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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 362: More Biking Costs and More Conspiracy Theories
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. Weekly Update A bit of a shorter post this week due to the fact that I generally need about 36 hours per day to get everything done. Sadly, I think my bike, which I call The Roci (short for Rocinante from Don Quixote and The Expanse),…
Part 361: ISAs and Project Blue Beam
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. Weekly Update Our Poppy celebrated her 17th birthday this week, and as tradition dictates we served her meowjasty some chicken that was shaped to read her new age. Now that she’s 17 I think she can learn to drive, but that’s a whole other conversation. She…
Part 360: Shooting for the Moon
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. Weekly Update It was another good week with work, and I’m feeling positive about this new role. Between my mortgage day job, working on the new podcast, and making sure I get in plenty of bike rides whilst the weather is still ok, I’ve not had…
