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Been lurking benben but not posting for a while but just wanted to say congratulations on getting over £5k this year on extra payments! :beer: Your such an inspiration!Now a SAHM trying to earn some spare pennies each month0
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Thankyou Lilmissup, I'm sooo pleased with my overpayments this year, when I set the target of 3k I didn't know whether I'd be able to reach that so I am really chuffed to have got to 5k :beer:
This morning my quidco money has gone in, so thats another 44.05 added to the pot
Mortgage Total: £50,250/ £75,000
2026 Mortgage Overpayments Pot £00 -
Hi Benben, yes well done that is some achievement. Have you updated the mortgage amount remaining lately or are you waiting to find out what that is?0
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The only problem with exceeding your targets for this year is that we expect you to do even better next year......
No pressure :rolleyes: Successful women can still have their feet on the ground. They just wear better shoes. (Maud Van de Venne)Life begins at the end of your comfort zone (Neale Donald Walsch)0 -
KM ... I haven't updated the mortgage amount for a bit, I pay the money into my savings account then overpay chunks (have to have at least 500.00 to make an overpayment), I update the mfd date from the mortgage calculator after every extra bit gets chucked in the pot, but the actual mortgage amount only gets updated when I make a payment. I should be making a payment before the new year and it should get me below 50k :jMortgage Total: £50,250/ £75,000
2026 Mortgage Overpayments Pot £00 -
My terramundi popped open nicely - did it last night, I couldn't wait;)
Counted it all up, £137 before I add on the 5p's...which i couldn't be bothered to do! But reckon altogether there will be at least £145....lovely!!!I really need to sort out a new signature!0 -
Yay congratulations Milly :beer: What are you going to do with it?? Mortgage Total: £50,250/ £75,000
2026 Mortgage Overpayments Pot £00 -
Back from WW and I've lost another 1lb this week :j :jMortgage Total: £50,250/ £75,000
2026 Mortgage Overpayments Pot £00 -
Well done! you are sticking to it well, I'm dreading xmas and the deluge of food.Mortgage OP 2026 £0/2000Mortgage OP 2025 £7700/7000Mortgage OP 2024 £7700/7000
Mortgage balance: £33,821
Make £50 a month Jan £0
Boiler fund £925/3000
”Do what others won’t early in life so you can do what others can’t later in life” (stolen from Gally Girl)0 -
benbenandme wrote: »Yay congratulations Milly :beer: What are you going to do with it??
Oh probably just stick it in the savings account. I'd love an account like yours-with the 'pots' but as my savings is lloyds same as my current acc its easy to transfer mney if i need to.I really need to sort out a new signature!0
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