Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. This week I discuss student loans, and a frustrating story from Reddit. Also, another milestone passed in my abstinence from gambling. Weekly Update This week saw me pass 1,700 days since I last gambled, which was a nice boost. The time when I was gambling wasContinue reading “Part 230”
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Looking Back: Part 4
Hello and welcome back to another part of the Looking Back series. This post was originally published on 21st November 2019. At the time I was struggling massively with the pain in my feet and ankles. The pain was so bad that I was on crutches to take the weight off, and the slightest pressureContinue reading “Looking Back: Part 4”
Part 229: Legal Tender – It’s not what you think it is.
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. This week I discuss the term “legal tender” and how it’s often misunderstood. Also, some thoughts on ISAs and stocks for the coming financial year. Weekly Update Another week down, another week closer to FI. This week was anchored around a hospital appointment, work, and meetingContinue reading “Part 229: Legal Tender – It’s not what you think it is.”
Decision Fatigue
Decisions, Decisions… There’s a statistic out there that we make over 30,000 decisions every day. I’m not sure I believe that number, because I think it probably has a very loose definition of what a decision is. If I stand up with more weight on my right leg than my left leg one could argueContinue reading “Decision Fatigue”
Looking Back: Part 3
[Originally published November 15th, 2019]. Weekly Update The short version of the story is that I’m still in pain. My ankle/foot is still hurting a lot but the tramadol is taking the edge off and leaving me pretty spaced out. I’ve seen a consultant who thinks I could have a stress fracture or possibly somethingContinue reading “Looking Back: Part 3”
Part 228: British ISA and The State Pension
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. This week I discuss pensions and the British ISA announced in the recent budget. Weekly Update How has your week been? Mine has been decent for the most part. I feel like I’m slipping into a nice routine, and that’s so much more positive than IContinue reading “Part 228: British ISA and The State Pension”
Looking Back: Part 2
Hello and welcome back to Part 2 of my Looking Back series. I’m going back through my older posts, tidying them up a little, and providing some thoughts on what I was thinking at that time. Part 2 of my blog was originally posted in November 2019, back when I was still running my oldContinue reading “Looking Back: Part 2”
Part 227: Risky Baskets
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. This week I discuss risk and investments. Also, some updates on our BTL sale, and some more frustrating customer service. Weekly Update It’s been a busy week and it was my turn to work on Saturday, meaning I get just Sunday off before another full workingContinue reading “Part 227: Risky Baskets”
Looking Back: Part 1
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. For a while, I’ve been wanting to revisit old posts, tidy them up, and bring them in line with the look and feel of the site now. Rather than just going back and editing the old posts, I thought it might be interesting to look backContinue reading “Looking Back: Part 1”
The Eggs and The Basket
The Eggs and The Basket One of the most popular pieces of advice for beginners when it comes to investing is to diversify; to spread your eggs across several baskets. The idea is that if one basket is lost, you don’t lose all your eggs. There’s some initial appeal to this approach; if you don’tContinue reading “The Eggs and The Basket”