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”
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Part 223
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. This week I discuss pensions, and whether or not the state pension is a good benefit. Also, some more updates to the website, and a look at free speech. Site Update I’ve made a few changes to the site since last week, including a few newContinue reading “Part 223”
Part 222
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. This week I discuss the reasons why we are working towards FIRE. Also, some issues with the website, and the usual financial updates. Site Update I hope you have had a good week with little to no stress. My week has been up and down withContinue reading “Part 222”
Part 221
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. This week I discuss a blog post criticising FIRE. Also, a look back at a fun time at a cat cafe. Weekly Update This week I worked Monday to Thursday on my last set of late shifts, and apart from Monday and Tuesday this coming week,Continue reading “Part 221”
Part 220
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. This week I discuss some major updates with our BTL. Also, an eventful week for our household. Weekly Update Life is starting to return back to the normal routine post-Christmas and New Year. I still have the same bullshit of typing 2023, only to have toContinue reading “Part 220”
Part 219
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. A short post this week where I look back at the new year. Also, the first set of financial figures for 2024 starting with a Premium Bonds win. Weekly Update A short week of work following the new year, and now we are pretty much backContinue reading “Part 219”
Part 218 – 2023 Review
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. This week I take a look back at 2023, and a look ahead to 2024, with an update on what we did over Christmas. Weekly Update Another Christmas has been and gone, and this year’s was great. Oana and I hosted my parents; it was theContinue reading “Part 218 – 2023 Review”
Part 217
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. This week I look at a new all-time high for my Total Wealth, and I discuss Christmas as an autistic person. Weekly Update Thankfully my cold seems to have subsided without ever really being that severe. For me, the worst thing about a cold is theContinue reading “Part 217”
Part 216
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. Some positive developments in my mental and financial health. Also, a look at tipsters trying to beat the market. Weekly Update Last week wasn’t too bad overall. I started with an appointment with my psychologist, and I continue to be impressed by her. The techniques weContinue reading “Part 216”
Happiness
The True Currency of Happiness In a world often driven by the pursuit of financial success, it’s easy to lose sight of what truly matters; happiness, time, and freedom. Many of us have been conditioned to believe that the accumulation of wealth is the ultimate key to a fulfilling life. However, what if the realContinue reading “Happiness”