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2020 Mortgage-Free Wannabes
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MortgageFree2030 wrote: »Hello,
I'm new here but would love to join this challenge, we're just seriously starting to overpay our mortgage. I would like to set our target at £7000 for 2020 please.
Looking forward to getting started
Welcome to the challenge and thank you for joining! You're our #85 for 2020. 0 -
Hi,
I would love to take part again, presently #34 but don't mind changing to tidy the thread. We have now paid off our mortgage (thanks to the motivation from this thread) but need to replace savings that we used to do so, therefore I would like to set a target of £4000 to start with.
Many thanks
Kate MFW #34 2020 £1000/£40000 -
Rainbowsky wrote: »Hi,
I would love to take part again, presently #34 but don't mind changing to tidy the thread. We have now paid off our mortgage (thanks to the motivation from this thread) but need to replace savings that we used to do so, therefore I would like to set a target of £4000 to start with.
Many thanks
Kate
That's excellent, thank you Kate! I've kept you as #34 for 2020 And congratulations on the paid-off mortgage :heart2: 0 -
Hello!
I was #65 in 2019 but happy to take anything. I am currently remortgaging (bleugh!) and it will reduce payments too (yay!).
We are hoping to do an extension in 2020 with kitchen and bathroom, so I will put a conservative £600 target to overpay and hope that I will do more. I am aiming to be sub £90k by 31/12/2020 even if it is only £89,999 and a very important 99p.
So stick me where you want, and many, many thanks.4/10/25Three Years Mortgage Free Yay!
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******PROUD MEMBER OF THE TOFU EATING COALITION OF CHAOS !!!******0 -
Please may I rejoin - I am happy to be number 37 again. Thanks for doing it again juliecorn. I will be back with a target before JanuarySave £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 -
Hello!
I was #65 in 2019 but happy to take anything. I am currently remortgaging (bleugh!) and it will reduce payments too (yay!).
We are hoping to do an extension in 2020 with kitchen and bathroom, so I will put a conservative £600 target to overpay and hope that I will do more. I am aiming to be sub £90k by 31/12/2020 even if it is only £89,999 and a very important 99p.
So stick me where you want, and many, many thanks.Suffolk_lass wrote: »Please may I rejoin - I am happy to be number 37 again. Thanks for doing it again juliecorn. I will be back with a target before January
That's all noted, thank you both for taking part again! You've both still got the same number as for the 2019 challenge. 0 -
Please count me in as well. I am a FTB, my first payment will go out towards the end of Jan, and i intend to overpay the same month.
At the moment I will overpay less so monthly target of £500 for overpayments each month.
Thank you for this 0 -
Hi julicorn, would also love to join in for 2020. Can I please have a target of £1200 this time. Currently #47 but happy to have a lower number if it helps to tidy things up MrsMouse
#47 - 2020 MFW 449.29/1200
#15 - 3/6 month Emergency Fund Challenge 661.89
2019 ~~ MFW: 1122.33 / EF: £10000 -
Hi Julicorn,
thanks for running again! I'm in. I'm #78 but happy to go up the list for a tidy spreadsheet.
Will update later with the goal, got a bit lax towards end of 2019 as lots of house reno's going on
Bought First Home - June 2018 Starting £218,500 June 2020 £203,800.95 :T MFW 2020 #78 - Target £3000 - So far... £2182/£3000
Ultimate Goal MFW by 40! - 20330 -
No 70 can I set my total for 2020 at £5600 please? I am hoping it will be over this but will see how it goes through the year.MFW 2026 No. 7 £400/£5000
MFiT-T7 No. 6 £5515.91/£30,0000
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