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  • IndiJonesi
    IndiJonesi Posts: 505 Forumite
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    #14 checking in with another March o/p of £1030.74.
    Total for March now £1183.98
    Thank you @julicorn for the updates.
    Indi x
  • Cambs_Chap
    Cambs_Chap Posts: 31 Forumite
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    Hi @julicorn, wondering if I can join please?

    2022 OP target is £5,000 (have started from Feb 2022)

    Made the following OP
    Feb: £500
    Mar: £150 (£650 in total)

    Please let me know if you need any more info.

    Thanks, @Cambs_Chap

    MFW 2022 #89
    MFW start (Feb 22): £170,122
    Current (Apr 22): £168,307

    MFW start (Feb 22): 14y 8m (Oct 36)
    Current (Apr 22): 14y 7m (Sep 36)
    MF goal: 9y 9m (Dec 31)

    Feb 22: £500.00
    Mar 22: £446.50
    Apr 22: £250.00
    OP 2022: £1,296.50/£5,000
    OP Total: £1,296.50
  • newgirly
    newgirly Posts: 9,465 Forumite
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    Hi Julicorn, can I check in with Feb but also January if possible please as I seem to have forgotten 🙄

    JANUARY £1098.74

    FEBRUARY £1616.37

    Many thanks, Newgirly  😊


    MFW 67 - Finally mortgage free! 💙😁
  • mark55man
    mark55man Posts: 8,221 Forumite
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    Hi Julicorn

    #57 reporting in as of end Feb 2022.

    At the end of 2021 my Mortgage Neutral (MN) pot was £31.9K and my mortgage balance was £86.4K.  Giving a deficit/net-debt of £54.5K.

    At the end of Feb 2022 my Mortgage Neutral (MN) pot was £36.0K and my mortgage balance was £83.7K.  Giving a MFW OP total of £4.1K (gross pension contribs) for an overall MN deficit/net-debt of £47.7K.

    Current target for Mortgage Neutral is Feb-23 
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    Drinking milk shakes, cold and long
    Smiling and waving and looking so fine
  • ElmoR
    ElmoR Posts: 416 Forumite
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    Hello all

    #45 reporting in with £1674 for February. Recovered from the Christmas and Birthday spending. Only one trip to vet. Cars behaving. Makes for a better month...

    Thanks julicorn

    ElmoR x
  • Hello everyone :smiley:
    #20 with a £500 overpayment for March

    thanks @julicorn xx
    Current mortgage - £12000
    aim to pay £6000 this year (mfw #20)
    £3000/£6000

  • becksta
    becksta Posts: 2,262 Forumite
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    #88 with a £186 OP taking my February total so far to £386

    Thank you
    MFW 2022 #88: £6620/£6000
    MFW 2023 #38: £13242.13/£6000
    MFW 2024 #38: £15792.12./£9000
    MFW 2025 #38: £15241.92/£7500

    Thank you to all competition posters
  • AntoMac
    AntoMac Posts: 2,987 Forumite
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    #85 with a March overpayment of £50
    Thanks Juliecorn
    27/5/17 Mort 64705 BTs 1904031/12/17 Mort 59815 BT 1673007/04/20 Mort 49208 BT 1572128/07/20 Mort 47387 BT 1263414/11/20 Mort 45905 BT 10134 20/05/21 Mort 42335 BT 686811/08/22 Mort 32050 BT 2915Sealed Pot Challenge 16 Number 5
  • IndiJonesi
    IndiJonesi Posts: 505 Forumite
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    #14 checking in with an additional March o/p of £262.13 making a total for March of £1446.11.  Thanks @julicorn for the updates.
    Indi x
  • #59 with my first overpayment for March - £220.
    Thanks for the updates!
    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
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