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Hello and welcome to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. My name is David Scothern. This blog charts my journey, which started late 2019, to financial independence. This is an ongoing project, and I hope you enjoy my content. I discuss finance, investing, mental health, and lots of random stuff as the mood strikes. Thank you for visiting.
Part 350: Shouldn’t We Want Life To Be Easier?
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. Weekly Update Well the World Cup has thrown up a few surprises. England put in a heroic performance against Mexico, and then stumbled over the line against Norway. It was a bit of a strange atmosphere in our household as Oana and I both love Norway.…
Part 349: The Heavy Lifting
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. Weekly Update I’d love to report back on a fantastic week but unfortunately it’s been a little frustrating. We had a plumbing issue with our en-suite bathroom, and these issues tend to come around more often than a new UK PM. This time it was a…
Part 348: The Week That Wouldn’t End
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. Weekly Update a.k.a. The Week That Wouldn’t End By the midpoint of this week I felt like I had slipped into some sort of budget version of Groundhog Day. Seriously, this week has been absurd. I think this feeling dawned on me during half time of…
