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”
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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”
Part 321: Living Life on Easy Mode
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. This week, I discuss living life on easy mode, and share some thoughts on courier companies. Weekly Update I’m getting increasingly fed up with my right elbow and tricep, which I injured in the summer of 2022. Since then, I’ve had scans, physio, and appointments withContinue reading “Part 321: Living Life on Easy Mode”
Part 319: The Churn
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. Weekly Update Last Sunday, my grandma had a stroke. It’s not the first one she’s had, but it seems to have knocked her sideways. Strokes are awful. I lost my other grandma to them, and my grandfather on my mom’s side. Strokes are scary because ofContinue reading “Part 319: The Churn”
Part 318: FI, Time, and Stars
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. This week, I discuss the moment of inspiration for FI, bike rides, more Lego, and the concept of time. Weekly Update Although I’m not working, I’ve still had a very busy week. On Monday, I went for brunch with a good friend, and it was coolContinue reading “Part 318: FI, Time, and Stars”