Author Archives: davidscothern

Parts 340 & 341: The Great Spring Reset – Long Rides, Canal Walks, Coffee Discoveries, and the Deep Clean From Hell

Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE.  Update The last couple of weeks have been one of those strange combinations of refreshing outdoorsy living and then absolute domestic warfare. One minute we were cruising through the sunshine on long bike rides feeling like we had our lives together, and the next we wereContinue reading “Parts 340 & 341: The Great Spring Reset – Long Rides, Canal Walks, Coffee Discoveries, and the Deep Clean From Hell”

Posting Schedule Update

After years of Sunday morning posts, I’m making a small change to the schedule. Going forward, new posts on Mortgage Advisor on FIRE will now go live at 7pm (GMT) on Sundays instead of 9am. Part of the reason is practical. Writing and scheduling posts for early Sunday mornings has basically meant sacrificing chunks of my Saturday evenings, andContinue reading “Posting Schedule Update”

Part 339: Are we finally getting some sun?

Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE.  Weekly Update It’s been a tiring week with early starts each day. On Monday I had an appointment with a consultant about my elbow, which has been painful since the summer of 2022. Since then I’ve seen several consultants and physios privately and on the NHS.Continue reading “Part 339: Are we finally getting some sun?”

Part 337: Falling Down

Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE.  Weekly Update It’s been one of those weeks where work has absolutely dominated everything. The kind of week where your calendar fills itself, you tick all ten things off your to-do list only to find you finish each day with more on it than you started,Continue reading “Part 337: Falling Down”

Part 336: David doesn’t share biscuits…

Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE.  Weekly Update The big space news this week is the launch of the Artemis II mission, which was designed to take four astronauts around the moon before returning them safely to Earth. It’s frustrating that it’s taken this long for humanity to return to Luna, butContinue reading “Part 336: David doesn’t share biscuits…”

Part 335: Retirement is Inevitable

Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. This week, retirement is inevitable, and you need to prepare for it. Also, some First World Problems, and the next entry on my best sci-fi list. Weekly Update Out of all the weeks of my life, this was one of them. Not to say that it’sContinue reading “Part 335: Retirement is Inevitable”

Part 334: Above and Beyond

Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. A bumper post this week as I discuss my plans for the new financial year, the chaos in the Middle East, and the next entry on the list of greatest sci-fi shows… Weekly Update My legs are like jelly after a week of intense biking. We’veContinue reading “Part 334: Above and Beyond”

Part 333: Arrogance and Stupidity

Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. Something a little different this week, with no weekly update (it got late and I was tired), but plenty of thoughts on other bits and pieces… “Ah, arrogance and stupidity all in the same package. How efficient of you.” There is a line from Babylon 5Continue reading “Part 333: Arrogance and Stupidity”

Part 332: Budgeting and Betting on War

Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE.   Weekly Update Another busy week in my new job, with Friday in particular being a real test of endurance. I spent more or less the whole day with one case, which I think is now moving forward. On Saturday we went for a bike ride, andContinue reading “Part 332: Budgeting and Betting on War”