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2022 Mortgage-Free Wannabes

julicorn · 2021-12-05 11:45:28

Welcome to the Mortgage Free Wannabe 2022 thread! Over the last few years, this challenge has been providing support for everyone who wants to overpay their mortgage, whether it is by a big or small amount. Every little helps, and together we have been overpaying close a million pounds every year over the last few years…

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anna42hmr Posts: 2,898 Forumite

27 January 2023 at 12:31PM

Thats great news Julicorn, thanks again for running the challenge, and well done everyone on the achievements for 2022. Good luck all for 2023, and see you on that board.

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..
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