[CPA8675309]

Hopefully, this isn’t too personal, but about how much have you spent or did spend on passing the CPA exam between the exam fees and study materials?

I think I’m at $2600 so far between CPAexcel and exam fees for BEC and FAR. I probably wasted some money paying for the Platinum CPAexcel course.

[Namstut]

The link below is the link to the comparison chart – it will give you a good idea on how much each review course is.

I am studying with Becker, add exam fees and a couple of Ninja audios and ouch…

https://www.another71.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Kiana-course-comparisons-chart.pdf

AUD 7/6/16 Passed
BEC 9/3/16
FAR TBD
REG TBD

[Sticky Nicky]

$1800 roger, $1300 exam fees,,$200 Ninja MCQs,,,$2000 liquor,,,$500 doctor fees from stress related hemmeroids,,$1000 chain smoking cigarettes,,,$5000 for liposuction due to gaining 50 lbs,,loss of social life=priceless

[Namstut]

Sticky Nicky, that cracked me up!

AUD 7/6/16 Passed
BEC 9/3/16
FAR TBD
REG TBD

[Anonymous]

$50,000 for psychiatric therapy due to depression, self-doubt, and suicidal thoughts over trying to pass these stupid exams haha just kidding of course.

I've spent maybe $2,800 for Roger plus the exam fees. I imagine I will spend another $1,000 on retakes and state board fees. I haven't even taken REG yet but the NTS is going to expire soon.
I already paid for it but won't have enough time to study for it before the NTS expires. Anyway though, the CPA is a much cheaper thing to get than most other certifications.
That's why I decided to do it – because it's affordable…knock on wood. I know people on here who have dropped $10,000+. I respect them. I hope I don't get into that situation though because that, I CAN NOT afford.

[Gary]

1000 ish on exam fees
220 on study guides
500 on wileys TB
188 on Ninja MCQ

Hopefully I'll get out of here spending less than 2K.

AUD 8/18/16
FAR 11/16
BEC 1/17
REG 2/17

[Iceman6]

Somewhere between 4 grand to 4500 I'd guesstimate. Between review courses, and sitting for the exam a bunch of times. I started back in 2014 but didn't pass my first part until January of 2016

[RE2PECT]

1600 on Roger
2000 on exam fees
at least 500 on Ninja products
200 on Gleim tb for REG

Going to cost me a lot more for a divorce attorney and child support if I don't pass REG this time!

FAR: 75 Roger & Ninja (notes/flashcards/audio/MCQ)
AUD: 73, 81
BEC: 71, retake 8/29
REG:

[SomeSomeCPA]

This thread comes up every 6 months or so. If you search you'll find a couple good threads from past candidates to compare to. I'm in the same boat as Iceman and Re2pect, probably around $4-5g. I received a half off “scholarship” for Becker which helped but after supplementing with Ninja products and exam retakes it definitely has added up.

FAR: 39,59,TBD
BEC: 74,79
AUD: 77
REG: September

[A]

Between the review materials, testing fees, and a couple of rescheduling fees, I'm in for $4,000.

B - 77 (2.27.16)
A - 81 (4.18.16)
R -
F -

Roger Review + Ninja MCQs

[Good Lordy Me]

W having to go back to school to get hrs needed, study material and test fees I'm close to 10K. Ouch!

[RyonT]

1,400 for CPAexcel. 650ish for exam fees (2 NTS, and app fees). About 260 for Ninja products. I supect I'll be over 3k when its all said and done.

[T Rev]

Around $1,000 so far in application and exam fees. Around $400 in study material. As an underpaid recent grad with a family to support, I am very grateful for the reasonable pricing of Ninja products.

Many thanks to Jeff! “You're doin' God's work, son!”

(Apologies to anyone who decides to find that offensive. As someone who grew up in the poorest part of Kansas, I attended church growing up and heard that phrase used often for much lesser acts.)

[Anonymous]

I would rather not think about it, but my company will pay when I eventually pass this thing…

[rlarivee01]

Good lord, I don't want to think about it. Subscribing to prep courses, letting them lapse as I don't pass. Registering and not passing, etc.

Good thing I'm not a big spender otherwise! I can just pretend I spent $1000 on the CPA and the rest on going out and having fun… except without the fun.

[LonelyRonPaul]

Estimates of course:
-$1,400 for Roger
-$47 for Ninja
-$6,000 for tuition/books so far to hit the 150 requirement. About another $1,500 to go in tuition/books.
-$1,000 exam fees

So about $8,500 so far but this summer I should be joining the $10k train! Choo choo!

FAR - 78, 5/7/16
AUD - 87, 7/16/16
BEC - 8/27/16
REG - 12/3/16

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