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Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE.  Update The last couple of weeks have been one of those strange combinations of refreshing outdoorsy living and then absolute domestic warfare. One minute we were cruising through the sunshine on long bike rides feeling like we had our lives together, and the next we wereContinue reading “Parts 340 & 341: The Great Spring Reset – Long Rides, Canal Walks, Coffee Discoveries, and the Deep Clean From Hell”

After years of Sunday morning posts, I’m making a small change to the schedule. Going forward, new posts on Mortgage Advisor on FIRE will now go live at 7pm (GMT) on Sundays instead of 9am. Part of the reason is practical. Writing and scheduling posts for early Sunday mornings has basically meant sacrificing chunks of my Saturday evenings, andContinue reading “Posting Schedule Update”

Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE.  So I’ve been struggling a little to find time to write to the quality I would like recently.  Rather than putting out posts I’m not happy with, I’m going to take a step back and slow down a little. I’m thinking that my posts may beContinue reading “Part 338: Slowing Down”

Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE.  This week, I share my frustrating experience trying to sort out my Halifax mortgage.  I also discuss the Death of Expertise, and some more examples of poor customer service.     Weekly Update I swear that these weeks are passing by ever more quickly.  It seems as thoughContinue reading “Part 306: The Death of Expertise”

Hello all, and thank you for checking in. My regular Sunday morning post will be delayed into the evening. I’ve just returned home from my Norwegian cruise, and I’m exhausted. I have most of the post ready, but couldn’t get it completed in time, and my eyes are closing. Please check back later in theContinue reading “Apologies for another slight delay…”

Hello and welcome back to another impromptu post.  We’re still at sea, and as I type this on the morning of the 20th June, we are somewhere in the Arctic on our way to Honningsvåg.  This will be our second time as we also stopped here in 2023.  It’s the most northern of Norway’s cities,Continue reading “Part 295: Norway – Chapter 2”

Blog Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE.  A different type of post this time, as I’ve written this in chunks over several days. Some of it was on the North Sea, and some in the port of Skjolden, Norway. I apologise in advance for any typos because I’m using my phone forContinue reading “Part 294: Norway – Chapter 1”

Hello everyone! I must apologise for not having the usual post up. I’ve been at sea for the last couple of days. Hoping to have something up in the next day or two.