[Anonymous]

Hi Peeps,

I have been really down the past few weeks and studying has been tough. Currently preparing for FAR, my very first exam.Why am I down, well others in my field are flourishing. How? Well, they make bank, live in a condo in the city, and have their MBA and CPA.

I bank a whopping 30k, have 3 yeas of experience in higher ed, and started college when I was 24 y/o. I am embarrassed to say I do not make enough to move out. I do not envy those mentioned above, just gets me down when I compare myself.

I was watching Step Brothers with my small niece, and Will said the following: ” I want to make bank bro, I want to get ass, and I want to drive a Range Rover!” In regard to hosting the Catalina Wine Mixer. I too want what he stated.

Sorry if I come off as naive, but I do feel down. Kindly do not scold me. I find this site to be therapeutic.

I thank you for your time.

[tomq04]

Comparing your self to others is a quick path to misery. You have the life you have because of various choices you made and here you are today. Today is awesome, darn near no matter what happens, tomorrow will be awesome too!

Keep chugging along, keep learning, and keep bettering yourself, money and babes will come later…it sure isn't an “overnight” formula. Instant success isn't success at all, it's a lifetime of work.

Braskey, after a slow 3rd year of marriage, we've had some good discussions and I've been waking up smiling about 5 days a week, up from 3 a month. The wife has been cheery too! They don't all quit!

Look at Jeff, the dude has 6 kids, and he's like 29!

REG- (1) 76
FAR- (2) 64, (5)74, (7)83 (Over achiever!)
AUD- (3) 70, (4) 75
BEC- (6) 75

[Anonymous]

Very nice, tomq04!

I was just joking around about the married part. I was; however, dead serious about the swagger. Until you're about 25, maybe 30, most women don't really care about your economic situation. They care more about confidence and fun.

My wife and I are actually ‘working' on our first child so I have no complaints, either.

[ruggercpa2b]

Bill and Tom you two just cracked me up about not getting married. My fiance complained to me the last time I was taking audit that he was not happy with how deprived he was. I make an effort to put out at least twice a week, 3 when I am feeling extra frisky.

AUD - 73, 72 retake 7/2/2016
BEC - 8/20/2016
REG - TBD
FAR - TBD

I am so ready for this nightmare to be over. Been at this way too long.

[Anonymous]

Just make sure you don't over do it. We now have 4 kids under the age of 7 and our ‘working' time has all but disappeared.

[CPA50]

You've all motivated me 🙂 Heck, it's Friday night and I haven't cracked a FAR book yet today. But, I will get some fresh, locally brewed IPA to go with dinner tonight and see what happens before we both fall asleep at 9:00 like the old folks we are. After being married for 23 years (longer than some of you have graced this planet with your presence), miracles can still happen 🙂

Cheers!

And, there's always tomorrow to study effective interest method.

AUD 88 (expired), 80 retake
FAR 64,69,67,73,67,73,73,73, August 3
REG 75 (expired) September 7
BEC 72, 77

The adventure continues...

[Skynet]

No. Depessing is wanting Megan Fox but can't have her.

[Allergic2CPA]

This post reminded me of the story that follows…

This farmer had only one horse, and one day the horse ran away. The neighbors came to condole over his terrible loss. The farmer said, “What makes you think it is so terrible?”

A month later, the horse came home–this time bringing with her two beautiful wild horses. The neighbors became excited at the farmer's good fortune. Such lovely strong horses! The farmer said, “What makes you think this is good fortune?”

The farmer's son was thrown from one of the wild horses and broke his leg. All the neighbors were very distressed. Such bad luck! The farmer said, “What makes you think it is bad?”

A war came, and every able-bodied man was conscripted and sent into battle. Only the farmer's son, because he had a broken leg, remained. The neighbors congratulated the farmer. “What makes you think this is good?” said the farmer.

As told by Executive editor, Elise Hancock, in theJohns Hopkins Magazine, November 1993, page 2, in section entitled Editor's Note. 

FAR 46*, 77
AUD 70, 79
BEC 67, 82
REG 75

Texas License July 2013

Used Yaeger lectures based on Wiley textbooks

*Studied less than two weeks, forgot I had purchased NTS.

[Anonymous]

In the end, designations (CPA, CMA, etc.) and degrees (B.A., B.S., MBA, etc.) only get you so far (i.e., the interview, the consideration for promotion). What really separates successful people is their job performance, networking, and willingness and ability to help others. Look at any successful person you know and their characteristics. I am willing to bet almost all of them give, give, and give much more than they take. If you want to be successful (financially, career, family, etc.) you need to be willing to put in the time and effort and stop comparing yourself to others. If you consistently compare yourself to others you will lose track of who you are and what you truly want to accomplish because you will be focused on what everyone else is doing and trying to do instead of writing your own book. My advice is to write your own book and have these other people (whom you compared yourself to in your original post) as characters in your book instead of being a character in their book. What is worth it to you will NOT be easy and may take great sacrifice on your part but just keep grinding and use the abundance of social media we all have available to us to network your ass off. If you want to work at company X but do not know anyone who works there, look through your LinkedIn connections and find people you know that may be connected to someone in company X. Ask them if they are willing to spare 5 minutes to send an e-mail or make a quick phone call to the Director of Accounting, Controller, an Audit or Tax Partner. If they don't reply, politely ask them again in 3-4 days. MOST people want to help others if someone is willing to ask them. Find your dream and chase it. Worry about YOU and everything will work out in the end.

[elprezidente07]

I started my acctg career later than the typical track who is straight out of college, and the PIC of my office told me to relax and not even consider comparing myself to others. You have to understand, that this field takes tough skin to deal with mistakes and review comments, and you finding your own confidence and satisfaction. You only hear about your work when you do something wrong in most cases. This is a very personal process to understand the material and apply it to life, let alone passing the exams and dealing with busy season.

As for your “friends” who are making bank bro; with age you'll realize that those material things don't matter. FBook has become a cesspool for narcisim and “viral” nonsense.

Maybe i should have titled this post “you won't believe what happens when you start an accounting career….”

AUD // F x2 P 92- (Test server crashed! It really does happen!)
REG // F, F, F, P - 75 Aug 2014
BEC // P - 80
FAR // F, F...now its time for my greatest trick yet.
Ethics // Very.

75 to stay alive

[Anonymous]

I want to take a moment and thank everyone who opined with positive feedback! I wish each of you the best with the exams and other goals in life.

[Author]

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