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2020 Mortgage-Free Wannabes

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  • #114
    Unfortunately didn’t manage anything in January but have kicked off February with an overpayment of £600 :smiley:
    £600/£3000
    Mortgage free wannabe #58
  • #75 £500 Feb overpayment 
    December 2021 - £151,250
    December 2020 - £167,500
    December 2019 - £211,500
    March 2019 - £218,000 moved house
  • £207 overpayment for February 😊
    Mortgage so far: £31,630.01Aiming to be mortgage free by 2024
  •  £27.55 for me in February please #82.
    So £48.50 so far for the year. Slow progress I admit, but better than nothing! 
    Thanks 
    Jan 2019: £211,500
    September 2020: £197,600
    Target: mortgage free by 2032
  • bigbeff
    bigbeff Posts: 1,119 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    #9 reporting another payment of £55.29 making payment so far for Feb £604.71
    Debt busting 2022 Total £15842.68 £0 (100% paid since 1/1/22)
  • Hi All
    Made my February overpayment number 71 with payment of £1,064.94

    Need to figure out how to do large fonts on new platform on a very small tablet so sorry it's not in big julicorn. I'll figure it for next month.  Many thanks
    Blitz that mortgage
    Jun 2016 £152,000
    April 2021 £85,000
  • Hello, I hope I'm not too late to join in! This sounds like just what I need for accountability and motivation.
    My target for 2020 is £15,000.
    Original mortgage: £278,827 (September 2018)
    Current mortgage: £0 (15.07.2023)
    Original mortgage-free date: September 2033
    Current mortgage-free date: July 2023
    MFW 2023 #10: £28,909.64/£25,000

  • Hi All
    Made my February overpayment number 71 with payment of £1,064.94

    Need to figure out how to do large fonts on new platform on a very small tablet so sorry it's not in big julicorn. I'll figure it for next month.  Many thanks
    Oops - I'm actually number 57 doh 
    Blitz that mortgage
    Jun 2016 £152,000
    April 2021 £85,000
  • julicorn
    julicorn Posts: 2,662 Forumite
    Seventh Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Hello, I hope I'm not too late to join in! This sounds like just what I need for accountability and motivation.
    My target for 2020 is £15,000.
    Never too late! Welcome to the challenge, and your number is 124 :)
  • julicorn said:
    Hello, I hope I'm not too late to join in! This sounds like just what I need for accountability and motivation.
    My target for 2020 is £15,000.
    Never too late! Welcome to the challenge, and your number is 124 :)
    Thank you! Just made my first overpayment of the year - first ever overpayment on this mortgage, in fact - of £6,000. :)  
    Original mortgage: £278,827 (September 2018)
    Current mortgage: £0 (15.07.2023)
    Original mortgage-free date: September 2033
    Current mortgage-free date: July 2023
    MFW 2023 #10: £28,909.64/£25,000

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