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2018 Mortgage-Free Wannabes

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  • purplevamp
    purplevamp Posts: 10,704 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Hi hiddenshadow. Please could you put me down for £2,500 for 2018? I've been MIA for most of 2017 but have managed to make another payment today. Don't mind what number I have this time.

    Happy New Year to everyone _party__party__party_
    Mortgage: Was: £154,495 Oct 2039 Now: £82,340.34 May 2037
    Swagbucks ~ £155 (2024 ~ £395)
    Surveys ~ £153.19 (2024 ~ £280.14)
    Make £2025 in 2025 #5 ~ £964.62 ~ (2024 ~ £2,561.04)
  • Jessy103
    Jessy103 Posts: 2,246 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Hi Hiddenshadow! Thanks for doing this again.

    Please can I keep my number 12 and my target will be £5000 again.

    Many Thanks
    Jess
    Mortgage Balance as of July 2025 £14,900.
    Starting Mortgage Balance (June 2019) £72,000.
    Aiming to be mortgage free by my 40th birthday, June 2026!
  • themadvix
    themadvix Posts: 8,776 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Mortgage-free Glee! Photogenic
    Hi Hiddenshadow, thanks for organising this again this year.

    Please can I keep my no. (38), if not, don't worry, I'm not too attached to it. Target this year will be the much more achievable £2,000 as we need to save some money for potential moving costs.

    Thanks!
    Mortgage free 16/06/2023! £132,500 cleared in 11 years, 3 months and 7 days

    'Now is no time to think of what you do not have. Think of what you can do with what there is.' Ernest Hemingway


  • Can I join this please?

    I don’t currently have a mortgage, but I’m looking to purchase a place within the next year, so any help and encouragement I can get towards saving a deposit and, when I finally get a place, overpaying the future mortgage would be great!

    My aim at the moment is to save £900 a month towards my deposit.

    I also have an appointment with a mortgage advisor next month. Exciting times ahead. :T
  • Hi again.

    I tried in 2017 and met my target (just about) but please can I join again this year?
    Mortgage today = £149,926 and target for end of December 2018 is £139,999 please.

    Thanks a million.
    Jen x
  • Rachiedabbler70
    Rachiedabbler70 Posts: 303 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary 100 Posts Debt-free and Proud!
    edited 27 December 2017 at 5:56PM
    Hi Hiddenshadow
    Thanks for this thread. I would appreciate if I could join please. I would like to reduce mortgage by £12000 this year please (£6600 over payment and the remainder is capital payments as part of my monthly repayment amount).
    Many thanks
    :)
    Blitz that mortgage
    Jun 2016 £152,000
    April 2021 £85,000
  • ang4k
    ang4k Posts: 61 Forumite
    Hi

    I didn't do so well in 2017 but will be looking to do better so will post a target of 7000 to overpay in 2018. No 17 again if poss please and thank you.
    MFiT-T4- reduce mortgage from 61000 to 40000
    2018 MFW no 17 : 8000/10100.00. 2019 MFW no 17: 2150/8000
    MFIT-T5-completely clear my £35000.00 mortgage
  • Hi Hidden

    Thanks for running this thread again - can I join and keep my number 6 please?

    I'm still looking at my finances as it looks like I may have a rocky start to the year due to a likely restructuring at work...... :(

    I'll send an update with my target next week....

    Good luck to everyone for 2018

    ickle
    Total OPs 2012 - 2019 £39744.75
    Target 2020 £18500/£18500
    01/05/2020 MORTGAGE FREE
    MFiT-T4 #03 MFW2019 #3
  • rogue999
    rogue999 Posts: 170 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Combo Breaker
    Hello, could i join for the 1st time please?

    I have exactly 10 years of my mortgage left and £66,000. I currently overpay by £100 a month but would like to double this - so can i set my target for £2500 for the year please?

    Thanks
  • JenR wrote: »
    Hi, can I join the challenge please, my overpayment allowance is £13k so aiming for that this year. Thank you!

    Welcome! You're #165. :)
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