Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on F.I.R.E. Weekly Update Although I am feeling slightly better in myself following a few weeks of stress in my personal life, I’m not anything like back to normal. I’m feeling physically and mentally exhausted. In addition to working full time, I’m exercising, writing and studying for my firstContinue reading “Part 34”
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Part 33
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on F.I.R.E. This week I will be sharing some thoughts on how society may adapt to a post-covid world, and how this could inform my investment strategy.Weekly Update Although my last blog post was not written to attract attention, I was heartened by how many people got inContinue reading “Part 33”
Part 32
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on F.I.R.E. This week I will discuss our progress in looking for a BTL property, and talk briefly about long-term financial planning for major purchases. Weekly Update Last week I wrote a little about the tough week I’d had. Sadly, it’s not improved. I’ve been in a state ofContinue reading “Part 32”
Part 31
IntroductionHello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on F.I.R.E. This week I will look at a possible change in my investment strategy, and discuss why FIRE is so important to a post-Covid world.Weekly Update Despite my last week sucking, I have to remember it’s all relative. People are dying every day and I have lessContinue reading “Part 31”
Part 30
IntroductionHello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on F.I.R.E. This week I will be talking about overpaying on your mortgage. Weekly Update It’s often difficult to know what to write for this part of the blog, now that we have been in a lockdown for several months. Life has taken on a routine of working, sleepingContinue reading “Part 30”
Part 29
Introduction Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on F.I.R.E. This week I will discuss opportunity cost, and its relationship to compound interest. Weekly Update I want a holiday. I should be gearing up to travel to Romania in three weeks but that trip is not going ahead now. Even if the flights were running andContinue reading “Part 29”
Part 28
IntroductionHello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on F.I.R.E. This week I will be sharing an interview with Luke, another follower of F.I.R.E. I will also look in more detail at my updated timetable for achieving F.I.R.E. Weekly Update Until quite recently I had been coping fine with the lockdown. I’m still coping ok, but IContinue reading “Part 28”
Part 27
IntroductionHello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on F.I.R.E. This week I will go back to basics and discuss what F.I.R.E. is and why it’s important to me. I’ll have a look at my hopes for the next six-months, and the rest of 2020 in general. First, however, an update from my biking challenge.Weekly UpdateContinue reading “Part 27”
Part 26
Introduction Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on F.I.R.E. This week I will discuss the impact of coronavirus on the airline industry. I will also look back over the past six-months since this blog started and analyse the progress made. First of all, there is the weekly update and a quick note about myContinue reading “Part 26”
Part 25
Introduction Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on F.I.R.E. This week I will be talking about the complexities of mortgage advice. I will also touch on the politics of the coronavirus and the NHS. First of all, in the weekly update I will be talking about my biking challenge to raise money for theContinue reading “Part 25”