Lurking MFW finally posting: Mortgage free in 2025
blocpartyfan
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Hi everyone,
I have found this forum to be such a pillar of sense and strength since I started using it passively (learning from everyone else) in 2005. I grew up in a fairly frugal household, though have seen mortgages testing marriages, relationships, mental health and careers so often around me that I've wanted to be in control of the mortgage before it controls me. And my DH wholeheartedly agrees!
It's also wonderful to see all the old posts here as points of reference for the fact that you make the choices you make at the time with the best intentions and things happen!
My SOA is as follows:
[tt]Statement of Affairs and Personal Balance Sheet
Household Information
Number of adults in household........... 2
Number of children in household......... 1
Number of cars owned.................... 0
Monthly Income Details
Monthly income after tax................ 2500
Partners monthly income after tax....... 2600
Benefits................................ 0
Other income............................ 1250
Total monthly income.................... 6350
Monthly Expense Details
Mortgage................................ 767
Secured/HP loan repayments.............. 0
Rent.................................... 0
Management charge (leasehold property).. 0
Council tax............................. 110
Electricity............................. 56
Gas..................................... 0
Oil..................................... 0
Water rates............................. 27.78
Telephone (land line)................... 0
Mobile phone............................ 5
TV Licence.............................. 12.12
Satellite/Cable TV...................... 0
Internet Services....................... 48.48
Groceries etc. ......................... 400
Clothing................................ 250
Petrol/diesel........................... 25
Road tax................................ 0
Car Insurance........................... 0
Car maintenance (including MOT)......... 0
Car parking............................. 0
Other travel............................ 110
Childcare/nursery....................... 1100
Other child related expenses............ 200
Medical (prescriptions, dentist etc).... 0
Pet insurance/vet bills................. 0
Buildings insurance..................... 10
Contents insurance...................... 10
Life assurance ......................... 17
Other insurance......................... 18
Presents (birthday, christmas etc)...... 50
Haircuts................................ 60
Entertainment........................... 500
Holiday................................. 0
Emergency fund.......................... 0
DH mobile phone......................... 30
Subscriptions - SC...................... 8
Subscriptions - TC...................... 10
Subscriptions - GLL..................... 35
Subscriptions - RSM..................... 20
Subscriptions - ESU..................... 8
Subscriptions - Netflix................. 6
Total monthly expenses.................. 3893.38
Assets
Cash.................................... 11000
House value (Gross)..................... 450000
Shares and bonds........................ 0
Car(s).................................. 0
Other assets............................ 200000
Total Assets............................ 661000
Secured & HP Debts
Description....................Debt......Monthly...APR
Mortgage...................... 135000...(767)......2.85
Total secured & HP debts...... 135000....-.........-
Unsecured Debts
Description....................Debt......Monthly...APR
Total unsecured debts..........0.........0.........-
Monthly Budget Summary
Total monthly income.................... 6,350
Expenses (including HP & secured debts). 3,893.38
Available for debt repayments........... 2,456.62
Monthly UNsecured debt repayments....... 0
Amount left after debt repayments....... 2,456.62
Personal Balance Sheet Summary
Total assets (things you own)........... 661,000
Total HP & Secured debt................. -135,000
Total Unsecured debt.................... -0
Net Assets.............................. 526,000
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DH and I realise how lucky we are. We made our financial mistakes in our early 20's - bought a house outside of London at the peak of the market in 2007, with limited job prospects for me and generally unhappiness. I was depressed (though never diagnosed), put on a significant amount of weight, and took admin work through agencies just to keep us tided over. Three years of pain and we decided to move back to London - boomeranged to live in my parents house (!) twice before finally settling in our lovely little house in London in late 2012. One good thing out of this is that we kept that house outside of London and have rented it out since 2010. A wonderful older couple live there and treat it better it better than we ever could. We've never raised the rent because of this but now make about £350 a month, which we can't complain about.
I have been on secondment for coming up to two years, which is where the significant extra income has come from. We started off with a £200,000 mortgage in Nov 2012. I'd saved a £37,000 in three years (largely because of the extra earnings from the promotion and frugality!), and regularly overpayed the mortgage by £250. Our intention was to continue to save to pay for an extension to our house, but having spent a long time thinking about this it's a vanity project which, coupled with the extra debt we'd have, will not serve to make us happier. And with savings rates below 1% (!) I've realised it would serve us better to pay down our mortgage debt rather than keep the money in the bank. And since, I've overpayed by the maximum 10% our building society allows us to. I will also be doing that on the 2nd of Jan 2018, which will bring our mortgage down to the £135,000 I've quoted above. So exhilarating to know this joy is only a few days off!
2018 will be an interesting year as I stand a fair chance of keeping this income level, but not sure it will suit our circumstances. Our DS is two and a half, and therefore our childcare bill will be under £200 come September so it should even out even if I return to my old job.
My aim is to now continue to overpay by the maximum 10% every year, attempt to get a better rate (though am realistic that this might be unlikely by the time we come to renegotiate in July 2019). I have aspirations to work on my terms, to do the things that my parents never allowed for - perhaps drama related. The sense of control this gives is incomparable.
Thank you all, here's to slow and steady progress for all MFW's in 2018 :beer:
I have found this forum to be such a pillar of sense and strength since I started using it passively (learning from everyone else) in 2005. I grew up in a fairly frugal household, though have seen mortgages testing marriages, relationships, mental health and careers so often around me that I've wanted to be in control of the mortgage before it controls me. And my DH wholeheartedly agrees!
It's also wonderful to see all the old posts here as points of reference for the fact that you make the choices you make at the time with the best intentions and things happen!
My SOA is as follows:
[tt]Statement of Affairs and Personal Balance Sheet
Household Information
Number of adults in household........... 2
Number of children in household......... 1
Number of cars owned.................... 0
Monthly Income Details
Monthly income after tax................ 2500
Partners monthly income after tax....... 2600
Benefits................................ 0
Other income............................ 1250
Total monthly income.................... 6350
Monthly Expense Details
Mortgage................................ 767
Secured/HP loan repayments.............. 0
Rent.................................... 0
Management charge (leasehold property).. 0
Council tax............................. 110
Electricity............................. 56
Gas..................................... 0
Oil..................................... 0
Water rates............................. 27.78
Telephone (land line)................... 0
Mobile phone............................ 5
TV Licence.............................. 12.12
Satellite/Cable TV...................... 0
Internet Services....................... 48.48
Groceries etc. ......................... 400
Clothing................................ 250
Petrol/diesel........................... 25
Road tax................................ 0
Car Insurance........................... 0
Car maintenance (including MOT)......... 0
Car parking............................. 0
Other travel............................ 110
Childcare/nursery....................... 1100
Other child related expenses............ 200
Medical (prescriptions, dentist etc).... 0
Pet insurance/vet bills................. 0
Buildings insurance..................... 10
Contents insurance...................... 10
Life assurance ......................... 17
Other insurance......................... 18
Presents (birthday, christmas etc)...... 50
Haircuts................................ 60
Entertainment........................... 500
Holiday................................. 0
Emergency fund.......................... 0
DH mobile phone......................... 30
Subscriptions - SC...................... 8
Subscriptions - TC...................... 10
Subscriptions - GLL..................... 35
Subscriptions - RSM..................... 20
Subscriptions - ESU..................... 8
Subscriptions - Netflix................. 6
Total monthly expenses.................. 3893.38
Assets
Cash.................................... 11000
House value (Gross)..................... 450000
Shares and bonds........................ 0
Car(s).................................. 0
Other assets............................ 200000
Total Assets............................ 661000
Secured & HP Debts
Description....................Debt......Monthly...APR
Mortgage...................... 135000...(767)......2.85
Total secured & HP debts...... 135000....-.........-
Unsecured Debts
Description....................Debt......Monthly...APR
Total unsecured debts..........0.........0.........-
Monthly Budget Summary
Total monthly income.................... 6,350
Expenses (including HP & secured debts). 3,893.38
Available for debt repayments........... 2,456.62
Monthly UNsecured debt repayments....... 0
Amount left after debt repayments....... 2,456.62
Personal Balance Sheet Summary
Total assets (things you own)........... 661,000
Total HP & Secured debt................. -135,000
Total Unsecured debt.................... -0
Net Assets.............................. 526,000
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DH and I realise how lucky we are. We made our financial mistakes in our early 20's - bought a house outside of London at the peak of the market in 2007, with limited job prospects for me and generally unhappiness. I was depressed (though never diagnosed), put on a significant amount of weight, and took admin work through agencies just to keep us tided over. Three years of pain and we decided to move back to London - boomeranged to live in my parents house (!) twice before finally settling in our lovely little house in London in late 2012. One good thing out of this is that we kept that house outside of London and have rented it out since 2010. A wonderful older couple live there and treat it better it better than we ever could. We've never raised the rent because of this but now make about £350 a month, which we can't complain about.
I have been on secondment for coming up to two years, which is where the significant extra income has come from. We started off with a £200,000 mortgage in Nov 2012. I'd saved a £37,000 in three years (largely because of the extra earnings from the promotion and frugality!), and regularly overpayed the mortgage by £250. Our intention was to continue to save to pay for an extension to our house, but having spent a long time thinking about this it's a vanity project which, coupled with the extra debt we'd have, will not serve to make us happier. And with savings rates below 1% (!) I've realised it would serve us better to pay down our mortgage debt rather than keep the money in the bank. And since, I've overpayed by the maximum 10% our building society allows us to. I will also be doing that on the 2nd of Jan 2018, which will bring our mortgage down to the £135,000 I've quoted above. So exhilarating to know this joy is only a few days off!
2018 will be an interesting year as I stand a fair chance of keeping this income level, but not sure it will suit our circumstances. Our DS is two and a half, and therefore our childcare bill will be under £200 come September so it should even out even if I return to my old job.
My aim is to now continue to overpay by the maximum 10% every year, attempt to get a better rate (though am realistic that this might be unlikely by the time we come to renegotiate in July 2019). I have aspirations to work on my terms, to do the things that my parents never allowed for - perhaps drama related. The sense of control this gives is incomparable.
Thank you all, here's to slow and steady progress for all MFW's in 2018 :beer:
Mortgage when started:
Jan 2013: £200,999; 2nd Jan 2018: £137,500; 2nd Jan 2019: £119,000; 2nd Jan 2020: £98,800; 22nd May 2020: £81,000; 27th July 2020: £71,500
Mortgage free day planned for: [STRIKE]25th June 2025 (day before my 40th birthday!)[/STRIKE] 31st December 2021
[/STRIKE] 31st January 2022
Mortgage free: 2nd June 2021!!!!!!
Jan 2013: £200,999; 2nd Jan 2018: £137,500; 2nd Jan 2019: £119,000; 2nd Jan 2020: £98,800; 22nd May 2020: £81,000; 27th July 2020: £71,500
Mortgage free day planned for: [STRIKE]25th June 2025 (day before my 40th birthday!)[/STRIKE] 31st December 2021
[/STRIKE] 31st January 2022
Mortgage free: 2nd June 2021!!!!!!
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Look forward to following your progress in 2018. Happy New Year.
Thanks for the wonderfully supportive message! Haha, I am definitely revealing my age keeping this user name! They are still going - just about - toured the UK a year or so ago and lead singer Kele has just released a solo album. Definitely feeling old saying all this!
Your signature is excellent, by the way.
Jan 2013: £200,999; 2nd Jan 2018: £137,500; 2nd Jan 2019: £119,000; 2nd Jan 2020: £98,800; 22nd May 2020: £81,000; 27th July 2020: £71,500
Mortgage free day planned for: [STRIKE]25th June 2025 (day before my 40th birthday!)[/STRIKE] 31st December 2021
[/STRIKE] 31st January 2022
Mortgage free: 2nd June 2021!!!!!!
Jan 2013: £200,999; 2nd Jan 2018: £137,500; 2nd Jan 2019: £119,000; 2nd Jan 2020: £98,800; 22nd May 2020: £81,000; 27th July 2020: £71,500
Mortgage free day planned for: [STRIKE]25th June 2025 (day before my 40th birthday!)[/STRIKE] 31st December 2021
[/STRIKE] 31st January 2022
Mortgage free: 2nd June 2021!!!!!!
To work out the daily interest you'll need to know how much money you pay in interest each month which should be on your mortgage statement. Then just divide it by how many days in the month.
There might be a calculator out there but that's how I figure mine out.
Further proof my maths needs a good old dusting off! Thanks so much missLemon, will sit with a calculator and try and figure this one out :embarasse
Jan 2013: £200,999; 2nd Jan 2018: £137,500; 2nd Jan 2019: £119,000; 2nd Jan 2020: £98,800; 22nd May 2020: £81,000; 27th July 2020: £71,500
Mortgage free day planned for: [STRIKE]25th June 2025 (day before my 40th birthday!)[/STRIKE] 31st December 2021
[/STRIKE] 31st January 2022
Mortgage free: 2nd June 2021!!!!!!
The relief paying off our maximum overpayment of 10% of the mortgage at the start of the year is wonderful. It now means I don't need to make any more overpayments this year, and instead can save towards making sure we comfortably have enough to pay the same proportion of next year.
Question - how to stay motivated when I know there is no more coming off the balance through overpayments?
Jan 2013: £200,999; 2nd Jan 2018: £137,500; 2nd Jan 2019: £119,000; 2nd Jan 2020: £98,800; 22nd May 2020: £81,000; 27th July 2020: £71,500
Mortgage free day planned for: [STRIKE]25th June 2025 (day before my 40th birthday!)[/STRIKE] 31st December 2021
[/STRIKE] 31st January 2022
Mortgage free: 2nd June 2021!!!!!!
I'm also looking at being mortgage free by 2025. The sooner the better!
I don't understand though - you haven't recorded a mortgage for your old house which is being rented, but you also say you make £350 a month on this, but an income of £1250 is recorded in your SOA? How does that add up?
2nd Property Mortgage at £275,000. Mortgage free: 2049 :eek:
Total OPs: £29529
To keep up motivation I would just do as you say and save for the next time you can op again, keep it in a separate savings account to everything else and personally I would update my op amounts monthly or whatever to reflect this amount as already overpaid. You could join the mfw 2018 challenge thread too, best of luck :eek: