Tales of thrift and self-reliance on a journey to early retirement.
This week I've had to decide whether to fix our mortgage for a further period of time to secure a low-ish interest rate or risk going onto a variable rate that is more than twice our current one, effectively doubling our mortgage interest payments. Not a tough choice really ...
Spring cleaning has had to be put on hold this week as Martin has managed to tear his calf muscle, leaving me to hold the fort. We've recently decided to modify the kitchen, and in an amazing stroke of luck we found a secondhand Rangemaster 90cm induction range on eBay in our town and went to pick it up in the week. That's when it happened. Martin lifted his end of the range, but didn't even ...
Martin and I are 10 percenters. That is, we are among the 10% of couples who have an age gap of more than 10 years. This never bothered us when we met 14 years ago, but the 12 year age gap is sure bothering me now I have to do retirement planning! I've spent the last few ...
Thinking of you all at The Cottage at the End of the Lane. So, so sorry to hear about Colin. xxS ...
The sheep had a bit of a stressful day today. They were sheared. In the UK shearing takes place in May, the earlier the better, to avoid the dreaded fly strike and keep the sheep cool during the hot months. Flies are active and laying their eggs towards the end of May, sometimes ...
As promised, pictures of the bathroom with the new floor. I laid that myself and am very chuffed with the outcome. Can't believe how much difference it makes. Much better than smelly worn out old carpet. So, now onto spring cleaning our bedroom. To be honest, ...
Had a nice little surprise this morning. My pension provider sent me a letter asking if I would confirm my email address and go paperless at the same time, and in return I would get a £5 M&S voucher. I have no problem with that; my pension provider is one of the few companies ...
