Part 247: Borrowing from your Future Self, and the Impact of Climate Change on FI.

Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE.  This week I discuss the relationship between FI and climate change.  Also, why debt is borrowing from your future self, and how it can be useful in the right circumstances. Weekly Update Euro 2024 The best team won and it is that simple.  The Spanish wereContinue reading “Part 247: Borrowing from your Future Self, and the Impact of Climate Change on FI.”

Part 246: Rehoming, Buying a Home, and Football’s Coming Home, or is it?

Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE.  This week I discuss a few things relating to homes.  I talk about the local cat cafe rehoming their cats, and how people often make a mistake in buying a house jointly despite never living together.  Also, a few thoughts on the football, and all theContinue reading “Part 246: Rehoming, Buying a Home, and Football’s Coming Home, or is it?”

Part 243: All-Time Highs

Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE.  This week I discuss some more developments with our BTL sale, and report some record highs in my finances.  Also, a look back at some meals out over the last week, and some thoughts on Euro 2024. Weekly Update On Sunday I went for Father’s DayContinue reading “Part 243: All-Time Highs”

Letters to Oana: Part 1

Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE and the first in a new short series of posts which I’m calling Letters to Oana. This series is designed to break down FIRE to the absolute basics and give someone with no prior knowledge about investing enough information to manage their financial future. Disclaimer ThisContinue reading “Letters to Oana: Part 1”

Part 238: Flukes, Cool Worlds, CHILL, and more…

Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE.  This week I discuss the CHILL movement that was mentioned by someone on Reddit, and give some suggestions for how I would change the world of work.  I also give a shout out to a really cool YouTube channel I’ve recently discovered. Weekly Update As IContinue reading “Part 238: Flukes, Cool Worlds, CHILL, and more…”

Part 233: Sample Bias and Investment Decisions

Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE.  This week I discuss luck and how it can change the course of you life.  Also, sample bias and investing; why people need to think critically when presented with data. Quote of the Week Never confuse wisdom with luck. Ferengi Rules of Acquisition I’ve had aContinue reading “Part 233: Sample Bias and Investment Decisions”

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”

Part 226

Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE.  This week I share some thoughts on time and money, and the benefits of the gradual accumulation of wealth. Weekly Update  Do you ever go through spells where you fixate on one singer, band, or specific song or album and think it’s the best thing ever,Continue reading “Part 226”

Part 225

Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE.  This week I discuss statistics and data analysis.  Also, some small progress on the BTL sale. Weekly Update Our tenants have now moved out of the property and I’m delighted that they left the property clean and tidy.  Our previous two tenants did pretty much theContinue reading “Part 225”

Part 224

Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE.  This week I discuss safe withdrawal rates, scammers on Facebook, fun with cold callers, and a strange situation with a friend. Weekly Update We’ve made some changes inside our apartment as both Oana and I will be working from home full-time shortly.  So, we’ve got OanaContinue reading “Part 224”