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  • craftingmad
    craftingmad Posts: 3,360 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
  • Highlanddream
    Highlanddream Posts: 125 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 :)  


    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
    May 25 :  £14000
    June 25 : £13000
    July 25 :  £12000
  • craftingmad
    craftingmad Posts: 3,360 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
  • Highlanddream
    Highlanddream Posts: 125 Forumite
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    well done @craftingmad. I've just paid off my 1000 for the month. :) £20000 / £32000 = 62.5%
    Sept 24 : £32000
    May 25 :  £14000
    June 25 : £13000
    July 25 :  £12000
  • craftingmad
    craftingmad Posts: 3,360 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: 3,360 Forumite
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    edited 28 July at 8:26AM
    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
  • in_need_of_direction
    in_need_of_direction Posts: 7,727 Forumite
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    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 12st determined to stop defining myself by my mistakes. Progress not perfection.:T100%through my 1% mortgage challenge. 100% through my pb challenge.
  • NeverendingDMP
    NeverendingDMP Posts: 2,211 Forumite
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    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 May 25- just under 65k

    June 25 Debts in my name only £5170. DH can't keep track...
  • NeverendingDMP
    NeverendingDMP Posts: 2,211 Forumite
    Seventh 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 May 25- just under 65k

    June 25 Debts in my name only £5170. DH can't keep track...
  • Highlanddream
    Highlanddream Posts: 125 Forumite
    Sixth Anniversary 100 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    thank you @NeverendingDMP :). @craftingmad are you going to have a break before starting BTL3 ? 
    Sept 24 : £32000
    May 25 :  £14000
    June 25 : £13000
    July 25 :  £12000
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