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  • froddington
    froddington Posts: 6,697 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Hi, I'd like to keep No. 3 if possible and to set a target of £3000.

    Thanks for setting up the thread hiddenshadow :T
    "There's only one way of life and that's your own" - Levellers

    "I'm feeling like a Monday but someday I'll be Saturday night" - Bon Jovi
  • Lomcevak
    Lomcevak Posts: 1,026 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Yay, thank you for taking over hiddenshadow :D

    Please can I keep my #12 and i'm going to set a target of £10,000 for 2017
  • Hello, not been on this before, but my target is £18,500 which will clear my mortgage totally by November 2017.
  • obay
    obay Posts: 570 Forumite
    bournefree wrote: »
    Hello, not been on this before, but my target is £18,500 which will clear my mortgage totally by November 2017.

    Wouldn't you owe them £4? :O
    [STRIKE]1/12/16 - £152,599.00 [/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE]11/11/17 - £145,990.00 [/STRIKE] <> Overpaid £3916.
    11/11/18 - £142,074.00
    Barclays Car (5.99%)£0/£8,832.37
  • cookie9
    cookie9 Posts: 764 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Combo Breaker
    Can I have #91 again? This year target is 4500. Thank you.
    MFW 91 op 2014 £410/1000
    MFW 91 op 2015 £4051/4000
    MFW 91 op 2016 £4040/4000
    MFW 91 op 2017 £812/4500
  • Ha ha! Each month as the interest goes down I change down all the future interest payments on my trusty spreadsheet (do other people do this, I wonder?!), so hopefully it will not be £4 owing at the end.
  • obay
    obay Posts: 570 Forumite
    bournefree wrote: »
    Ha ha! Each month as the interest goes down I change down all the future interest payments on my trusty spreadsheet (do other people do this, I wonder?!), so hopefully it will not be £4 owing at the end.

    Your not alone at all! :)
    [STRIKE]1/12/16 - £152,599.00 [/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE]11/11/17 - £145,990.00 [/STRIKE] <> Overpaid £3916.
    11/11/18 - £142,074.00
    Barclays Car (5.99%)£0/£8,832.37
  • In fact, the spreadsheet exists for 2018 as well, which shows just how much I will be able to save. The thought of impending redundancy / retirement will spur me on, as by the end of 2017 I will be able to really save in earnest (there should be a building society called Earnest!).
  • newgirly
    newgirly Posts: 9,468 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Mortgage-free Glee! Name Dropper
    Many thanks for running the thread hiddenshadow, it's much appreciated :)

    I'd like to take part again this year but have not set a target yet, can I pop back with a target in a few days please, and cheekily ask for the same number again 21 if possible :D

    Cheers, newgirly
    MFW 67 - Finally mortgage free! 💙😁
  • becky170
    becky170 Posts: 879 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    Hi Hiddenshadow, thanks for setting up the 2017 thread. I'm going to aim for £2000 again this year :) If i could keep number 7 that would be great!
    Mortgage-free wannabe 2025 £571/3000
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