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 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 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”
Part 194
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. This week I talk about mortgage rates. Also, and a bit of a content warning/trigger warning is probably needed here… CONTENT WARNING – MENTAL HEALTH, DEPRESSION, HAVING CHILDREN …I talk about mental health, mental illness, and my thoughts on having children/creating life. I know a lotContinue reading “Part 194”
Part 187: The ISA Bridge and The ISA Fort
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. This week I discuss the ISA bridge and my own alternative, the ISA fort. Also, health updates and a nice boost to my investment income for the year. Weekly Update I had my second breath test this week and it seemed to go ok. Fortunately thereContinue reading “Part 187: The ISA Bridge and The ISA Fort”
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 184: 250,000,000 reasons…
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. This week I discuss property prices and mortgage rates. Also, the cost of the coronation, and my thoughts on monarchy. Quote of the Week “£250,000,000” This week’s news has been dominated by the coronation of Charles. My views on the monarchy range from “indifferent” to “fuckingContinue reading “Part 184: 250,000,000 reasons…”
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”
Part 182: FIRE, Interrupted.
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. This week I share some of my frustrations with how people communicate. Also, thoughts on the series finale of Star Trek: Picard, the usual financial updates, and a big boost to my investment income for 2023. Quote of the Week “Shares? It’s bullshit.” It’s been aContinue reading “Part 182: FIRE, Interrupted.”
Part 180: Under Pressure, and Compounding Gains
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. Weekly Update I’m having shockwave therapy on my elbows and I was reassured a little at my last appointment that it’s not just me experiencing crap customer service. My physio, who is great by the way, was explaining that he’d recently moved house and had nothingContinue reading “Part 180: Under Pressure, and Compounding Gains”