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2025 Mortgage-Free Wannabes

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  • powerspowers
    powerspowers Posts: 1,368 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Fourth Anniversary Name Dropper
    edited 3 July at 7:54AM
    Edit
    decided to go with the under 80s so £650 total for #27 please Julicorn 🙏 
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    £27 with £250 for July please J xx

    We’re about £250 from the £70s, I can just about wrangle £250 in there but then the interest will take us over £80k again. Will talk to T and see how he feels about briefly oweing under £80k 🤔 


    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


  • Betharooni
    Betharooni Posts: 490 Forumite
    Sixth Anniversary 100 Posts Name Dropper
    Hi.

    No17 here with my first mortgage overpayment of £40.61. Sorry for starting so late in the year but mortgage only completed at the end of April and I only sorted out being able to log in to see the mortgage progress a couple of weeks ago.

    Would it be possible to reduce my target to £500 as well @julicorn?

    B x
  • here_for_the_tips
    here_for_the_tips Posts: 141 Forumite
    100 Posts First Anniversary Photogenic Name Dropper
    #35 with a slightly smaller then usual £396.26 to start us off for July, school holidays are kicking in north of the border already :)
    MFWB 2025 #35: £11,150.81 / £10,000
    Prolific 2025 £294.34 / £500
    MFWB Diary
    Mortgage 1 Jan 2025: £63,215.87
    Mortgage 1 Feb 2025: £61,655.16
    Mortgage 1 Mar 2025: £60,635.55
    Mortgage 1 Apr 2025:  £59,422.35
    Mortgage 1 May 2025: £58,164.35
    Mortgage 1 June 2025: £57,055.79
    Mortgage 1 July 2025: £55,918.13
    Mortgage 1 August 2025: £54,624.07
    Mortgage 1 September 2025: £53,722.34
    Mortgage 1 October 2025: £52,539.83 
    Mortgage 1 November 2025: £51,483.47
  • MFWannabe
    MFWannabe Posts: 2,493 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    #50 July overpayment of £176.10
    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



  • V3cash
    V3cash Posts: 323 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary 100 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Teeny £0.59 OP to round numbers down 😆
    #68 July OP.
    Hubby made redundant this month so not a lot of spare cash this month.
    luckily he has new job now so hopefully we can OP more again soon.
    Thank goodness we followed advice from here to have an emergency fund.

    MFW 2027

    £172.42 left to pay from 10% overpayment allowance, (July26).
    End fix on 2.79% July 27

    Mortgage  free Aim July 2027.
    July 25 £57,000, £56950
    August 25 £56,400
    September £55,850/£55,800
    October £55,195
    November £54,600







    Barclaycard £5300(0%) Deal ends April 2026.
    2nd 0%CC £300 deal ends after paid off)

  • V3cash
    V3cash Posts: 323 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary 100 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    My first post of 2025 and I'm happy to be back! I have been quietly overpaying for the last 12 months....and sadly an inheritance pushed us unexpectedly further along... and as a result we're hurtling towards the end. The bank have put our payments down to £94 a month, but I'm still classing anything over £475 (my old amount) as an overpayment. 

    #75 OP for June £374
    Sorry for your loss, it’s bittersweet Isn’t it?
    we too have lost both my husbands parents this year and are in a similar situation.
    Fabulous in-laws and in life, they were amazing people, always helped with all the grandkids and us through the years.
    Still helping making our lives easier even now, so grateful to them. 

    MFW 2027

    £172.42 left to pay from 10% overpayment allowance, (July26).
    End fix on 2.79% July 27

    Mortgage  free Aim July 2027.
    July 25 £57,000, £56950
    August 25 £56,400
    September £55,850/£55,800
    October £55,195
    November £54,600







    Barclaycard £5300(0%) Deal ends April 2026.
    2nd 0%CC £300 deal ends after paid off)

  • Shal1160
    Shal1160 Posts: 63 Forumite
    Fifth Anniversary 10 Posts Name Dropper
    Happy July fellow MFWs! 
    #29 checking in with £222.38 overpayment for this month. Thank you Julicorn :smile::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
  • Simobla1
    Simobla1 Posts: 71 Forumite
    Second Anniversary 10 Posts Name Dropper
    #56 with a total overpayment for July of £390
    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
  • carboot_karaoke
    carboot_karaoke Posts: 419 Forumite
    100 Posts Second Anniversary Photogenic Name Dropper

    Evening all 

    #31 Declaring a further £900 OP for July 

    Total for July £2,500.

    YTD £23,200

    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 

    The final countdown to June 2026 - Page 4 — MoneySavingExpert Forum


  • here_for_the_tips
    here_for_the_tips Posts: 141 Forumite
    100 Posts First Anniversary Photogenic Name Dropper
    #35 avoiding Prime Day Deal emails and all the bills are all out of the main account - another £500 OP for a £896.26 July total so far please and thanks.
    MFWB 2025 #35: £11,150.81 / £10,000
    Prolific 2025 £294.34 / £500
    MFWB Diary
    Mortgage 1 Jan 2025: £63,215.87
    Mortgage 1 Feb 2025: £61,655.16
    Mortgage 1 Mar 2025: £60,635.55
    Mortgage 1 Apr 2025:  £59,422.35
    Mortgage 1 May 2025: £58,164.35
    Mortgage 1 June 2025: £57,055.79
    Mortgage 1 July 2025: £55,918.13
    Mortgage 1 August 2025: £54,624.07
    Mortgage 1 September 2025: £53,722.34
    Mortgage 1 October 2025: £52,539.83 
    Mortgage 1 November 2025: £51,483.47
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