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”
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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”
Part 331: Respect is Given. Admiration is Earned.
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. Weekly Update Another week down, another week closer to FI. Work is ramping up even more, and I’m learning a lot about time management. It’s easy to manage time when you’re on a salary, and you know you’ll get paid anyway, but when you are puttingContinue reading “Part 331: Respect is Given. Admiration is Earned.”
Part 330: More FI Nonsense
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. More FI nonsense and some thoughts on financial priorities. Weekly Update It’s been the busiest week of work I’ve had in a long, long time. I’m not complaining, though. Although it’s been stressful at times, it still feels good to be working on my own initiativeContinue reading “Part 330: More FI Nonsense”
Part 329: Plan 2 Bro
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. Weekly Update It would be nice if it stopped raining, but the only dry day we had was Saturday. We took full advantage and completed a 41km bike ride. It was, in some ways, a frustrating ride. Oana had a problem with her gears, and myContinue reading “Part 329: Plan 2 Bro”
Part 328: Lifetime Earnings
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. Weekly Update I had a face-to-face meeting with my new colleagues on Friday. Although I’m self-employed, it is through a firm which has a few advisors working under it. We met in Rugby, which is a little over 100km from Sheffield, but still involves three trainsContinue reading “Part 328: Lifetime Earnings”