Tag Archives: Investing

Part 301: When Rage Feels Real and £5,000 Does Not

Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE.   Weekly Update The one major drawback to my walking challenge is that it’s eating up every free moment of my time. Between this and work it leaves almost no time for anything else.  I’m not complaining, really.  I’m just pointing out that if my life seemsContinue reading “Part 301: When Rage Feels Real and £5,000 Does Not”

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 298: Cryptobro? Nah, Cryptono.

Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. This week, I discuss crypto and explain why I think it’s a load of rubbish. Also, thoughts on an idea I’ve wanted to discuss for a while: Competence Porn. Weekly Update I feel like I’ve not had a spare second this week.  My days have beenContinue reading “Part 298: Cryptobro? Nah, Cryptono.”

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 296: Coming Home

Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE.  I’m back home following my fifteen days at sea. Weekly Update Our Norwegian adventure is now over.  We arrived back in Southampton at 7am on Saturday, and our cab was scheduled to pick us up at 10:30.  We woke early and went for breakfast on the ship,Continue reading “Part 296: Coming Home”

Part 293: The True Cost

Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE.  This week, I look at the true costs of owning a car and of raising a child. Also, thoughts on the newest financial clusterfuck at Sheffield Wednesday, and lazy writing in science fiction. Weekly Update I’m now firmly in a routine for work, and despite the longContinue reading “Part 293: The True Cost”

Part 292: House Prices and Index Valuations

Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE.  This week, I discuss house prices and lender index valuations. Also, thoughts on withdrawal rates, and a busy week. Weekly Update I had the first part of the week off work with the bank holiday, and because I booked the Tuesday off to help my Dad moveContinue reading “Part 292: House Prices and Index Valuations”

Part 291: The State Pension Crisis

Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE.  This week, I look at the looming crisis with the state pension. Also, another exhausting week at work, and an amusing weekend of football. Weekly Update It’s been another exhausting week, but it’s another week closer to FI.  In many ways, this new job is better thanContinue reading “Part 291: The State Pension Crisis”

Part 290: The FI Trinity

Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE.  This week I discuss the FI Trinity. Also, thoughts on overpaying mortgages with some exploration of the different approaches you can take with this.  There’s the usual weekly and financial updates, and more… How to Start Your Journey to Financial Independence Financial Independence (FI) is aboutContinue reading “Part 290: The FI Trinity”