[mla1169]

what have you done, or what have you heard others have done to either reward themselves for passing one section or even better, for passing the 4th exam? I am a firm believer that its important to give yourself milestone rewards for achievements and thinking I want to treat myself to a spa day when I have passed all 4 sections. Thought it would be fun to get others ideas…….

FAR- 77
AUD -49, 71, 84
REG -56,75!
BEC -75

Massachusetts CPA (non reporting) since 3/12.

[Peanut]

Take a vacation! A real vacation, and smother yourself in a great book.

AUD 81 (X4) Previous scores 59, 72, 72
REG 80 (X3) Previous scores 59, 60
FAR 75 (X2) Previous score 67
BEC 79 (X2) Previous score 58

[SusanStudies]

I'm just getting started in tackling this beast but I'm planning to reward myself with a european vacation when I finish all 4 sections! Woo hoo! I could REALLY use a vaca.

Until then, some rocky road ice cream to celebrate the milestones. 🙂 A spa-day sounds really wonderful too.

AUD: 07/11/11 - Passed
BEC: 08/27/11 - Passed
FAR: 01/17/12 - Passed
REG: 04/30/12; Re-take 7/16/12 - Passed

FINISHED!!!!!!!!

[NoScores2Display4thisSection]

Couple Things that Motivate Me to Get This Thing:

– using Becker review so I am looking forward to meeting Peter Olinto (becker instructor) in NYC after I pass. In his lectures he promises to meet with you and buy you a cup of coffee or something when you pass.

– looking forward to putting CPA after my name on resume and linkedin type stuff.

– that certificate on the wall

– even if i suck at accounting and end up doing something completely different with my life, the fact that I finished what I started and got that CPA will help me, such as when/if I were to apply for MBA program or law school or looking to move into IT or another field

done

[hilaryh_88]

I like this forum idea. It makes me look forward to something!

I plan to vacation with my husband to Portland to see some of his family and then to Las Vegas as our final stop.

However, what I most look forward to is getting this ten ton gorilla off my back and feeling like I can actually read a book or sit down to watch a movie without feeling guilty about the fact that I should/could be studying!

AUD 82 expires 7/31/11

BEC 75

REG 71, 82

FAR 66,61,71,74,70 and 7/25/11 Lucky? #6 attempt

AUD - 82 Becker
BEC - 75 Becker
REG - 71, 82 Becker
FAR - 66,61,71,74,70 and #6 80!!!! FINALLY DONE!!! 9/20/12
Yaeger and Yaeger CRAM for the final battle!

[kb24]

After I finished my last exam, I treated myself to a nice lunch and a deluxe pedicure (regular pedicure plus lots of extras). The next evening I went out for a celebratory dinner with my husband and daughter.

I've gotten two scores this week but haven't done anything special to celebrate. I was supposed to be helping my sister after surgery this week but that got delayed for a couple of weeks so I've been spending time on our boat with my husband. For the last few days I've vegged and read about 9 or 10 books. However, today I'm studying REG. This is the one exam I had a lot of doubts about after I finished so I dragged my books along with me. I was waiting on my score before I started studying again, but TX is so slow releasing scores that I'm not sure I'll find out until Thursday. July is going to be a very busy month, but the next couple of days are completely clear so I decided to start reviewing to give me a head start if I need it. I love the Nordstrom spa, and when I have passed everything I'm going to treat myself to a massage and facial there.

FAR 4/1/11 - 89
AUD 4/15/11 - 85
REG 4/29/11 - 80
BEC 5/13/11 - 85

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