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2024 Mortgage-Free Wannabes

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  • SuperSavingD
    SuperSavingD Posts: 576 Forumite
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    anonymous12124 said:
    We did it!!!  Mortgage Free today!!!

    So we had £12,350 on our remaining balance. We are allowed to put 10% in without any fee, which left us owing approximately £2000. The fee on the £2000 I calculated to be no more than £40.

    But to be sure with everything, I called up the mortgage lendor and got the final figure to pay off and be free and they said £12402.34 and I said thank you very much. Paperwork and debit closures etc all to be completed within 2 weeks.

    We bought our home in Dec 2016, since then we've had 2 more kids and a whole bunch of challenges and nightmares like anyone else but we persevered and today we are finally free.



    How amazing, enjoy your new mortgage freedom.  Would love to be in your position.  Congratulations 🥂 
  • powerspowers
    powerspowers Posts: 1,364 Forumite
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    Congratulations @anonymous12124 enjoy your freedom!! 
    MFW 2021 #76 £5,145
    MFW 2022 #27 £5,300 
    MFW 2023 #27 £2,000
    MFW 2024 #27 £6,055
    MFW 2025 #27 £3,100/£5,000


  • powerspowers
    powerspowers Posts: 1,364 Forumite
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    #27 with £250 for October please Julicorn 
    MFW 2021 #76 £5,145
    MFW 2022 #27 £5,300 
    MFW 2023 #27 £2,000
    MFW 2024 #27 £6,055
    MFW 2025 #27 £3,100/£5,000


  • NotWhereIWantToBe
    NotWhereIWantToBe Posts: 112 Forumite
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    #83 with an OP of £304 for September.
    Thanks @julicorn. 
    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 £24595


    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

    Daily interest £3.35
    Percentage owned 48.9%
  • Simobla1
    Simobla1 Posts: 71 Forumite
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    #56 here with an October overpayment of £1,700.  
    Save £12k in 2025
    #36 2025: Target £15k / £16,903
    #39 2024:     Target £10k / £13,623 (exceeded)
    #39 2023: Target £3k / £4,415 (exceeded)

    MFW member No.56
    2025 Overpayment Target £4k / £7,097
    2024 Overpayment Target £7k / £7,683 (exceeded)
    2023 Overpayment Target £5k / £9,358 (exceeded)
    Mortgage total May ‘23: £119,202. Jan ‘25: £96,098.  June '25 £92,751  Sept '25 £87,758

    MFiT-T7 #15
    Target £70k
  • julicorn
    julicorn Posts: 2,618 Forumite
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    Tartan_Mum said:
    #26 skulking in very, very shame faced. 

    I’m afraid I’ve had a disaster of a year. Rate jumps and personal issues. This month I only managed a £75 overpayment (which was psychological more than anything else)

    I will get nowhere close to my target this year but I’ll try to hit £500 before the end of the year 
    We completely understand, life has its ups and downs like that! I've amended your target x
  • julicorn
    julicorn Posts: 2,618 Forumite
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    Nintud said:
    Very late to the party, but would like to join for the remainder of 2024 if possible.

    i started making daily repayments in August, not much, but enough to chip off a month to my mortgage free day (Originally March 2041… when I will be 70 🤦‍♀️).  Mainly debt repayment focused at the moment, but seeing a couple of quid come off my mortgage each day is keeping me motivated for the looooong road ahead.
    Of course you can! Can you just let me know your target for this year and if you like the total overpayments you've made already, so I can allocate you a number? :)
  • julicorn
    julicorn Posts: 2,618 Forumite
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    And congratulations @anonymous12124 !
  • Shal1160
    Shal1160 Posts: 62 Forumite
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    Hi all and happy October! #29 checking in with an Oct overpayment of £57.67. Thank you 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: £84,900 (Oct 25)
    MFW 2025 #29
    Just keep swimming
  • ajmoney
    ajmoney Posts: 6,478 Forumite
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    No 7 with an OP of £100 for October. Thank you julicorn 
    MFW 2025 No. 7 £2331.07/£2700
    MFiT-T7 No. 6 £4868.07/£30,000
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