them.
Once they're dry they're very brittle, so you will find it best to grind them a little using a pestle and mortar before you use them - they go everywhere if you try and cut them with a knife. However if you use them before they're dry they will cut up nicely, and are lovely in stir fries or on nachos.
If it's sweet pepper, I don't know how you would preserve them, but not by drying. Probably under either oil or vinegar, but there are probably instructions somewhere on t' net if you have a look.Borrowed £150,000 in an offset tracker mortgage in May 2007 - MFD May 2041 (67)
Jan 2012 - £125,620.02 / 2,913.87 / Nov 2032 (58) :beer:
Apr 2012 - £122,901.88 / 3,170.91 / Jul 2032 (58)
Jul 2012 - £122, 589.02 / 3,507.99 / Sept 2032 (58)
Oct 2012 - £120,476.31 / 3,889.42 / July 2032 (58)0 -
Shall do! Aiming for a little more mortgage overpayment at the end of this month - original (as of 2 months ago) is to clear mortgage by April 2012... I think that still should be do-able - but every overpayment makes that deadlien a little more comfortable to reach.Feb 2012 - onwards MF achieved
September 2016 - Back into clearing a mortgage - Was due to be paid off in 32 years in March 2047 -
April 2018 down to 28.00 months vs 30.04 months at normal payment.
Predicted mortgage clearing 03/2047 - now looking at 02/2045
Aims: 1) To pay off mortgage within 20 years - 20370 -
Like the football transfer deadline, I've managed to sneak in another £350 into the mortgage when no-one is looking. Hoping for another last minute deal with a raid on MOM's account tonight!Feb 2012 - onwards MF achieved
September 2016 - Back into clearing a mortgage - Was due to be paid off in 32 years in March 2047 -
April 2018 down to 28.00 months vs 30.04 months at normal payment.
Predicted mortgage clearing 03/2047 - now looking at 02/2045
Aims: 1) To pay off mortgage within 20 years - 20370 -
And the raid was successful! £650 off MOM, so a total of 3k saved this month Dunno how as we also had a holiday thrown in.
Weird!Feb 2012 - onwards MF achieved
September 2016 - Back into clearing a mortgage - Was due to be paid off in 32 years in March 2047 -
April 2018 down to 28.00 months vs 30.04 months at normal payment.
Predicted mortgage clearing 03/2047 - now looking at 02/2045
Aims: 1) To pay off mortgage within 20 years - 20370
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