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”
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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 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 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 189: If you’re not stoozing, you’re losing (maybe)…
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. Some thoughts on stoozing, nuclear power, and Netflix clamping down on password sharing. Also, a slight financial reset. Weekly Update I had my follow-up with the consultant to discuss the results of the three recent breath tests and the accompanying blood tests. Much like the previousContinue reading “Part 189: If you’re not stoozing, you’re losing (maybe)…”
Part 188: Like a punch in the face…
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. This week I discuss why you should never use Barclaycard. Weekly Update I had my final breath test this week, and I’m glad they’re over. The test itself isn’t too bad, but the fact I have to stop some of my meds a few days beforeContinue reading “Part 188: Like a punch in the face…”
Part 186: Making History and Building the Future.
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. This week… Thoughts on building for the future and living for today. Also, an incredible effort by Sheffield Wednesday, and a disrupted routine. Weekly Update An eventful week, with a stressful first half and an amazing second half, which funnily enough matches what happened withContinue reading “Part 186: Making History and Building the Future.”
Part 185: Giving that extra 10%
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. This week I talk about percentages; the 100% mortgage, increasing savings rates, compound growth, and more. Weekly Update It’s been my week of working until 8pm which always leaves me exhausted, but it means I get a three day weekend. On Friday I had a fewContinue reading “Part 185: Giving that extra 10%”
Part 183: Eggs and Mortgages
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. This week I discuss repayment versus interest-only mortgages. Also, eggs, trust, and relationships, and a fun weekend of art. Quote of the Week “You can’t unscramble an egg.” I’ve been thinking a lot about this idiom, and a related one which you’ll have probably heard atContinue reading “Part 183: Eggs and Mortgages”