David Scothern

Part 15

Introduction Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on F.I.R.E. This week I will be looking at some more absurd financial “journalism” as well as looking at how house buying has become so much more difficult in the last few decades. Weekly Update My health is no better since last week, unfortunately. I now have extremeContinue reading “Part 15”

Part 14

Introduction Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on F.I.R.E. This week I will be looking at Fear Setting and how this can complement or even supersede Goal Setting, as well as discussing my ongoing health problems. Weekly Update In the latter part of 2019 I was undergoing physio for Achilles tendonitis in my left leg. Continue reading “Part 14”

Part 13

ntroduction Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on F.I.R.E. There’s a lot to talk about this week, including a fantastic meal out for my girlfriend’s birthday, a couple of complaints I have had to make as a customer, a case of cold/Warrior Flu and some developments on a potential career change. Weekly Update OneContinue reading “Part 13”

Part 12

Introduction Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on F.I.R.E. This week I will be reviewing a couple of books I have read since the last post, and in addition to the usual financial update I will talk a little about how I have restructured my Stocks and Shares ISA. Weekly Update The past weekContinue reading “Part 12”

Part 11

Introduction Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on F.I.R.E. We are now in the first full week of 2020 and it is still so bizarre to think we are in 2020. In some ways it feels as though not much has changed in the world since 2000, which as a child I always thoughtContinue reading “Part 11”

Part 10

Introduction Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on F.I.R.E. We are now up to the tenth part in this blog, which is a satisfying milestone to pass. Over the next few weeks I will be introducing a few new sections to the blog. In addition to the usual weekly and financial updates, and theContinue reading “Part 10”

Part 9

Introduction Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on F.I.R.E. I hope you are all having a great time over the Christmas period. I’m shaking things up a little off the back of reader feedback. For the past few weeks I have followed the same format with sections in order; Weekly Update, Financial Update andContinue reading “Part 9”

Part 8

Weekly Update Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on F.I.R.E. I am writing this in Snagov, a small village in Romania about forty kilometres outside of Bucharest. It’s a quiet little place on the edge of a forest and lake; the perfect place to come and write. Unfortunately, on this visit I have beenContinue reading “Part 8”

Part 7

Weekly Update Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on F.I.R.E. It’s a brave new world; or rather a depressing descent into a dystopian world. I’m very disappointed in the outcome of the general election. A Tory government is probably best for me personally but for the country over the next decade or so, IContinue reading “Part 7”

Part 6

Weekly Update Hello again and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on F.I.R.E. I am writing this on Wednesday 4th December with a view to publishing on Friday as normal. Over the past few weeks I have normally done the bulk of the writing on the Thursday before having the post checked over and published theContinue reading “Part 6”