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2025 Mortgage-Free Wannabes

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  • julicorn
    julicorn Posts: 2,680 Forumite
    Seventh Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Some spectacular overpayments to kick off the year, well done everyone! We're at almost £70k already, very impressive :) 
  • jennystarpepper
    jennystarpepper Posts: 829 Forumite
    Fifth Anniversary 500 Posts Name Dropper
    16 - £204.60 for January please.

    Think I'm off to another slow start, £3000 dentist bill and other repairs at £1600 does not help.  

    Keep chucking the pennies at it everyone.

    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

  • julicorn
    julicorn Posts: 2,680 Forumite
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    You may think it's slow @jennystarpepper, but it's just pushed us past the £70k mark <3 
  • MFWannabe
    MFWannabe Posts: 2,523 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    70k wow that’s incredible 🤩👏👏


    MFW 2026 #50: £3,583.49/£25,000

    Mortgage:
    02/01/26: £60,223.17

    12/08/25: Mortgage: £62,500.00
    12/06/25: Mortgage: £65,000.00
    07/03/25: Mortgage: £67,000.00
    18/01/25: Mortgage: £68,500.14
    27/12/24: Mortgage: £69,278.38 

    Savings: £20,000




  • becksta
    becksta Posts: 2,263 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    #38 checking in with another overpayment of £212.24 making a total of £4812.24 for the month.

    Many thanks!
    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
  • here_for_the_tips
    here_for_the_tips Posts: 147 Forumite
    100 Posts First Anniversary Photogenic Name Dropper
    #35 with a end of month bank balance payment of £219.85 for a January total of £1,242.65. Wish I'd done this years ago.
    MFWB 2025 #35: £11,150.81 / £10,000
    MFWB 2026 #35 £0 / £10,000
    Prolific 2025 £294.34 / £500
    MFWB Diary
    Mortgage 1 Jan 2025: £63,215.87
    Mortgage 1 Jan 2026: £50,602.60
  • Squirrelz92
    Squirrelz92 Posts: 771 Forumite
    Sixth Anniversary 500 Posts Debt-free and Proud! Photogenic
    Amazing effort everyone! Insane how much has been overpaid in just one month! 🎉😍🎉
    Debt Remaining: £8,781.53
    3 Month EF: £1,000/£4,494
    2025 MFW Challenge #9: £999.00/£4,000
  • NotWhereIWantToBe
    NotWhereIWantToBe Posts: 118 Forumite
    Fifth Anniversary 100 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    #83 with an OP of £304 for Jauary please @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 £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%
  • pawlala
    pawlala Posts: 1,436 Forumite
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    #22 reporting total overpayments for

    January came to £894.08

    Thanks and have a great weekend everyone!  B
    Mortgage free I: 8th December 2009!
    Mortgage free II: New Year's Eve 2013!
    Mortgage free III: Est. Dec 2021...
  • Hettyhound
    Hettyhound Posts: 1,147 Forumite
    Sixth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    Number 21 with a January overpayment of £145.  Thanks Julicorn 
    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%)
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