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2025 Mortgage-Free Wannabes

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  • becksta
    becksta Posts: 2,256 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    #38 checking in with a March overpayment of £356.63.

    Many thanks  B)
    MFW 2022 #88: £6620/£6000
    MFW 2023 #38: £13242.13/£6000
    MFW 2024 #38: £15792.12./£9000
    MFW 2025 #38: £14149.23/£7500

    Thank you to all competition posters
  • Jemma01
    Jemma01 Posts: 434 Forumite
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    edited 31 March at 7:57PM
    julicorn said:
    I was a little behind on the updates, but have just processed them all - just in time for us to pass the £250k hurdle! Well done everyone :)<3
    if you need someone to cover you with the updates, I'm happy to help, I'm quite fascinated by this threats, very motivating, never had getting paid felt so far away to get rid of my mortgage 🤣
    Note:
    I'm FTB, not an expert, all my comments are from personal experience and not a professional advice.
    Mortgage debt start date = 25/10/2024 = 175k (5.44% interest rate, 20 year term)
    • Q4/2024 = 139.3k (5.19% interest rate)
    • Q1/2025 = 125.3k (interest rate dropped from 5.19% - 4.69%)
    • Q2/2025 = 108.9K (interest rate 4.44%)
    • Q3/2025 = 92.2k (interest rate dropped from 4.44% to 4.19%)
    • Q4/2025 = 76.5k (interest rate 4.19%)
  • ajmoney
    ajmoney Posts: 6,479 Forumite
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    £100 OP made for April for number 7. Many thanks julicorn
    MFW 2025 No. 7 £2331.07/£2700
    MFiT-T7 No. 6 £4868.07/£30,000
  • BridgetTheCat
    BridgetTheCat Posts: 214 Forumite
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    #41 with my usual £400 payment for April 😀
  • powerspowers
    powerspowers Posts: 1,368 Forumite
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    #27 £250 for April please Julicorn x
    MFW 2021 #76 £5,145
    MFW 2022 #27 £5,300 
    MFW 2023 #27 £2,000
    MFW 2024 #27 £6,055
    MFW 2025 #27 £3,350/£5,000


  • MFWannabe
    MFWannabe Posts: 2,493 Forumite
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    #50 
    First overpayment for April of £103.20 

    MFW 2025 #50: £1989.73/£6000

    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 

    27/12/24: Debt: £0 🥳😁
    27/12/24: Savings: £12,000

    12/08/25: Savings: £12,000



  • Symphony101
    Symphony101 Posts: 22 Forumite
    Sixth Anniversary 10 Posts
    Sorry, a late update for my March overpayment which was £500 :) (#59)
    Thanks!
  • carboot_karaoke
    carboot_karaoke Posts: 419 Forumite
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    Afternoon everyone,

    Congratulations on all the overpayments so far  :)

    #31 With an OP £1,600 for April

    Current April total £1,600

    YTD Total £10,900

    MFW
    Opening Mortgage Balance 
    16/06/2024 - £99569.04 term remaining 80 months (Feb 2031) 

    Current Balance £27,200

    MFW 2025 #31 £35,800 / £28,000 OP

    MFIT - T7 £35,800 OP

    0%CC May 2027-  £2,550
    0% Loan £694.68
    Grocery Challenge 
    Jan £387.89 / Feb £ 355.67 / Mar £418.63 / Apr £478.37 / May £426.52 / June £376.18 / July £462.54+£103.32 entertaining / Aug £294.38+83.83 entertaining /Sept £328.93 / Oct £381.10 

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