Apr 2023 – Mortgage Advisor on FIRE.

Part 183: Eggs and Mortgages

Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. This week I discuss repayment versus interest-only mortgages. Also, eggs, trust, and relationships, and a fun weekend of art. Quote of the Week “You can’t unscramble an egg.” I’ve been thinking a lot about this idiom, and a related one which you’ll have probably heard atContinue reading “Part 183: Eggs and Mortgages”

Part 182: FIRE, Interrupted.

Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. This week I share some of my frustrations with how people communicate. Also, thoughts on the series finale of Star Trek: Picard, the usual financial updates, and a big boost to my investment income for 2023. Quote of the Week “Shares? It’s bullshit.” It’s been aContinue reading “Part 182: FIRE, Interrupted.”

Part 181: Why We FIRE

Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. This week I look back at my FIRE journey. Also, some updates on my BTL, and my investment approach for the rest of 2023. Weekly Update It was my week of working late shifts this week, where I finish at 8pm. I have to work theseContinue reading “Part 181: Why We FIRE”

Part 180: Under Pressure, and Compounding Gains

Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. Weekly Update I’m having shockwave therapy on my elbows and I was reassured a little at my last appointment that it’s not just me experiencing crap customer service. My physio, who is great by the way, was explaining that he’d recently moved house and had nothingContinue reading “Part 180: Under Pressure, and Compounding Gains”

1,252 days down, 1,000 days to go…

When I initially started this FIRE project I set the, somewhat ambitious, goal of achieving financial independence by the end of 2023. That is looking unlikely, and truth be told I knew that as far back as early 2021. The long-running impact of Covid, the disaster that was the Truss-Kwarteng government, the war in Ukraine,Continue reading “1,252 days down, 1,000 days to go…”

Part 179

Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. This week I discuss financial successes and failures. Also, what my “ideal day” looks like. There are the usual financial updates, and some more poor customer service stories. Weekly Update Last weekend we saw John Wick: Chapter 4 at the cinema, and it was awesome. SomeContinue reading “Part 179”