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”
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Part 316: Six Years On
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. This week, I look back on six years of Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. Also, a look at mortgages from around the world, and a deeper dive into Roko’s Basilisk. Weekly Update It’s been a busy week of meetings and calls with recruiters and employers. Monday andContinue reading “Part 316: Six Years On”
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”
Part 299: Financial Lessons for the 21st Century
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. This week I put forward some financial lessons for the 21st century. Also, Fork Theory, and finally, yes, that story coming from the Coldplay concert. Weekly Update Another week done on the journey to FI, and another week of warm and humid weather. I don’t generallyContinue reading “Part 299: Financial Lessons for the 21st Century”
Part 297: How FI being simple puts people off.
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. This week I discuss the simplicity of FI and how this can put people off following it. Also, why the whole idea of “being the bigger person” is rubbish. Weekly Update Covid sucks. Yep, Oana and I have both come down with Covid, and we must haveContinue reading “Part 297: How FI being simple puts people off.”
Part 287: Another Milestone
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. This week, I celebrate a new investing milestone. Also, thoughts on the increasing craziness over in the United States. Weekly Update I had a great weekend last week with a nice four-day break from work. On Easter Sunday, Oana and I went for a meal withContinue reading “Part 287: Another Milestone”
Part 269: Priorities, Incentives, and Cutting Costs
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. This week I discuss incentives and priorities at work. Also, a look back at lifetime contributions to my ISA and pensions. There are some frustrating updates on the job front for our household and a few thoughts on Christmas. Weekly Update A Very Covid Christmas IContinue reading “Part 269: Priorities, Incentives, and Cutting Costs”
Part 262: David and The Chocolate Factory
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. This week I look back at the fallout from the recent budget. Also, updates on my job search and a busy week. Weekly Update Oana and I celebrated our seventeenth anniversary this week, and no we are not married and have no intention of inviting theContinue reading “Part 262: David and The Chocolate Factory”
Part 233: Sample Bias and Investment Decisions
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. This week I discuss luck and how it can change the course of you life. Also, sample bias and investing; why people need to think critically when presented with data. Quote of the Week Never confuse wisdom with luck. Ferengi Rules of Acquisition I’ve had aContinue reading “Part 233: Sample Bias and Investment Decisions”
Autism, Money, and Suicide
Content warning: Suicide Living in a neurotypical world is difficult for autistic people, and the reasons for this are varied and differ from person to person. The common theme is that life in an NT world is a constant battle for ND (neurodivergent) individuals. Broadly speaking, many of the difficulties ND people face come fromContinue reading “Autism, Money, and Suicide”