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”
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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 335: Retirement is Inevitable
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. This week, retirement is inevitable, and you need to prepare for it. Also, some First World Problems, and the next entry on my best sci-fi list. Weekly Update Out of all the weeks of my life, this was one of them. Not to say that it’sContinue reading “Part 335: Retirement is Inevitable”
Part 330: More FI Nonsense
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. More FI nonsense and some thoughts on financial priorities. Weekly Update It’s been the busiest week of work I’ve had in a long, long time. I’m not complaining, though. Although it’s been stressful at times, it still feels good to be working on my own initiativeContinue reading “Part 330: More FI Nonsense”
Part 329: Plan 2 Bro
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. Weekly Update It would be nice if it stopped raining, but the only dry day we had was Saturday. We took full advantage and completed a 41km bike ride. It was, in some ways, a frustrating ride. Oana had a problem with her gears, and myContinue reading “Part 329: Plan 2 Bro”
Part 328: Lifetime Earnings
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. Weekly Update I had a face-to-face meeting with my new colleagues on Friday. Although I’m self-employed, it is through a firm which has a few advisors working under it. We met in Rugby, which is a little over 100km from Sheffield, but still involves three trainsContinue reading “Part 328: Lifetime Earnings”
Part 327: FI Levers, and a Wednesday Legend
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. Weekly Update I’ve got my first week in my new role under my belt, and from next week I will be seeing clients. I’m feeling good about this new opportunity as it offers many of the things I value in a professional setting, like autonomy coupledContinue reading “Part 327: FI Levers, and a Wednesday Legend”
Part 325: Pasta Disaster
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. Thoughts on our FI timeline, and some bizarre experiences dining out. Weekly Update It’s been a very eventful week that started with my Nan’s funeral. The funeral was at one o’clock on Monday. The crematorium is around fifteen minutes away by car. I started trying toContinue reading “Part 325: Pasta Disaster”
Part 324: It Is A Gift
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. This week… well, this image sums it up best: Weekly Update The first full week of the new year is complete, and we have more insanity from the US to deal with, which I’ll come to later. The weather in Sheffield hasn’t been too bad, withContinue reading “Part 324: It Is A Gift”
Part 321: Living Life on Easy Mode
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”