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Autistic bloggers David Scothern (Mortgage Advisor on FIRE) and Darren Scothern (The Autistic Writer) discuss the intersection of autism and financial independence. In Episode 11 – You have some disposable income… should you pay off your mortgage quicker, or invest? David uses all his mortgage and investing experience to try to find the perfect answer.Continue reading “AFI Podcast: Episode 11”

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”