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2022 Mortgage-Free Wannabes

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  • Jessy103
    Jessy103 Posts: 2,331 Forumite
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    Hi,

    No. 12 reporting an overpayment of £100, bringing the total for May to £364.19.

    Thanks 🙂
    Mortgage Balance as of September 2025 £11,700
    Starting Mortgage Balance (June 2019) £72,000.
    Aiming to be mortgage free by my 40th birthday, June 2026!
  • IndiJonesi
    IndiJonesi Posts: 505 Forumite
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    #14 checking in with May o/p of £1330
    Total for year of £11,365.13.
    Please would you change my annual total to £20,000.00
    Thanks @julicorn for the updates
    Indi 😊
  • #10 with another OP of £5,000, as we're transferring some money across from a savings account before our mortgage rate increases, which we're expecting to happen before too much longer. Total OPs for May now at £11,000.
    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

  • StoicLass
    StoicLass Posts: 37 Forumite
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    #18 here with another payment today of £250.  Thanks @julicorn
  • Lauraebrad
    Lauraebrad Posts: 186 Forumite
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    Hi @julicorn - a final update for May from #30.   Total for May is now £200.   That makes Year to date £1,160.

    Thanks, Lauraebrad

    Aiming for mortgage free by September 2030

    Balance 1.1.20 - £69,701.80
    Balance 1.1.21 - £63,699.80
    Balance 1.1.22 - £57,762.80
    Balance 1.1.23 - £53,074.20
    Balance 1.1.24 - £47,902.00
    Balance 1.1.25 - £44,141.20

    over payments 2025 = £1,450/£1,500 /// invested 2025 = £1,050/£1,500 = TOTAL (YTD) £2,500/£3,000
  • LadyGnome
    LadyGnome Posts: 801 Forumite
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    #78 checking in with £1040 for May
    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
  • #10 with another OP of £5,000, bringing my total for May to £16,000.
    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

  • anna42hmr
    anna42hmr Posts: 2,897 Forumite
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    edited 31 May 2022 at 8:14AM
    Hi, number 105 here, with my usual monthly OP of £247.94 for May, which will take me a year to date of £1239.70 in op's.

    I had contemplated an additional £150 payment now the government council tax payment has been received, but have instead decided to use it to pay for  freezer/store cupboard top instead.  especially with how food prices seem to be rising at the moment so used it for that as a bit of a hedge against future increases in food costs.  

    Well done everyone on their OP's so far.  I have also noticed that this month payment should drop me down the next 10K bracket in my outstanding mortgage, so pleased with that!
    MFW#105 - 2015 Overpaid £8095 / 2016 Overpaid £6983.24 / 2017 Overpaid £3583.12 / 2018 Overpaid £2583.12 / 2019 Overpaid £2583.12 / 2020 Overpaid £2583.12/ 2021 overpaid £1506.82 /2022 Overpaid £2975.28 / 2023 Overpaid £2677.30 / 2024 Overpaid £2173.61 Total OP since mortgage started in 2015 = £37,286.86 2025 MFW target £1700, payments to date at April 2025 - £1712.07..
  • IndiJonesi
    IndiJonesi Posts: 505 Forumite
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    Morning, an additional o/p of £670 giving a May total of £2,000.00 for me.  Thanks @julicorn for the updates.  Indi
  • julicorn
    julicorn Posts: 2,600 Forumite
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    cod3 said:
    #53  I've got news!   :)

    I started the year with a target of £3,000 (the balance of my mortgage)

    Earlier this month, I overpaid £907.30

    Today I phoned the bank for a FINAL figure and paid their calculated amount of £1,002.30

    This brings my total OPs for this year to £2,896.75. 

    Add on my regular payments and minus interest - I am now officially MORTGAGE FREE!

    Thank you all the lovely folk here for the inspiration and to @Julicorn and Martin.  My family have saved so much since joining this forum but, more importantly, now have the security of owning the roof over our heads  :)

    Cod3
    18 May 2022
    A late congratulations, that is absolutely amazing news! <3 You must be so excited. Thank you so much for taking part in the challenge, it's such a lovely inspiration seeing people reach their goal. 
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