Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on F.I.R.E. This week is a shorter post owing to the fact it’s my birthday week. I’ll be discussing my progress at the gym as well as an update on my mental health, and finish with some photos from my birthday meal. Quote of the Week I wasContinue reading “Part 46”
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Part 45
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on F.I.R.E. This week I will talk about a small, temporary change to the format of the blog, as well as an update on my mental health before finishing with a look at the potential financial crisis brewing as a result of Covid-19. Quote of the Week LikeContinue reading “Part 45”
Part 44
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on F.I.R.E. This week I will be talking a little more about mental health, and dealing with difficult people. I’ll also touch briefly on asset allocation within my ISA. Quote of the Week A quote that feels relevant today (as I write this) having heard the news thatContinue reading “Part 44”
Part 43
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on F.I.R.E. This week I will talk a little about the stress of taking my recent exam, and then discuss financial hypocrisy. Quote of the Week This quote comes from a song by Avi Kaplan called I’ll Get By. It’s a good song and the lyrics will relateContinue reading “Part 43”
Part 42
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on F.I.R.E. This week is a soft-reboot of sorts for the blog, as it moves from Now We Live to the new site at davidscothern.com. I will be looking at the differences between Lean FIRE and Fat Fire, as well as introducing a new section to the blog.Continue reading “Part 42”
Part 41
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on F.I.R.E. This week will see the last post on Now We Live before the site is closed down and the blog moved to a new site; davidscothern.com. Weekly Update This past week has all been about trying to sell our apartment. We’ve been messed around a littleContinue reading “Part 41”
Part 40
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on F.I.R.E. This week, a change in direction. Weekly Update Life happens. All you can do is react most of the time. The world is complicated, and with billions of people all reacting to their own life, it should be no surprise that life simply happens. Trying toContinue reading “Part 40”
Part 39
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on F.I.R.E. This week I will reflect on my battles with gambling addiction now that I’ve gone a year without gambling. Weekly Update This past week I started counselling again to try and work through some problems I’ve been dealing with. I was nervous about the session, notContinue reading “Part 39”
Part 38
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on F.I.R.E. This week has been the hardest week of my life, and I’m too exhausted for a lengthy post, and so this week will see just a brief, but significant update.Weekly Update As regular readers will know, the past few weeks have not been great for me. Continue reading “Part 38”
Part 37
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on F.I.R.E. This week I look at the impact of the Grenfell disaster on apartment blocks and take a slight detour into science-fiction.Weekly Update I have barely had a chance to pause for breath in the last week. I’ve been extremely busy at work, and then looking afterContinue reading “Part 37”