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2019 Mortgage-Free Wannabes

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  • ilselm
    ilselm Posts: 132 Forumite
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    #106 here (again!). Another £900 paid off the mortgage today bringing June’s payment total to £3,200 and over half way to the 2019 target. With a good wind behind me, I may just bring the total amount owed to 5 figures by the end of the year :) Thanks,

    June total: £3,200
    2019 total: £10,803 / £20,000
  • Hettyhound
    Hettyhound Posts: 1,194 Forumite
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    Number 90 with an overpayment of £12, thanks TCB! Total June op of £232.

    Thanks Julicorn
    SPC #023 SPC 12: £125.86; SPC 13: £214.98; SPC 14: £297.41; SPC 15: £237.27; SPC 16: £335.39; SPC 17: £662.09 SPC 18: £660.03; SPC 19 ?
    MFW #21 Mortgage start Dec 2015 £79,950; May 2026 £13,200 2025 OP £2991/£2,000 2026 £2,413/£5,500
    MFiT T6 #3 £19070/£25,500 (72.82%%) MFiT T7 #3 £6070/£21,930 (27.67%)
  • OhtobeMortgageFree
    OhtobeMortgageFree Posts: 324 Forumite
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    I know that I'm a little late to the party, but please can I join in?! :)
    I'm hoping to overpay by £3000 between June and the end of the year. (7 months)
    Original mortgage total: £140,000.00 (July 2015) Original mortgage end date: June 2040
    Mortgage free start date: 16th October 2018 Mortgage total at this point: £132,829.12
    Current mortgage total: £54,762.71 Current mortgage end date: June 2032 Daily interest: £7.59 > £2.64
  • julicorn
    julicorn Posts: 2,703 Forumite
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    OhtobeMortgageFree wrote: »
    I know that I'm a little late to the party, but please can I join in?! :)
    I'm hoping to overpay by £3000 between June and the end of the year. (7 months)

    Never to late to join the fun! Welcome to the challenge, you're our #107 now! :j
  • OhtobeMortgageFree
    OhtobeMortgageFree Posts: 324 Forumite
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    julicorn wrote: »
    Never to late to join the fun! Welcome to the challenge, you're our #107 now! :j
    Great, thank you! I'm looking forward to keeping those over-payments topped up for the remainder of the year! :T
    Original mortgage total: £140,000.00 (July 2015) Original mortgage end date: June 2040
    Mortgage free start date: 16th October 2018 Mortgage total at this point: £132,829.12
    Current mortgage total: £54,762.71 Current mortgage end date: June 2032 Daily interest: £7.59 > £2.64
  • longway2go
    longway2go Posts: 1,006 Forumite
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    Can I be added please? My mortgage is 161k and I would like to op by 1k.

    Thanks
    Mortgage Aug 2019 161,000 :eek::eek::eek:Nov 2019 156,500:T Jan 2020 153,122:T, Apr 2020 149,500, Apr2021 139, 675, Oct 2021 136,823, Dec 2021 136,120🙂EF 0/12,000 (0%)😕 (5062.44 was ERC), Jan 2023 128,650. Our Mortgage is never going to be as high as it is today. :jOnwards and downwards to a better life for our family. :jJust keep swimming
  • kitjos
    kitjos Posts: 223 Forumite
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    #14 with OP of £190 please :). June total £490 (so far, hoping for one more op before july!).

    Many thanks Julicorn x
    "Don't underestimate the value of financial security"


    Wanting to be mortgage free by 45. £155,000 start / £86,880 currently

  • becky170
    becky170 Posts: 886 Forumite
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    Hello, no. 7 here with an overpayment of £80 for June. Thanks Julicorn!
    Mortgage-free wannabe 2026 £1130/4000
  • Bounty123
    Bounty123 Posts: 228 Forumite
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    Evening everyone,

    No. 23 stopping by to log my update.

    June overpayment of £216. Running total for the year = £1178.

    Can I lower my target to £3,000? I new kitchen has forced me to lower my expectations for 2019.

    Thanks Julicorn for running the challenge. It is keeping me focused even if I cannot reach the target.
    2026 MFW No:23
    MFiT-T7 12
  • skippie
    skippie Posts: 91 Forumite
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    #144 another £61 for May please
    Original 35 year mortgage: January 2016, £306,000
    January 2022 : £198,000 (£30k saving pot split equally between cash and alternative investments)

    January 2022: 2x £3k child ISA.
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