Jan 2023 – Mortgage Advisor on FIRE.

Part 170

Why FIRE? I find “why” to be one of the most useful questions I can ask myself, as it can strike to the heart of the matter in ways “what” or “when” simply can’t. In Japan, Sakichi Toyoda developed the Five Whys for use within the Toyota Motor Corporation. The idea is that you canContinue reading “Part 170”

Part 169

Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. A strange one this week as I’d put together a whole blog post which, on reflection, may have caused me some problems. So, I ended up deleting a thousand or so words and tweaking what was left. No, I will not comment on what was deleted.Continue reading “Part 169”

Part 168

Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. This week I discuss the drop in property values, and the probable recession we may find ourselves in. Also, the usual financial updates, a bit of Lego, and some good food this weekend. Weekly Update I’ve spent most of the week still recovering from my opContinue reading “Part 168”

Part 167

Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. This week I discuss my surgery at the start of the year. Also, some frustrating developments with our service charges. Weekly Update: There’s only one major talking point this week: the surgery I had on Tuesday 3rd January. For over a year I’ve had a largeContinue reading “Part 167”

Part 166

Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. A short post to see out 2022, where I look at my goals for 2023. Weekly Update The story that has dominated the week for me has been the fall and fall of Andrew Tate. I find it hilarious that this supposed “alpha male” targeted aContinue reading “Part 166”