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2019 Mortgage-Free Wannabes
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We've done it! We have hit 1 Million Pounds in mortgage overpayments in 2019! Time to pat yourselves on the back everyone, excellent job!
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thats a great achievement well done everyone!!:beer:MFW#105 - 2015 Overpaid £8095 / 2016 Overpaid £6983.24 / 2017 Overpaid £3583.12 / 2018 Overpaid £2583.12 / 2019 Overpaid £2583.12 / 2020 Overpaid £2583.12/ 2021 overpaid £1506.82 /2022 Overpaid £2975.28 / 2023 Overpaid £2677.30 / 2024 Overpaid £2173.61 Total OP since mortgage started in 2015 = £37,286.86 2025 MFW target £1700, payments to date at April 2025 - £1712.07..0 -
We've done it! We have hit 1 Million Pounds in mortgage overpayments in 2019! Time to pat yourselves on the back everyone, excellent job!
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Whoo hoo!!!! :T _party_ :dance: :jEverything will be alright in the end so, if it’s not yet alright, it means it’s not yet the endQuidquid Latine dictum sit altum videtur0 -
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1 million, woo hoo :T
I bet that would get us a nice house!!!!
Another last min over payment of £200.00
Thanks again JulicornEmergency fund saved, we did it!!
2020 #140 MFW £10,250.25/£9,500.00
2019 #490 MFW £ 9,964.78/£9,600.00
2018 #143 MFW £ 6,903.63/£6,500.00
MFW balance as at 31 Dec 19 77,875.00. Original end date 2043 :eek: goal 20230 -
Wow.
£1million pounds. I wonder how much we've collectively saved in interest?
Onwards and downwards in 2020 one and all.Outstanding mortgage: £23,181 (December 19)
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What can I say?
:j:j:j:beer::beer::beer::j:j:j:T:T:T:D:D:D:money: :money:Save £12k in 2025 #2 I saved £14,660.97 of £6000 or 244.35% of my target. The 2026 Save £12k in 2026 thread is here
OS Grocery Challenge in 2025 I finished the year at £2880.99/£3000 or 96.03% of my annual spend so I am sticking with a £3000 annual budget for 2026
I also Reverse Meal Plan on that thread and grow much of our own premium price fruit and veg, joining in on the grow your own in 2026 discussion thread
My keep within our budget diary is here0 -
I also just had a look back at the 2018 challenge, and that year, we managed to overpay just under £777k, making our million this year even more incredible! :heart2: Thank you all so so much, what an amazing collective achievement! :T :T :T0
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Thank you Julicorn for all the hard work that you have put in this year.
Well done all its brilliant that collectively we topped a million:T:T:j:j .
Looking forward to seeing 2020 over payments see you all over the other side.
MFWB#2
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Sorry for not posting for the last few months, I've been dealing with RL issues. Thanks to the mindset this forum has given me I haven't fallen off the wagon and managed to keep up the OPs.
So #6 final figures for 2019
Aug - £238.34
Sept - £236.48
Oct - £234.08
Nov - £734.41
Dec - £731.01
A total of £2174.32 making my total for the year £5882.97 and passing my target.
Thanks
ickleTotal OPs 2012 - 2019 £39744.75Target 2020 £18500/£1850001/05/2020 MORTGAGE FREEMFiT-T4 #03 MFW2019 #30 -
Hi juliecorn, thanks so much for running this years challenge

My final update for this year is - December £1747.20
Happy new year, newgirly mfw 21MFW 67 - Finally mortgage free! 💙😁0 -
Thank you for running this Julicorn, will see you next decade in the 2020 challenge.
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