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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.
AFI Podcast: Episode 11
Autistic bloggers David Scothern (Mortgage Advisor on FIRE) and Darren Scothern (The Autistic Writer) discuss the intersection of autism and financial independence. In Episode 11 – You have some disposable income… should you pay off your mortgage quicker, or invest? David uses all his mortgage and investing experience to try to find the perfect answer.…
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…
