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2018 Mortgage-Free Wannabes

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  • hiddenshadow
    hiddenshadow Posts: 2,525 Forumite
    Dot_Common wrote: »
    Hi, I'd like to join this year please! I think the best number for me to base this on is reducing my offset mortgage balance - so counting offset savings, repayments and overpayments. So my goal for 2018 is to reduce this balance by £30,000 this year.

    Thank you!

    Welcome! You're #172. :)
  • hiddenshadow
    hiddenshadow Posts: 2,525 Forumite
    AlexLK wrote: »
    Hi Hidden Shadow,

    May I join, please?

    Initial target of £3,000 which I may review over the year.

    Thank you. :)

    Nice to see you Alex. :) You're #173. :)
  • hiddenshadow
    hiddenshadow Posts: 2,525 Forumite
    puckishpixie wrote: »
    Hi Hidden Shadow,

    Can I please join with a target of £1000?

    Not a lot but I need to clear debts from refurbishing the house as well.

    Thanks

    Welcome! You're #174. :)
  • Durban
    Durban Posts: 485 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 100 Posts Name Dropper
    Please can I also join. My goal is £3000.
    Many thanks
  • bit_by_bit
    bit_by_bit Posts: 1,155 Forumite
    Seventh Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Waited all week for this. #164 sent £50 as first overpayment for 2018. Total 50/3200. Here's to a fab 2018 with us all meeting our targets.
    Wife, mother, gardener, nurse, Big C survivor. Officially retired at 55 2021 [/b][/b].Mortgage free April 2021Challenges 2024: Decluttering Campaign 32/100 bags plus 0 large items. Make £2024 in 2024#8 £0/£2024 Using my craft stash 0/52 Reading books 0/52 Donations for the CS/washing done from others (in and outs) in 2024 x 10 bags and 0 large items.
  • f0xh0les
    f0xh0les Posts: 7,759 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Mortgage-free Glee! Photogenic
    I just logged on to get my 2018 starting mortgage balance, and they are having 'issues' on their site, so I got a £0.00 balance!

    Quite a shock to see it though, can't wait for it to be real.
    In about another decade:rotfl:
    4/10/25Three Years Mortgage Free Yay!
    NSTurtle # 55 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢🐢🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢
    No Turtle gets left behind.[/b]
    ******PROUD MEMBER OF THE TOFU EATING COALITION OF CHAOS !!!******
  • MouseTheDog
    MouseTheDog Posts: 32 Forumite
    Happy New Year all!! No. 37 reporting 1st over payment for January 2018 of £160.21.

    Thanks hiddenshadow as always
    MFW #37 2018 £1371.67/£2664 (51.5%) (2017 £2647.97/£2664 (99.4%)) Original End Date Dec 2038 Now November 2036
  • ajmoney
    ajmoney Posts: 6,488 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    No 70 reporting my first OP for 2018 of £500. Thanks hiddenshadow for continuing to run the thread :D
    MFW 2025 No. 7 £2731.07/£2700
    MFiT-T7 No. 6 £5515.91/£30,000
  • Urbanshyne
    Urbanshyne Posts: 105 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary 100 Posts Name Dropper
    No 171. My first OP for January: £1250
    Neither a borrower or lender be; for loan oft loses both itself and friend.
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 0 Newbie
    Seventh Anniversary 100 Posts Name Dropper
    Happy New Year everyone :)

    No. 81 reporting in with a £2000 OP for January.

    Thanks Hidden
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