Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. A shorter post this week as I’ve been distracted with other things. There’s only one place to start; The Tory Shambles: This Week’s Tory Shambles Kwasi Kwarteng was one of those Tory politicians who was seemingly promoted way beyond his competencies. During his time at theContinue reading “Part 155”
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Part 154
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. This week I discuss the recent update to the house price index. Also, thoughts on the war between Ukraine and Russia. Also, the usual financial updates and some pictures of how our apartment is coming along. Quote of the Week “Everything illegal must be destroyed, everythingContinue reading “Part 154”
Part 153
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. Well, it’s been a rough couple of weeks for some investors, and the mortgage industry is going crazy. I discuss this, and how it impacts on my BTL plans. Also, another look at spoon theory in the context of the knife hypothesis (I’m not making thisContinue reading “Part 153”
Part 152
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. This week I discuss the rise in interest rates, and the impact on the BTL market. Also, I discuss autistic masking, and the brilliant book on autism by Pete Wharmby. Quote of the Week “Autistic burnout is the complete collapse of interest in living.” ~ PeteContinue reading “Part 152”
Part 151
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. A brief look at what is meant by free speech. Also, a potential development in the search for our second BTL, and some thoughts on credit cards and the rewards on offer. Quote of the week “Freedom of speech means I can say what I want.”Continue reading “Part 151”
Part 148
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. Some thoughts on the cost of living crisis, and a rant about dealing with incompetent companies. Also, the usual financial updates and a potential development with our next BTL investment. Weekly Update I’m sick of dealing with incompetent people and companies. It seems that virtually everyoneContinue reading “Part 148”
Part 147
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. A much shorter post this week. Sometimes life just gets in the way. Weekly Update It’s been a stressful week, and I’ve not felt great for much of it. I’ve recently posted about not having enough mental energy to deal with everything that life throws myContinue reading “Part 147”
Part 146
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. This week I discuss the new “Enough is Enough” campaign. Also, a look at what joint FIRE means to us. There are the usual financial updates, and a busy week. First the Quote of the Week: Quote of the Week A campaign has been launched toContinue reading “Part 146”
Part 145
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. This week’s blog looks at communication, in terms of respect, customer service, and the conflict between neurodivergent and neurotypical types of communication. Also, more thoughts on being a millionaire. First, the Quote of the Week: Quote of the Week I’ve had this nagging irritation in myContinue reading “Part 145”
Part 144
Hello and welcome back to Mortgage Advisor on FIRE. This week I talk rant about Bullshit Jobs. Also, a reminder of why financial independence is so important to me as an autistic person is a neurotypical world. There are some positive financial updates and the usual memes and gifs. First, the Quote of the Week:Continue reading “Part 144”