Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. It’s been a pretty good week this week. We’ve managed to get a few bike rides in, my new job has started really well, and we got to watch Sheffield Wednesday absolutely batter someone on Saturday. There are definitely worse ways to spend a week. TheContinue reading “Part 357: A Good Week”
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Part 356: Mass Bike Rides, Podcasts, Cat Forts, and More…
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. When Sheffield Became One Giant Bike Rave Last Sunday, several thousand people decided to ride around the city of Sheffield with drum and bass being blasted through a network of connected speakers. It was chaos, and it was brilliant. If you’ve never come across Dom WhitingContinue reading “Part 356: Mass Bike Rides, Podcasts, Cat Forts, and More…”
Part 355: The Eclipse, and Your FI Number
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. The Eclipse Oana and I took a walk up a nearby hill from which you can get amazing views of the city. Many others had the same idea, and so we watched the eclipse with a couple of hundred other people. It was a really chilledContinue reading “Part 355: The Eclipse, and Your FI Number”
Part 354: Pod People
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. Weekly Update The big news from this week is that I’ve accepted a job with a mortgage brokerage. This is a self-employed position, and there are some real positives from this offer. First off, the owner and I hit it off quickly, and he was reallyContinue reading “Part 354: Pod People”
Part 353: Zip Lines and Spending
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. FIFA FIFA announced plans to create a new commercial company, FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE), and sell a minority stake to outside investors. The stated aim was to unlock billions of dollars that could then be invested back into football around the world through increased development funding.Continue reading “Part 353: Zip Lines and Spending”
Part 352: Milestones
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. It’s Not All Parents… But It’s Always a Parent One of the nicest things happening across South Yorkshire at the moment is the Pride of Yorkshire art trail. Beautifully decorated lions, lionesses and cubs have appeared across Sheffield, Rotherham, Barnsley and Doncaster, each one designed andContinue reading “Part 352: Milestones”
Part 351: Pedals and Pensions
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. Weekly Update We had an interesting bike ride this week. We had made it to a point roughly halfway between Meadowhall shopping centre and Rotherham, a distance of maybe 10km from where we live. It’s a route we know well and we usually get to Rotherham,Continue reading “Part 351: Pedals and Pensions”
Part 350: Shouldn’t We Want Life To Be Easier?
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. Weekly Update Well the World Cup has thrown up a few surprises. England put in a heroic performance against Mexico, and then stumbled over the line against Norway. It was a bit of a strange atmosphere in our household as Oana and I both love Norway.Continue reading “Part 350: Shouldn’t We Want Life To Be Easier?”
Part 349: The Heavy Lifting
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. Weekly Update I’d love to report back on a fantastic week but unfortunately it’s been a little frustrating. We had a plumbing issue with our en-suite bathroom, and these issues tend to come around more often than a new UK PM. This time it was aContinue reading “Part 349: The Heavy Lifting”
Part 348: The Week That Wouldn’t End
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. Weekly Update a.k.a. The Week That Wouldn’t End By the midpoint of this week I felt like I had slipped into some sort of budget version of Groundhog Day. Seriously, this week has been absurd. I think this feeling dawned on me during half time ofContinue reading “Part 348: The Week That Wouldn’t End”