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The Freedom Diaries – Week 27: Growing Our Own Food

by mortgagefreebythesea on Apr 17, 2022 category Grow Your Own Food, Save Money, The Freedom Diaries

In years gone by, I’ve enjoyed pottering in the garden and growing my own food. Last year was a bit different as Carla moved in during April which meant that our time was spent making the home ours and getting used to new routines. There was very little time for planting seeds, although I did manage to grow some tomatoes.

This year we’ve decided that we’re going to grow as much of our own food as possible. We both love being outdoors and now we have Dolly, we’ll be spending more time at home.

I’m actually quite excited about our little project. Growing our own food together, rather than being a solo project, will be fun.

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7 Books That Changed My Money Mindset

by mortgagefreebythesea on Dec 11, 2020 category financial independence, Make Money, Personal Development, Save Money, Uncategorized

My money mindset has changed massively over the last decade. I’ve gone from worrying about whether I could afford to keep my house to being mortgage free and on the path to financial freedom.

The journey has taken me through a kaliedoscope of budgeting methods, money making endeavours and gastronomic experiments.

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Meal Planning – A Powerful & Transformative Tool?

by mortgagefreebythesea on Oct 18, 2020 category Money Saving in the Home, Save Money, Simple Sundays

A few weeks ago I started meal planning. It was something I did regularly when I was trying to pay my mortgage off early. But once I became mortage free, I got out of the routine.

Since picking the habit back up, I’ve discovered that meal planning is about so much more than saving money. It has the power to transform our lives in subtle but powerful ways.

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How I became mortgage free in 12 years

by mortgagefreebythesea on Sep 18, 2020 category Budgeting, Make Money, Save Money

A few people have asked me how I became mortgage free in such a short period of time. So I thought I’d share my story below, as well highlighting how I boosted my overpayments through cutting expenses and increasing my income.

For me, 12 years was much longer than planned but life threw a few financial curve balls my way.

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Don’t Let Decision Fatigue Destroy Your Financial Dreams!

by mortgagefreebythesea on Sep 11, 2020 category financial independence, Save Money

Decision fatigue has hit me hard this week. With the hustle and bustle of being back at work I’ve found that my energy levels have really dropped.

Heading home I’ve been tempted to buy takeaways or stop off at the shop to buy something quick and easy for tea. My brain just couldn’t deal with any more decisions and because I was hungry, I wanted food fast!

But thankfully, because I’d taken the time to write out a meal plan for the week ahead and had planned super-quick but nutritious batch cooked meals for work nights, I didn’t give in to the temptation.

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