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2020 Mortgage-Free Wannabes

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  • RetSol
    RetSol Posts: 554 Forumite
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    julicorn said:
    RetSol 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.
    Never too late to join :) Just let me know how much you're aiming to overpay this year, and I'll allocate you a number. 
    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.
  • Hettyhound
    Hettyhound Posts: 1,139 Forumite
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    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%)
  • MFW2020
    MFW2020 Posts: 13 Forumite
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    Number 122 checking in

    £853 overpayment for April 2020
  • julicorn
    julicorn Posts: 2,675 Forumite
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    RetSol said:
    julicorn said:
    RetSol 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.
    Never too late to join :) Just let me know how much you're aiming to overpay this year, and I'll allocate you a number. 
    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.
    Excellent, welcome to the challenge! You've got #137 :)
  • ajmoney
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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/£30,000
  • ajmoney
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    ElmoR said:
    Inspired by @Dobbibill! :)
    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 julicorn
    ElmoR 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/£30,000
  • f0xh0les
    f0xh0les Posts: 7,769 Forumite
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    #65 reporting in with a May overpayment of £76.28  leaving me with a very tidy balance of £92,500. 
    Thanks Julicorn
    4/10/25Three Years Mortgage Free Yay!
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