Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. Big career news this week. Let’s just get into it. Weekly Update It’s felt like a bit of a struggle getting through this week, like trying to swim through treacle, but at last it is the weekend. Friday saw me make a big decision regarding myContinue reading “Part 310: There was a button. I pushed it.”
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Part 309: Financial Scams, More Trump Stupidity, and a Diabetes Scare
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. A big post this week. I discuss financial scams, and how a mistake gave me almost £2,000. Also, thoughts on diabetes, and the idiot in the White House. Weekly Update I had a bit of a scare this week with my diabetes. For a few years,Continue reading “Part 309: Financial Scams, More Trump Stupidity, and a Diabetes Scare”
Part 308: Mortgages and Personal Contracts
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. This week, I discuss interest-only mortgages, personal contracts, and more… Weekly Update I had the first few days of the week off work as part of an extended birthday weekend. We went for brunch on Monday morning, and I had my favourite breakfast dish of pancakes,Continue reading “Part 308: Mortgages and Personal Contracts”
Part 307: Birthdays and Cinema
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. This week I look at the cinema industry, and share some stories from my birthdays. Weekly Update This week saw me complete another trip around the sun. Older, but not necessarily wiser. I’m at that point now where my birthday feels less about being older and moreContinue reading “Part 307: Birthdays and Cinema”
Part 305: The FI Bucket List
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. This week, I discuss our FI Bucket Lists. Also, things guaranteed to wind me up, and some crazy gains over the last few weeks. Weekly Update Last week, I mentioned that we’d been on a long walk with a good friend from university. On that walk, IContinue reading “Part 305: The FI Bucket List”
Part 304: Another Journalist Gets FI Wrong
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. This week I look at a recent(ish) piece in The Guardian criticising FI. Also, a great weekend with an old friend, and some thoughts on The Peter Principle. Weekly Update I don’t have much to say about the working week, as it’s just five days of workingContinue reading “Part 304: Another Journalist Gets FI Wrong”
Part 303: Sharks, Beards, Nukes, and Sauce
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. This week, I discuss everything in the title, and the true cost of a holiday when you use debt to pay for it. Weekly Update I’ve been exhausted all week as my walking challenge is starting to grind me down, but that’s why it’s called a challenge. Continue reading “Part 303: Sharks, Beards, Nukes, and Sauce”
Part 302: Back to Basics
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. This week, I take a step back and discuss the basics of FIRE. Also, thoughts on the ISA bridge concept, and a trip down the YouTube algorithm. Weekly Update Last Sunday, we had my Dad over, where we presented him with a scrapbook Oana made of ourContinue reading “Part 302: Back to Basics”
Part 301: When Rage Feels Real and £5,000 Does Not
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. Weekly Update The one major drawback to my walking challenge is that it’s eating up every free moment of my time. Between this and work it leaves almost no time for anything else. I’m not complaining, really. I’m just pointing out that if my life seemsContinue reading “Part 301: When Rage Feels Real and £5,000 Does Not”
Part 300: Six Years Later
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. In Part 300 I discuss another important financial milestone, and discuss the morally bankrupt gambling industry. Weekly Update It feels like I’m speeding through the weeks at the moment, and it’s another week down on the journey to FI. It’s not been the most eventful weekContinue reading “Part 300: Six Years Later”