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  • #59 - Just overpaid another £205 for May. That brings me up to £845 for the month now with one last overpayment Monday to come for the month. 😊 Thanks for the updates as always! 👍🏻
    Original mortgage total: £140,000.00 (July 2015) Original mortgage end date: June 2040
    Mortgage free start date: 16th October 2018 Mortgage total at this point: £132,829.12
    Current mortgage total: £54,762.71 Current mortgage end date: June 2032 Daily interest: £7.59 > £2.64
  • powerspowers
    powerspowers Posts: 1,371 Forumite
    Fifth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    edited 24 May 2021 at 4:30PM
    Hi julicorn
    Number 76 a fourth OP for May of £25.57 
    thanks x
    MFW 2021 #76 £5,145
    MFW 2022 #27 £5,300 
    MFW 2023 #27 £2,000
    MFW 2024 #27 £6,055
    MFW 2025 #27 £3,600/£5,000


  • MrsC....tobe
    MrsC....tobe Posts: 1,103 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker PPI Party Pooper
    #117 checking in with £300 op.  Lagging behind a bit this month, had some other expenses.
    No longer ...tobe! Married 20/06/13MFW 2021 #117 £5415.40/£6000MFW 2022 #77 £3740/£3000MFW 2023 #82 £0/£3000
  • LadyGnome
    LadyGnome Posts: 801 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary 500 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    #78
    Another OP for May of £1150  - May total £1175
    MortgageStart Nov 2012 £310,000
    Oct 2022 £143,277.74
    Reduction £166,722.26
    OriginalEnd Sept 2034 / Current official end Apr 2032 (but I have a cunning plan...)
    2022 MFW #78 £10200/£12000
    MFiT-6 #28 £21,772 /£75000
  • Moneyminded
    Moneyminded Posts: 292 Forumite
    Sixth Anniversary 100 Posts Name Dropper
    #15 with another OP of £913.62, making a total for May of £1,063.62. Thanks for updating Julicorn.
    • Original mortgage end date: March 2041
    • Current mortgage end date: Dec 2032 
    • MFW 2025 #15 1628.00/ £2,400 /// MFW 2024 #15 £1,608.85/ £2500 /// MFW 2023 #15 £8,617.84/ £10,000 /// 2022 #15 £7,315.24/ £7250 /// MFW 2021 #15 £8,530.07/ £8500
    • Daily interest is currently £3.75
  • Schoolworker
    Schoolworker Posts: 499 Forumite
    Seventh Anniversary 100 Posts
    No 72 reporting in made a payment of £440 for may towards the mortgage. Thanks. 
  • Chili81
    Chili81 Posts: 54 Forumite
    Sixth Anniversary 10 Posts Name Dropper
    No 10 reporting an OP of £300 for May. Thanks julicorn. 
  • Qtipps44
    Qtipps44 Posts: 88 Forumite
    Fourth Anniversary 10 Posts Mortgage-free Glee!
    #61 £287 for May please. That’s me at my target and 10% limit for this year. Build up savings again now and will have 10% limit to pay off in January next year.
    aiming for mortgage free in 4 years now.

     Thanks for updating 
  • Boatright
    Boatright Posts: 9 Forumite
    First Anniversary Name Dropper First Post
    Hi everyone! I'm new to this forum!
    Is it too late to join? Target for the year £5,600. £800 for May.
  • Number 124 with another 215.98 making a total of 631.07 for May.

    thanks Julicorn
    Mortgage free wannabe #124
    Mortgage due to be cleared January 2036 / goal is 4/5/26 (40th birthday)
    Starting balance £117000 November 2010
    Balance as of 5/4/21(date decided I wanted to become mortgage free) £89426.62 / current balance £82000
    Daily interest at January 2021 £4.76
    Current daily interest £4.39

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