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Money and Life - my journey so far
I was on this forum when I started my MF journey a few years back and it has been a real help to me in the past. I haven't been on here for the last few years, but I have never stopped overpaying. My mortgage started in 2013 with a balance of £145k. Today the balance is approximately £15,500. I should have it paid off by…
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The light.... I hope it's not a train
The year was 2004, a fresh faced Roger Red Hat in his very early 20's placed a shaky foot onto the property ladder along with the 19 year old Ruby Red Hat. Our mortgage was £90,000 and for a couple earning £22k (COMBINED!!!!) the thought of having this paid off seemed a long way off. Well, it seems we were right. 16 years…
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Wishing on an ickle star
After lurking on other peoples diaries for a year I've decided to see if having my own diary will make a difference! Our circumstances have changed over the last few months which is making overpaying a whole lot more tricky but that's part of the fun....isn't it? I'll explain more about that later I'm sure - don't want to…
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My big financial challenge to mortgage freedom
I've been avidly paying off as much of the mortgage as I could for the last 8+ years, only...it wasn't my mortgage. Now we are parting ways and I'm ready for a new challenge. I need to get a mortgage-in the throes of, as we speak. Once I get it, I need to pay it off ASAP. It's more than 3 X the size of my ex partners…
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What would you do? Support needed...
Hello everyone, I'm faced with a decision and wonder if some of you might comment on what you would do in my situation. I'll tell you my thoughts - please feel free to comment or suggest other alternatives. Thank you in advance.... Current position ... I have a £69k mortgage at 4.74%, monthly payment £420 I have Ccard debt…
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Time to get back in the saddle!
Its been over a year since my last thread. I've seen the return of depression but have a good gp so was on the correct meds quickly. My personal side effect of the meds is as I'm less up tight about stuff... So I've added quite a bit of debt.. Nearly new caravan loan (not that I'll be using it much soon!) Part loan for…
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Mortgage free - are there any disadvantages ??
Hello, Just wondering if there are any disadvantages (f.e. higher tax ??) at all to being completely mortgage free ? Many thanks in advance for your responses and stay safe !
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Mortgage refusal
Hi all i dont know if iam in the right page,i wanted to ask for an advice or a solution,today my mortgage from santander was refused based on mine and my wife's outgoing bills,i don't see how that can make any sence as now i pay £600 rent where is my mortgage would've been £360 a month,and my outgoing bills have never been…
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Back to it
Hi everyone, I haven’t had a diary in any form before but I do really enjoy reading people’s achievements so I’ve decided a lovely shiny diary might help me become mortgage free. There is myself, DH and DD <3 (age 2.5) in our home. We have very much appreciated the security of having our own home during this pandemic and…
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Paying off the outstanding balance, using all our savings.
My wife and I are in a very fortunate position, despite this Covid-19 crisis, I am still earning a full salary and we have savings too. My questions is, with interest rates as low as they are, I think the best instant access is 1.25%, would we be better off using our savings to pay off our outstanding mortgage and then…
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Mother In Law offering interest free mortgage
Hi all, My mother in law has approached me today and asked how much we pay monthly for our mortgage. She then suggested that when she retires in July, she would like to sell her house and pay off our mortgage and my brother in laws mortgage also, and we pay her the mortgage amount each month instead for a substantially…
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Looking to have a simpler life .......
Hello you lovely lot!! It's been yeeeeears since Ive been on the forums ..so much so that I've forgotten my old username!! Anyway, new start! ....;) So I've been playing around with MF dreaming for a few years now but really knuckled down when it came to thinking about our re-mortgage plans at the end of 2017...the first…
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Pay off mortgage completely now?
We are lucky enough to have received an inheritance which covers the outstanding amount on our mortgage and leaves an emergency buffer of £10K over. We had been hoping to pay for a downstairs extension (budget: £25K) out of the inheritance but in the current unsettled situation, it is unlikely that this project will get…
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eye-watering mortgage and 23 years left
Thread title says it all. My London mortgage is higher than £200K, way too high considering the circumstances. I'm a single parent in my early 40s and I don't want to pay a mortgage until almost retirement age. The positives: my income is OK, job is secure-ish, I have no loans/credit card debt, and I'm no longer paying…
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Mortgage overpayment
Hi I have completed a request online to increase my monthly mortgage payment but it hasn't been actioned. The information my online mortgage account gives is out of date. My monthly payment is showing the amount it was before the interest cut. My direct debit has been reduced & the reduced amount taken out of my bank. I…
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Time to knuckle down, mortgage free by 45
After a traumatic couple of years moving house and getting a whopping mortgage (for us!), we are ready to get all our debt tackled and pay off the mortgage early. We are currently 30 with a 30 year mortgage but aim to be mortgage free in half the time, by the time we are 45 �� Current totals of all debts (not…
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Fresh start, new home!
Afternoon everyone! I am hoping to make over-payments to my mortgage from January next year to pay it off sooner. At the moment I am saving £100 a month so I'll have an emergency fund to fall back on. Come December there should be about £4K in it. My mortgage is a two year fixed repayment mortgage with Nationwide over 25…
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Maximising overpayment - good idea (just now) or not?
A few years back, our mortgage deal expired and I agonised over whether to go for another fix or leave things to chance. The general expectation at the time seemed to be that rates couldn't remain so low indefinitely... hah. So yes, we signed up to another 5-year deal and have been paying more than necessary ever since…
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Should i pay off my mortgage?
Having recently had a successful critical illness claim, i am about to receive the most money i'll ever have in my life. Being mortgage free at my age (36) would be a dream, however, I'm wondering if it is the best move to make...... Should i try to make this money work for me and increase what i have? And what's the best…
