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  • craftingmad
    craftingmad Posts: 3,417 Forumite
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    You are all doing so well. We got our confirmation letter through yesterday that we have fully paid off out BTL1 mortgage so cannot wait to get this BTL2 mortgage paid off and receive another letter like that :) 

    I can report I have added the following into our OP savings pot since my last post:-

    £   284.52 interest from one savings account
    £   397.43 wages from BK
    £ 1000.00 gift from mum and dad for our anniversary and paying back money owed
    ________
    £ 1681.95

    So my total now currently stands at £72329.43/£81700 = 88.53%  <3

    Moving closer and now less than £10K to go :)  


    Well done @craftingmad, you are doing brilliantly, you will smash £10K, looking forward to your next goal for you, lol. x. 88.53 % amazing stuff. :) 
    Thank you x 

    Our next goal will be our BTL3 mortgage but first to find that pesky last £10k to pay off this BTL2 :) 
    Mortgage - £2338.07 paid off Feb 2023 BTL 1 £51,089.10 £35789.36 paid off July 2025 BTL 2 £81,504.52 BTL 3 £77,497.02
  • You are all doing so well. We got our confirmation letter through yesterday that we have fully paid off out BTL1 mortgage so cannot wait to get this BTL2 mortgage paid off and receive another letter like that :) 

    I can report I have added the following into our OP savings pot since my last post:-

    £   284.52 interest from one savings account
    £   397.43 wages from BK
    £ 1000.00 gift from mum and dad for our anniversary and paying back money owed
    ________
    £ 1681.95

    So my total now currently stands at £72329.43/£81700 = 88.53%  <3

    Moving closer and now less than £10K to go :)  


    Brilliant news and I'm sure you will have enough saved to get that second letter by the end of the year! Progress at my end has slowed down. It's been an expensive month and there seems to have been more month than money and kids costs that cropped up. I've got my mot this week and the money I had saved is hopefully enough- preferably more than enough so I use it to avoid going overdrawn in my general account. I'll know soon enough 😂
    Thanks Neverending x

    I hate months like that - kids and cars sure seem to be a sucker of savings :( 

    My car has developed a fault today but it seems to have cleared itself for now so fingers crossed it was just an electrical blip.

    Good luck with the MOT x
    Thanks mot turned out okay. I think I'll end the month at about -200 but will claw that back over the next few months I hope so not as bad as expected 😂 
    Great news on the MOT  :)
    I missed the MOT news, that's brilliant news. 
    Sept 24 : £32000                  Sep 25 - £10356         Feb 26 - £7545                
    May 25 :  £14000                  Oct 25 -  £9569           
    June 25 : £13000                   Nov 25 - £9275                                  
    July 25 :  £12000                   Dec 25 - £8975
    Aug 25 :  £11436                   Jan 26 -  £8065
  • craftingmad
    craftingmad Posts: 3,417 Forumite
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    Its payday for the original cafe today so I have added £516.41 into the OP savings pot :) 

    So my total now currently stands at £73047.30/£81700 = 89.40%  <3

    That takes me closer to the 90% mark :) 
    Mortgage - £2338.07 paid off Feb 2023 BTL 1 £51,089.10 £35789.36 paid off July 2025 BTL 2 £81,504.52 BTL 3 £77,497.02
  • well done @craftingmad. I've just paid off my 1000 for the month. :) £20000 / £32000 = 62.5%
    Sept 24 : £32000                  Sep 25 - £10356         Feb 26 - £7545                
    May 25 :  £14000                  Oct 25 -  £9569           
    June 25 : £13000                   Nov 25 - £9275                                  
    July 25 :  £12000                   Dec 25 - £8975
    Aug 25 :  £11436                   Jan 26 -  £8065
  • craftingmad
    craftingmad Posts: 3,417 Forumite
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    well done @craftingmad. I've just paid off my 1000 for the month. :) £20000 / £32000 = 62.5%
    That amazing. Well done. You will be there in no time if you keep doing that :) 
    Mortgage - £2338.07 paid off Feb 2023 BTL 1 £51,089.10 £35789.36 paid off July 2025 BTL 2 £81,504.52 BTL 3 £77,497.02
  • craftingmad
    craftingmad Posts: 3,417 Forumite
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    edited 28 July 2025 at 7:26AM
    Good morning all,

    It's great to see so much progress is happening :)

    I've popped in quickly before work to declare the following:-

    £  293.21 wages from cafe
    £1000.00 Hubbies OT for month
    £  191.15 interest from one savings account (much lower this month as we paid off one mortgage)
    ________
    £1484.36

    So my total now currently stands at £74531.66/£81700 = 91.22%  <3

    I've officially got less than 10% to find :)  
    Mortgage - £2338.07 paid off Feb 2023 BTL 1 £51,089.10 £35789.36 paid off July 2025 BTL 2 £81,504.52 BTL 3 £77,497.02
  • That’s so exciting 
    Mortgage at 01.01.14 £119,481.83:eek: today £0 Emergency fund £5.5/5.5k & £200/200 cash.:jWeight 24/02/19 14st 7lb now 11st 12lb determined to stop defining myself by my mistakes. Progress not perfection.:T100%through my 1% mortgage challenge. 100% through my pb challenge. I’m not perfect but I’m good enough for now.
  • NeverendingDMP
    NeverendingDMP Posts: 2,434 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    well done @craftingmad. I've just paid off my 1000 for the month. :) £20000 / £32000 = 62.5%
    Well done. Fantastic progress!
    Jan 18 Joint debts 35,213

    Mortgage Jan 18- 77224 Jan 26- just under 64k

    June 25 Debts in my name were £5170. Now 5178 (Jan 26)
    DH debts ?? at a guess £15k
  • NeverendingDMP
    NeverendingDMP Posts: 2,434 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Well done crafting mad. On the final stretch now!
    Jan 18 Joint debts 35,213

    Mortgage Jan 18- 77224 Jan 26- just under 64k

    June 25 Debts in my name were £5170. Now 5178 (Jan 26)
    DH debts ?? at a guess £15k
  • thank you @NeverendingDMP :). @craftingmad are you going to have a break before starting BTL3 ? 
    Sept 24 : £32000                  Sep 25 - £10356         Feb 26 - £7545                
    May 25 :  £14000                  Oct 25 -  £9569           
    June 25 : £13000                   Nov 25 - £9275                                  
    July 25 :  £12000                   Dec 25 - £8975
    Aug 25 :  £11436                   Jan 26 -  £8065
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