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2020 Mortgage-Free Wannabes

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  • bigbeff
    bigbeff Posts: 1,119 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Another overpayment for me so total in January so far is £769.24
    Debt busting 2022 Total £15842.68 £0 (100% paid since 1/1/22)
  • julicorn
    julicorn Posts: 2,662 Forumite
    Seventh Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Mortgagebuster wrote: »
    Hello Jullicorn, can you add me with a target of 15000.

    Thank you.
    Sure thing, welcome to the challenge! You've got #118 now :)
  • f0xh0les
    f0xh0les Posts: 7,759 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Mortgage-free Glee! Photogenic
    #65 reporting another accidental £348.79 overpayment (we are remortgaging and the redemption fee was just too darn messy) to stop my teeth itching.
    4/10/25Three Years Mortgage Free Yay!
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  • julicorn
    julicorn Posts: 2,662 Forumite
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    edited 24 January 2020 at 9:47AM
    f0xh0les wrote: »
    #65 reporting another accidental £348.79 overpayment (we are remortgaging and the redemption fee was just too darn messy) to stop my teeth itching.
    Could you let me know if that's your total for January, or in addition to your previous OP? :)

    Edited to add: I've logged it as an additional payment for now, but please let me know if that's accurate.
  • Bored
    Bored Posts: 390 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Name Dropper Debt-free and Proud!
    Can I be added to the challenge please? It was super motivating last year. :)

    My target for this year is £5000 and I made my first £1000 overpayment today. :T
    2023 Mortgage-Free Wannabe #19: £11,675.68/£13,000
    Mortgage Overpayment Total: £22,397.1
  • Pursey
    Pursey Posts: 291 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts
    Please could I be added again? My target is £6000 and I’ve already overpaid £600.
  • Hettyhound
    Hettyhound Posts: 1,129 Forumite
    Sixth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    Number 90 with another £50 making a January total of £100.

    Thanks Julicorn
    SPC #023 SPC 12: £125.86[/COLOUR]: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 ?COLOR="DeepSkyBlue"]MFW #21 Mortgage start Dec 2015 £79,950; Dec 2025 £16,671[/COLOR] 2025 OP £2773/COLOR]/£2,000 MFiT T6 #3 £19070/£25,500 (72.82%%) MFiT T7 #3 £4997/£21,930 (22.78%)
  • danby22
    danby22 Posts: 78 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10 Posts Name Dropper
    #117 checking in.

    Paid £100 today, making it £1100 for January!

    Thank you Julicorn!!
  • BVic28
    BVic28 Posts: 97 Forumite
    Fourth Anniversary 10 Posts
    #35 with another £72.22 OP bringing this months total to £94.62 so far
    Mortgage balance as of end of Dec 19 - £120,675
    MFW 2020 challenge #35 £94.62/£750; Jan running total - £94.62
    Save 12k in 2020 challenge #34 £560.20/£6000; Jan running total - £560.20
  • julicorn
    julicorn Posts: 2,662 Forumite
    Seventh Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Bored wrote: »
    Can I be added to the challenge please? It was super motivating last year. :)

    My target for this year is £5000 and I made my first £1000 overpayment today. :T
    Of course, and welcome back!
    I've given you #119 this year :)
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