David Scothern

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”

Part 327: FI Levers, and a Wednesday Legend

Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. Weekly Update I’ve got my first week in my new role under my belt, and from next week I will be seeing clients. I’m feeling good about this new opportunity as it offers many of the things I value in a professional setting, like autonomy coupledContinue reading “Part 327: FI Levers, and a Wednesday Legend”

Part 326: TACO

Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. This week, I explain TACO investing and look back on a week of training for my new job. Weekly Update I started my training for my new self-employed venture this week. I’m still a mortgage and protection advisor, but I’m now working for myself under a brokerage. Continue reading “Part 326: TACO”

Part 325: Pasta Disaster

Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. Thoughts on our FI timeline, and some bizarre experiences dining out. Weekly Update It’s been a very eventful week that started with my Nan’s funeral. The funeral was at one o’clock on Monday. The crematorium is around fifteen minutes away by car. I started trying toContinue reading “Part 325: Pasta Disaster”

Part 324: It Is A Gift

Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. This week… well, this image sums it up best: Weekly Update The first full week of the new year is complete, and we have more insanity from the US to deal with, which I’ll come to later. The weather in Sheffield hasn’t been too bad, withContinue reading “Part 324: It Is A Gift”

Part 323: Hold My Cognitive Test Results

Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. This week I discuss gift cards, and how we are all acting as lenders to the companies that offer them. Also, just when you thought the US could not get any crazier… Weekly Update We’re starting to get back to normal now the new year isContinue reading “Part 323: Hold My Cognitive Test Results”

Part 322: Four Lions and a Turkey

Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. Christmas. Four Lions. Turkey. Football. Let’s just get into it… Christmas Christmas has a unique ability to make otherwise rational adults behave in ways that would be deeply concerning at any other time of year. Put the same people in a supermarket in March, and they’reContinue reading “Part 322: Four Lions and a Turkey”