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2023 Mortgage-Free Wannabes

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  • Good morning all, #36 with a February o/p of £125, thanks for keeping me motivated! Thank you Juliecorn :smile:
    Mortgage start: Sept 2018 £140,000 (30 years) Sept 2020: £129,131 
    Sept 2021: £121,000 (remortgaged for 22 years), Sept 2022: £111,009, Sept 2023: £101,700, Sept 2024: £94,405
    Current: £86,450 (Jul 25)
    MFW 2025 #29
    Just keep swimming
  • julicorn
    julicorn Posts: 2,591 Forumite
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    Hello,

    Long time no visit. 

    @julicorn please could I be added to 2023 spreadsheet? Goal for 2023 is £6,000 OP. 

    Thanks!
    Yes absolutely, welcome back! :) You've got #41 this year. 
  • Morning all,

    #70 with an overpayment of £583.33 please @julicorn
    thanks 
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  • AntoMac
    AntoMac Posts: 2,721 Forumite
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    #51 declaring £240 for February 
    Thanks Julicorn
    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
  • try_harder
    try_harder Posts: 1,532 Forumite
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    Number 52.. Just catching up sorry ..£500 last week and £500 this week .Total now stands at £3500..Thank you
  • Hi,
    #49 with an overpayment for February of £350.
    Thanks Julicorn! x

    Mortgage at Jan 2009 (when house was purchased): £75,000. Mortgage at Jan 2017 (when I was able to start overpaying after 7 year relationship from hell ended): £60,000. Mortgage at April 2025: £16,822
    2025 MFW #70: £1,974 / £4,000.
    Previous Overpayments: 2024: £2,555. 2023: £2,850. 2022: £3,100. 2021: £2,540. 2020: £3,350. 2019: £1,950. 2018: £250. 2017: £500.
    Mortgage freedom can’t come soon enough!
  • ElmoR
    ElmoR Posts: 414 Forumite
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    Good morning all, Number 45 reporting in for the first time this year (it's been busy!)

    Please add £300 for january and another £300 for february.

    Thank you julicorn

    ElmoR xx
  • x_raphael_xx
    x_raphael_xx Posts: 4,411 Forumite
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    edited 20 February 2023 at 8:03PM
    #100 Checking in.

    Wages hit today, anothre £250 for Febs OP pot.

    £500 Feb Total
    £1350 Jan Total
    ----------------------
    £1850 = 2023 Total
    Debt Free as of 17/01/2009 Turtle Power!!

    EF Challenger #3 £1543.72 / £5000
    MFW 2024 #100 £1300.00 / £10,000

    MFiT #40 Jan 2025 Target - £99,999.00
    Mortgage at 30/09/22 £113,694.11 | Mortgage at 24/01/23 £110,707.87
    Mortgage at 21/04/23 £107,701.01 | Mortgage at 20/07/23 £106,979.65
    Mortgage at 04/10/23 £106,253.77 | Mortgage at 10/01/24 £105,324.57
    Mortgage at 01/04/24 £104,424.73 | Mortgage at 01/10/24 £103,594.98
  • Hi @julicorn #40 here with £2k in February. Thanks very much!
    Mortgage free as of March '25!
    £240,000 paid off in 4 years, 8 months and 18 days (July '20-Mar '25)
    Mortgage paid off 19 years early.

    2025 MFW #40

    2025 Goals

    Pay off mortgage of £55k for good! - £55k/£55k paid - mortgage free!!!
    Keep emergency fund at £10k - £10k/£10k - goal met!
    Lose 12 kgs - 3/12 kgs lost so far
    Try 1 new activity/experience as a family each month - 0/12 new activities/experiences tried
    Decluttering - declutter 500 items from house and outbuildings - 136/500 items so far
  • #27 with another £50 for Feb (total for Feb £230) thanks Julicorn xx
    MFW 2021 #76 £5,145
    MFW 2022 #27 £5,300 
    MFW 2023 #27 £2,000
    MFW 2024 #27 £6,055
    MFW 2025 #27 £2,600/£5,000


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