uzubairu's Mortgage Free Journey

I worked some overtime on Sunday evening, so that combined with the arrears from last month should add an extra £300 to my pay next week.

I'm getting close to my year end target and I still have 6 months to go. :j
If I can maintain the monthly overpayments around £750 (eBay, Quidco etc., overtime, extra from OH), I think I could get the mortgage down to £84,000 by December.

I am going to aim for £950 again this month, and £750 in August because we are going on holiday on the 31st.

I found out yesterday that it's going to be a bit hectic at work over the next month or so due to staff sickness/holidays which means I have to look after another department (which is in a right mess :shocked: ) as well as my own.

Sometimes the only reward for being good at your job is picking up the cr*p that the incompetent ones leave behind. :mad:

Right now, August 31st can't come soon enough.

Yesterday was 'Mass Overpay your mortgage day' and I had pledged to pay £4.07 for every post up until 07:00 on the 4th of July.
Here's the thread:-

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1636733

There were 71 posts by the deadline so I paid in £288.97.

Earlier this month (04/07/09) I made an extra overpayment of £288.97.

I've made an extra payment today of £99.91, which will take my July overpayment to £888.88 (including the standard £500).

I like the look of all the 8s together, so that will be my final figure for July 2009.

I may pay more than the £750 planned for August to compensate.

I've planned to do another mass clearout (includes some of OH's clothing this time) and see if I can get anything for them on eBay.

I've got to give my car a proper clean now, as it has been yearning for one.

Floxxie wrote: »

JesaRose on the eBay thread on the DFW board mentioned www.bigwardrobe.com for buying, selling and swapping clothes. Might be worth a look?

Fantastic overpayment. Well done!

Thanks for your words of support.

The site looks interesting and I will give it a go.

I also forgot to add that I never received all my overtime last week when I was paid.
I am due £130 next month and I (after complaining) witnessed the payment being put through on the HR system, so I know that it will be in next month's pay.