Tag Archives: Investing

Looking Back: Part 7

Weekly Update Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on F.I.R.E.  It’s a brave new world; or rather a depressing descent into a dystopian world.  I’m very disappointed in the outcome of the general election.  A Tory government is probably best for me but for the country over the next decade or so, I thinkContinue reading “Looking Back: Part 7”

Part 232: The link between the Fermi Paradox and Compound Interest

Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE.  This week I discuss the link between compound interest and the Fermi Paradox.  Also, some updates on our BTL, and our neighbourhood cats. Quote of the Week This question, or something like it, was asked by physicist Enrico Fermi in 1950 whilst discussing the possibility ofContinue reading “Part 232: The link between the Fermi Paradox and Compound Interest”

Part 231

Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE.  This week I bring back the Quote of the Week, and discuss investing complexity.  Also, a special anniversary in our household, and some amusing suggestions on improving Lord of the Rings.  Finally, I share some thoughts on the Netflix adaptation of one of my favourite books;Continue reading “Part 231”

Part 230

Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE.  This week I discuss student loans, and a frustrating story from Reddit.  Also, another milestone passed in my abstinence from gambling.   Weekly Update  This week saw me pass 1,700 days since I last gambled, which was a nice boost.  The time when I was gambling wasContinue reading “Part 230”

Part 229: Legal Tender – It’s not what you think it is.

Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE.  This week I discuss the term “legal tender” and how it’s often misunderstood.  Also, some thoughts on ISAs and stocks for the coming financial year. Weekly Update  Another week down, another week closer to FI.  This week was anchored around a hospital appointment, work, and meetingContinue reading “Part 229: Legal Tender – It’s not what you think it is.”

Decision Fatigue

Decisions, Decisions… There’s a statistic out there that we make over 30,000 decisions every day.  I’m not sure I believe that number, because I think it probably has a very loose definition of what a decision is.  If I stand up with more weight on my right leg than my left leg one could argueContinue reading “Decision Fatigue”

Looking Back: Part 3

[Originally published November 15th, 2019]. Weekly Update The short version of the story is that I’m still in pain.  My ankle/foot is still hurting a lot but the tramadol is taking the edge off and leaving me pretty spaced out.  I’ve seen a consultant who thinks I could have a stress fracture or possibly somethingContinue reading “Looking Back: Part 3”

Part 228: British ISA and The State Pension

Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE.  This week I discuss pensions and the British ISA announced in the recent budget. Weekly Update  How has your week been?  Mine has been decent for the most part.  I feel like I’m slipping into a nice routine, and that’s so much more positive than IContinue reading “Part 228: British ISA and The State Pension”

Part 227: Risky Baskets

Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE.  This week I discuss risk and investments.  Also, some updates on our BTL sale, and some more frustrating customer service. Weekly Update  It’s been a busy week and it was my turn to work on Saturday, meaning I get just Sunday off before another full workingContinue reading “Part 227: Risky Baskets”