Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. Weekly Update Our Poppy celebrated her 17th birthday this week, and as tradition dictates we served her meowjasty some chicken that was shaped to read her new age. Now that she’s 17 I think she can learn to drive, but that’s a whole other conversation. SheContinue reading “Part 361: ISAs and Project Blue Beam”
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Part 359: Birthday Week
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. Weekly Update This week was split neatly into two distinct parts: four days of work, followed by a long birthday weekend. Monday through Thursday were mostly dominated by work, although we managed to fit in a few bike rides along the way. I’m still settling intoContinue reading “Part 359: Birthday Week”
Part 358: A Titanic Update
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. Weekly Update As I mentioned last week, my output for the blog might slow a little over the coming weeks. This might take the form of slightly shorter posts, or even microblogs from time to time. This week, though, I’ve just about managed to put aContinue reading “Part 358: A Titanic Update”
Part 357: A Good Week
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. It’s been a pretty good week this week. We’ve managed to get a few bike rides in, my new job has started really well, and we got to watch Sheffield Wednesday absolutely batter someone on Saturday. There are definitely worse ways to spend a week. TheContinue reading “Part 357: A Good Week”
Part 356: Mass Bike Rides, Podcasts, Cat Forts, and More…
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. When Sheffield Became One Giant Bike Rave Last Sunday, several thousand people decided to ride around the city of Sheffield with drum and bass being blasted through a network of connected speakers. It was chaos, and it was brilliant. If you’ve never come across Dom WhitingContinue reading “Part 356: Mass Bike Rides, Podcasts, Cat Forts, and More…”
Part 355: The Eclipse, and Your FI Number
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. The Eclipse Oana and I took a walk up a nearby hill from which you can get amazing views of the city. Many others had the same idea, and so we watched the eclipse with a couple of hundred other people. It was a really chilledContinue reading “Part 355: The Eclipse, and Your FI Number”
Part 353: Zip Lines and Spending
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. FIFA FIFA announced plans to create a new commercial company, FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE), and sell a minority stake to outside investors. The stated aim was to unlock billions of dollars that could then be invested back into football around the world through increased development funding.Continue reading “Part 353: Zip Lines and Spending”
Part 350: Shouldn’t We Want Life To Be Easier?
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. Weekly Update Well the World Cup has thrown up a few surprises. England put in a heroic performance against Mexico, and then stumbled over the line against Norway. It was a bit of a strange atmosphere in our household as Oana and I both love Norway.Continue reading “Part 350: Shouldn’t We Want Life To Be Easier?”
Part 349: The Heavy Lifting
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. Weekly Update I’d love to report back on a fantastic week but unfortunately it’s been a little frustrating. We had a plumbing issue with our en-suite bathroom, and these issues tend to come around more often than a new UK PM. This time it was aContinue reading “Part 349: The Heavy Lifting”
Part 347: Half Year Update
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. Weekly Update It has been a week of bike rides for the most part, which I’m sure will come as no surprise to regular readers. The weather has been better which is usually a good thing but it has led to the return of my alter-ego,Continue reading “Part 347: Half Year Update”