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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 359: Birthday Week
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. Weekly Update This week was split neatly into two distinct parts: four days of work, followed by a long birthday weekend. Monday through Thursday were mostly dominated by work, although we managed to fit in a few bike rides along the way. I’m still settling into…
Part 358: A Titanic Update
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. Weekly Update As I mentioned last week, my output for the blog might slow a little over the coming weeks. This might take the form of slightly shorter posts, or even microblogs from time to time. This week, though, I’ve just about managed to put a…
Part 357: A Good Week
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. It’s been a pretty good week this week. We’ve managed to get a few bike rides in, my new job has started really well, and we got to watch Sheffield Wednesday absolutely batter someone on Saturday. There are definitely worse ways to spend a week. The…
