 were blocked off as far as one mile (two kilometers) from the convention. Delegates, supporters and media had to go through at least four different searches, bags were X-rayed, and bodies were patted down and scanned with metal detector wands.
In an unusual order, Amore said the federal police force had told its officers they wouldn’t be able to carry firearms, grenades and tear gas canisters into Eagle Square, the convention site.
Before the convention began, the U.S. Embassy in Abuja also warned its citizens “to exercise caution and avoid areas where there are political or other large public gatherings” during the election season.
Every major ministry office was shut down for the day.
Jonathan’s decision to contest the election brought anger from northern leaders fearful of being cut out of the lucrative position of president in a nation fueled by billions of dollars of oil revenues. Abubakar, a former Customs officer who created an oil and gas empire before becoming vice president, was chosen as a consensus candidate of the northern elite.
Another minor candidate, Sarah Jubril, will be included on the party’s ballot.!
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Highlights
- How to separate your identity from your job
- Using geographic arbitrage to spend less while getting paid more (without ever leaving the United States)
- How to deal with sunk costs
- What it’s like finding FIRE after already achieving financial independence
- Plus, an amazing (and original) gangsta rap verse performed by Mrs. 1500!
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Full Transcript
I know it’s been a while since I’ve released an episode. And I’m sorry for that. I’ve been traveling quite a bit for the last few months. But I’m back in Scotland now. And I have a lot of really exciting episodes planned for the rest of the year. So I’m excited to be back behind the mic. And I’m looking forward to sharing this episode with you today because it’s a special one.
You may remember in previous episodes, I’ve recorded podcasts live from FinCon, the financial blogger conference. And this year was no different.
So, I was just in Dallas for FinCon 2017. I had a great time. I got to record on the podcasting stage there. And if you recall from previous years, every time I’ve recorded live at FinCon, I’ve had Mr. & Mrs. 1500 from 1500Days.com joining me. In 2015, they interviewed me for episode #14. And in 2016, I interviewed them for episode #26.
For this year, I figured why not they join me as co-host and we can interview someone else.
So, that’s exactly what we did. And we had the pleasure of talking to the Physician on FIRE from PhysicianonFIRE.com. The one problem with the recording at FinCon is they only give you like 25 minutes. So we didn’t have a full episode like you’re used to, but we had a really fine chat.
So, this is a nice introduction to the Physician on FIRE. And hopefully, I can get him back one day to do a full episode, so we can really dive deep into his story and what he’s learned on his path of financial independence.
But this is a really fun episode. There’s lots of craziness. Any time you hang out with the 1500’s, there’s going to be some surprises. And this was definitely no different.
I hope you enjoy it. Thanks again to Mr. & Mrs.1500 for co-hosting. Thanks to the Physician on FIRE for joining me for what was a very unorthodox episode. And thank you guys for listening. I’m excited to be back. I look forward to putting out more episodes soon.
But now, here’s the live episode from FinCon ’17. I hope you enjoy it.
Mad Fientist: Hey! Welcome to the Financial Independence Podcast. This is a very special episode today. We are recording live in Dallas from FinCon. We are staring at a VW Bug that has been converted into a podcast boost which I put a picture up in the shownotes.
And Mindy, you’re showing me something?
Mrs. 1500: Special thanks to the FinCon Podcast Network for sponsoring our live podcast recording at FinCon 2017.
Mad Fientist: Wow! You are perfect. That sounded great. Thanks! That was a little sneak-peek-a-hoo we have here.
So, in the past three years, I’ve done a live podcast from FinCon. The first year, the 1500’s from 1500Days.com interviewed me. And then, I interviewed them. And I thought, “I can’t do a live podcast without them.” So this year, they’re co-hosting. So say hello!
Mrs. 1500: Hello! Thanks for having me.
Mr. 1500: Yeah, thanks for having us again. It’s a pleasure.
Mad Fientist: And today, they’re going to help me interview none other than the Physician on FIRE.
Physician on FIRE: Hi! Thanks for having me. It’s great to see you guys again.
Mrs. 1500: Welcome to our podcast!
Physician on FIRE: Yeah! Happy to be here.
Mr. 1500: I’m honored. My wife and I had the honor of visiting the Physician on FIRE at his house. And the thing about him is he wrote a post a while ago about how he’s just a normal, average guy. And that’s completely true. If you meet this guy, and you go to his house, he could be your doctor, but he could be your garbage man too. You just don’t know.
And I thought about that with the Happy Philosopher interview that you did I think a couple of podcasts ago. Mad Fientist said, “What’s the deal? How do you separate your identity?” What Jeff, the Happy Philosopher, said was “Doctors, their whole identity is tied up. Your whole life is being a doctor.” But you, it’s not like that at all. You’re just a normal, average guy who happens to go and stick needles in people through your job maybe.
I saw your house. It was a modest house. But do you have like a secret doctor bat cave with a Mercedes for every day of the week that you are hiding from us?
Mrs. 1500: No, I’m jumping in here. He doesn’t have a modest house. He doesn’t have a doctor house. But he has a beautiful house. He has spent a lot of time furnishing this amazing house. You walk into this house, and it looks like he hired somebody. But he did it all himself. It’s beautiful! You should post pictures of your house.
Physician on FIRE: Thank you, Mindy. I think I might have one in a post somewhere. I have to find it. It might be in my 50 Ways I’d Like to Enjoy a Retirement. Like you said, I did actually go out and find some mid-century modern furniture and re-finished it myself.
There’s one shot of our living room. So if you dig in there, you’ll find it. But thank you for the compliment.
Mrs. 1500: It’s a beautiful house. I’m really jealous.
Mr. 1500: We really do like it.
Mrs. 1500: My house is like mid-century kids trashed the furniture.
Physician on FIRE: Yeah, yeah.
Mrs. 1500: So, okay. I’m sorry. Back to Carl’s question. How do you separate yourself?
Physician on FIRE: How do I separate myself from my job? I’ve always viewed it as a great job. Many physicians do feel that it’s a calling and maybe had a little bit of a higher esteem. But to me, it’s been a great way to make a living. But when I leave the house, when I take up the scrubs, I’m just your, like you say, ordinary, average guy—or at least I try to be.
Mrs. 1500: A great way to make a living. Ten dollars an hour, right?
Physician on FIRE: Yeah! Sometimes, $12 if you work overtime.
Mr. 1500: So, my next question is how do you reconcile your sunk cost. You’re a physician, you went to school. And then you went to more school. And then, you probably went to more school after that. Then you did a residency. You’ve got a whole lot of time.
And I know you’re a smart dude, so you got some scholarships. But how do you reconcile all that work and time with early retirement. And I should mention, you just went part-time this month, is that correct?
Physician on FIRE: I did, yeah. It’s been great. I haven’t quite had the time to really feel the relaxation from working less because I