Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. Weekly Update It’s been a couple of weeks since the last post, but there’s no ominous reason behind this. It’s just a case of there not being enough hours in the day, or enough days in the week. Work continues to be a positive, and soContinue reading “Part 363 & 364”
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Part 362: More Biking Costs and More Conspiracy Theories
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. Weekly Update A bit of a shorter post this week due to the fact that I generally need about 36 hours per day to get everything done. Sadly, I think my bike, which I call The Roci (short for Rocinante from Don Quixote and The Expanse),Continue reading “Part 362: More Biking Costs and More Conspiracy Theories”
Part 337: Falling Down
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. Weekly Update It’s been one of those weeks where work has absolutely dominated everything. The kind of week where your calendar fills itself, you tick all ten things off your to-do list only to find you finish each day with more on it than you started,Continue reading “Part 337: Falling Down”
Part 336: David doesn’t share biscuits…
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. Weekly Update The big space news this week is the launch of the Artemis II mission, which was designed to take four astronauts around the moon before returning them safely to Earth. It’s frustrating that it’s taken this long for humanity to return to Luna, butContinue reading “Part 336: David doesn’t share biscuits…”
Part 310: There was a button. I pushed it.
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. Big career news this week. Let’s just get into it. Weekly Update It’s felt like a bit of a struggle getting through this week, like trying to swim through treacle, but at last it is the weekend. Friday saw me make a big decision regarding myContinue reading “Part 310: There was a button. I pushed it.”
Part 309: Financial Scams, More Trump Stupidity, and a Diabetes Scare
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. A big post this week. I discuss financial scams, and how a mistake gave me almost £2,000. Also, thoughts on diabetes, and the idiot in the White House. Weekly Update I had a bit of a scare this week with my diabetes. For a few years,Continue reading “Part 309: Financial Scams, More Trump Stupidity, and a Diabetes Scare”
Part 304: Another Journalist Gets FI Wrong
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. This week I look at a recent(ish) piece in The Guardian criticising FI. Also, a great weekend with an old friend, and some thoughts on The Peter Principle. Weekly Update I don’t have much to say about the working week, as it’s just five days of workingContinue reading “Part 304: Another Journalist Gets FI Wrong”
Part 303: Sharks, Beards, Nukes, and Sauce
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. This week, I discuss everything in the title, and the true cost of a holiday when you use debt to pay for it. Weekly Update I’ve been exhausted all week as my walking challenge is starting to grind me down, but that’s why it’s called a challenge. Continue reading “Part 303: Sharks, Beards, Nukes, and Sauce”
Part 302: Back to Basics
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. This week, I take a step back and discuss the basics of FIRE. Also, thoughts on the ISA bridge concept, and a trip down the YouTube algorithm. Weekly Update Last Sunday, we had my Dad over, where we presented him with a scrapbook Oana made of ourContinue reading “Part 302: Back to Basics”
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”