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2020 Mortgage-Free Wannabes
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Hi julicorn I am starting with baby steps. I will set aside a minimum of £50.00 per month until December, starting in April with the aim of depositing at least £450.00 in the mortgage account by the end of 2020.julicorn said:
Never too late to joinRetSol said:I have just discovered this thread. I am newly semi-retired and a newbie in the MSE forums. I am reviewing my finances and am thinking about paying down my mortgage. Am I too late to join the MFWs for 2020? I am only going to be able to make modest overpayments but could aim to get the mortgage below 6 figures by 31.12.
Just let me know how much you're aiming to overpay this year, and I'll allocate you a number. 4 -
No 70 reporting an OP of £1503.58 after closing a savings account. I had meant to OP it earlier in the year and figured now was as good a time as any. Takes my total for April to £2037.75. Thanks julicorn.
MFW 2026 No. 7 £400/£5000
MFiT-T7 No. 6 £5515.91/£30,0005 -
Hi,
Number 90 with a final April OP of £70.42 which brings April’s total to £320.42 😁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 £16,453[/COLOR] 2025 OP £2991/COLOR]/£2,000 MFiT T6 #3 £19070/£25,500 (72.82%%) MFiT T7 #3 £5477/£21,930 (24.97%)3 -
Number 122 checking in
£853 overpayment for April 2020
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Excellent, welcome to the challenge! You've got #137RetSol said:
Hi julicorn I am starting with baby steps. I will set aside a minimum of £50.00 per month until December, starting in April with the aim of depositing at least £450.00 in the mortgage account by the end of 2020.julicorn said:
Never too late to joinRetSol said:I have just discovered this thread. I am newly semi-retired and a newbie in the MSE forums. I am reviewing my finances and am thinking about paying down my mortgage. Am I too late to join the MFWs for 2020? I am only going to be able to make modest overpayments but could aim to get the mortgage below 6 figures by 31.12.
Just let me know how much you're aiming to overpay this year, and I'll allocate you a number.
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No 70 reporting an OP for May of £558.25. Thanks julicorn.
MFW 2026 No. 7 £400/£5000
MFiT-T7 No. 6 £5515.91/£30,0002 -
No 45 reporting in with a whooper OP for April of £3538.77. We cannot go on our holiday so I have thrown all that saved money at the mortgage! Let something positive result from the negative
Stay safe everyone, and thank you julicornElmoR x6 -
ElmoR said:No 45 reporting in with a whooper OP for April of £3538.77. We cannot go on our holiday so I have thrown all that saved money at the mortgage! Let something positive result from the negative
Stay safe everyone, and thank you julicornElmoR x
If my holiday gets cancelled I am thinking of doing the same but it isn't until the end of August so I have a while to wait yet.
MFW 2026 No. 7 £400/£5000
MFiT-T7 No. 6 £5515.91/£30,0002 -
#65 reporting in with a May overpayment of £76.28 leaving me with a very tidy balance of £92,500.Thanks Julicorn4/10/25Three Years Mortgage Free Yay!
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#3 reporting another OP for April of £400
AND my final payment and OP which totals £1000 paid today and means we are now MORTGAGE FREE
I always hoped to manage it before I was 40 and I have, with 3 months to spare.
Total OPs 2012 - 2019 £39744.75Target 2020 £18500/£1850001/05/2020 MORTGAGE FREEMFiT-T4 #03 MFW2019 #310
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