Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. Weekly Update Our Poppy celebrated her 17th birthday this week, and as tradition dictates we served her meowjasty some chicken that was shaped to read her new age. Now that she’s 17 I think she can learn to drive, but that’s a whole other conversation. SheContinue reading “Part 361: ISAs and Project Blue Beam”
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Part 360: Shooting for the Moon
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. Weekly Update It was another good week with work, and I’m feeling positive about this new role. Between my mortgage day job, working on the new podcast, and making sure I get in plenty of bike rides whilst the weather is still ok, I’ve not hadContinue reading “Part 360: Shooting for the Moon”
Part 359: Birthday Week
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. Weekly Update This week was split neatly into two distinct parts: four days of work, followed by a long birthday weekend. Monday through Thursday were mostly dominated by work, although we managed to fit in a few bike rides along the way. I’m still settling intoContinue reading “Part 359: Birthday Week”
Part 358: A Titanic Update
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. Weekly Update As I mentioned last week, my output for the blog might slow a little over the coming weeks. This might take the form of slightly shorter posts, or even microblogs from time to time. This week, though, I’ve just about managed to put aContinue reading “Part 358: A Titanic Update”
Part 356: Mass Bike Rides, Podcasts, Cat Forts, and More…
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. When Sheffield Became One Giant Bike Rave Last Sunday, several thousand people decided to ride around the city of Sheffield with drum and bass being blasted through a network of connected speakers. It was chaos, and it was brilliant. If you’ve never come across Dom WhitingContinue reading “Part 356: Mass Bike Rides, Podcasts, Cat Forts, and More…”
Part 355: The Eclipse, and Your FI Number
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. The Eclipse Oana and I took a walk up a nearby hill from which you can get amazing views of the city. Many others had the same idea, and so we watched the eclipse with a couple of hundred other people. It was a really chilledContinue reading “Part 355: The Eclipse, and Your FI Number”
Looking Back: Part 21
Originally published March 22nd, 2020. Introduction Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. There’s a lot to discuss this week. I will talk a little about conspiracy theories and why they are dangerous, and then move on to my financial response to the Coronacrisis. Coronacrisis? How did this term not end up inContinue reading “Looking Back: Part 21”
Part 92
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. This week I discuss the controversy surrounding the BBC commentators and Alana Smith. Also, a return to conspiracy theories as a friend tries to convince me the Earth is flat. Finally, a look at Benford’s Law which blew my mind. First, the Quote of the Week: Continue reading “Part 92”
Part 21
Introduction Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on F.I.R.E. There’s a lot to discuss this week. I will talk a little about conspiracy theories and why they are dangerous, and then move on to my financial response to the Coronacrisis. Weekly Update It’s been my first week back in work following my return fromContinue reading “Part 21”