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2026 Mortgage-Free Wannabes

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  • Can I keep #13 with a target of £8000 please?
  • Hi @julicorn can I join for 2026 please? This will be my first year. My goal will be £1,200 which should see the mortgage under £30k by November 2026.
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  • julicorn
    julicorn Posts: 2,675 Forumite
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    Thank you @julicorn for running the thread again. May i join with target of £29,000  - all being well should be mortgage free in 2026. 

    Can I have #4 if available? If not, I will keep #61.

    Happy holidays!
    Number 4 is already taken, but I've put your target down against number 61 :) Happy holidays!
  • julicorn
    julicorn Posts: 2,675 Forumite
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    Hi @julicorn can I join for 2026 please? This will be my first year. My goal will be £1,200 which should see the mortgage under £30k by November 2026.
    Welcome to the challenge! You've got number 25 :)
  • Morning,

    Can I please join the 2026 edition? I would like to keep the number 23 if I can. In terms of target, £5,000 again. 2025 did not go as planned but 2026 will be sparkling I am sure.

    @julicorn you are a wonder for running this challenge.

    Bounty 
    2025 MFW No:23
    MFiT-T7 12
  • ajmoney
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    Please can I join again, happy to keep number 7. I am going to try for an ambitious £5000.
    MFW 2026 No. 7 £400/£5000
    MFiT-T7 No. 6 £5515.91/£30,000
  • twinklie
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    OOOh I found it - phew. I'd like to keep my #2 spot - it makes me feel special.  :smiley:
    Think I'll up my goal to £1,200 this year. I've got my eye on the prize, but also have lots to pay for 2 holidays and 2 residentials one each for the kids. 
    Reduction in daily mortgage interest since October 23 (new mortgage) - £2.84 December 25
    % of house owned/% of mortgage paid off. December 25 - 40.34%/33.36%
    MFiT-T7 #21
    MFW 2025 #2
    MF Date: Oct 37 Feb 37
  • @julicorn Can I join again please, looking to save £1100 a month towards a pre deal end overpayment (penaltied) in November 2026, with an overpayment in February 2026 (when it becomes penalty free) of £26000. 

    So a year total of £38,100


    #19 Make £2026 in 2026 £0/£2026"Remember not to do too many things at once" said me to herself.Mortgage Free Wannabe #63 2026 OP £1100/£38,100
  • Hi  @julicorn thank you so much for running this thread.  

    I would like to join again please with my existing number #31.

    If all goes according to plan we should be credit neutral (our happy place)  with only 6k remaining by June 2026. 

    To achieve this l think we will need to OP by £17,500 
    Sorry to be a pain but can l reduce my target to £17,000 - that will be enough to see us credit neutral. 

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

    Current Balance £23,000

    MFW 2025 #31 £40,000 / £28,000 OP

    MFIT - T7 £40,000 OP

    0%CC May 2027-  £5,000
    0% Loan £600.00
    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 /Nov £282.13

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


  • Hello 👋🏻 I think I must have missed this thread several times when I looked for it 😆.

    I'd like to join in again please! (Happy to take any number if you want to fill in gaps but I was 37).

    I'd like to get our mortgage below £150,000 and as close to £140k as possible by mid 2027 before we remortgage so we can get a good rate. I've done a bit of working out and I think if we can make £4500 on OPs then we will be in a good place to definitely get to my higher end goal. 

    Thank you @julicorn for running this again 😊 good luck everyone! 

    Emergency Fund goal - £717.77/1500
    Weight loss goal 1 - 0/7 lb 
    Mortgage OP goal 2026 - £10/£4500 

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