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2024 Mortgage-Free Wannabes

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  • Jessy103
    Jessy103 Posts: 2,547 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Mortgage-free Glee! Name Dropper
    Hi,

    No.12 with an overpayment of £497.32 for March.

    Thanks 🙂
    Starting Mortgage Balance (June 2019) £72,000. Mortgage Free November 2025!
  • kl_jones2021
    kl_jones2021 Posts: 48 Forumite
    Fourth Anniversary 10 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    Hello. #33 please can you update me for £100.89 for March 
  • jennystarpepper
    jennystarpepper Posts: 829 Forumite
    Fifth Anniversary 500 Posts Name Dropper
    16 - £445.39, March total.

    Many thanks Julicorn.
    MFW - 01.10.21 £63761   01.10.22 £50962   01.10.23 £39979   01.10.24 £27815. 01.01.25. £17538
    01.03.25 £14794.    01.04.25 £12888
    01.05.25. £11805. 12.05.25  £9997   05.06.25  £8898. 
     01.07.25. £7975  01.08.25 £6968 01.09.25 £5956. 01.10.25 £4979
    01.12.25 £2899

  • becksta
    becksta Posts: 2,263 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    #38 with a total March overpayment of £816.32

    Many thanks and good luck to everyone for April
    MFW 2022 #88: £6620/£6000
    MFW 2023 #38: £13242.13/£6000
    MFW 2024 #38: £15792.12./£9000
    MFW 2025 #38: £16090.54/£7500

    Thank you to all competition posters
  • ajmoney
    ajmoney Posts: 6,490 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    No 7 with an OP of £100 for April. Thanks julicorn
    MFW 2026 No. 7 £400/£5000
    MFiT-T7 No. 6 £5515.91/£30,000
  • save_dog
    save_dog Posts: 34 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Hello! #41 with OP of £175.05 in March, please ☺️
    Mortgage: £349,995.13 as at beginning of January 2026

    Daily interest at beginning of January 2026: £34.93
  • NotWhereIWantToBe
    NotWhereIWantToBe Posts: 118 Forumite
    Fifth Anniversary 100 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    Hi @julicorn #83 here with an OP of £244 for March please.
    Hoping to clear a credit card this month so will aim higher after that :-)  
    User name should now read NowWhereIWantToBe  

    Amount overpaid so far £8298 (2022)

    Overpayment ready to add to funds when fixed deal runs out July 2027 £25777


    Mortgage end date when taken out : July 2050
    Mortgage current end date : January 2047

    MFW #83 Overpayments for 2025
    Jan £304 Feb £346 Mar £298 April £344 May £214 June £200 July £200 Aug £227 Sept £400 Oct £505 Nov £450 Dec £227

    Daily interest £3.32
    Percentage owned 49.3%
  • smetf
    smetf Posts: 382 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    #3 reporting in with an OP of £534.56
    Lots of holiday bits and other payments going out this month so don't think there will be any more OPs in April!

    Thanks @julicorn ❤
    Mortgage £39,933
    MFW 2022 #35 10,000
    MFW 2023 #3 10358.97
    MFW 2024 #3 10000
    MFW 2025 #3 10000
    MFW 2026 1236.62/4100
    MFiT-T7 #10 aiming for 16k https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6283332/halving-our-income-and-still-aiming-for-mortgage-free#latest
  • Hettyhound
    Hettyhound Posts: 1,147 Forumite
    Sixth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    Hello number 21 with an overpayment of £80.  Things have been a bit tight recently so I need to refocus my saving priorities.  Fingers crossed I can get back on track 🤞Hettyhound
    SPC #023 SPC 12: £125.86; SPC 13: £214.98; SPC 14: £297.41; SPC 15: £237.27; SPC 16: £335.39; SPC 17: £662.09 SPC 18: £660.03; SPC 19 ?
    MFW #21 Mortgage start Dec 2015 £79,950; Jan 2026 £16,119 2025 OP £2991/£2,000 2026 £130/£5,500
    MFiT T6 #3 £19070/£25,500 (72.82%%) MFiT T7 #3 £5811/£21,930 (26.49%)
  • Shal1160
    Shal1160 Posts: 68 Forumite
    Fifth Anniversary 10 Posts Name Dropper
    Happy April MFWs! Number 29 checking in with March overpayments totalling £184.47 and an April overpayment of £152.51. Many thanks Julicorn! :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, Sept 2025: £85,470
    Current: £83,770 (Dec 25)
    MFW 2025 #29
    MFW 2026 #20
    Just keep swimming
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