[thebigguy1992]

Since I am making a big purchase of notes, audio, and MCQ, Jeff said that he can add in free 4 books or 4 MCQ Audios (full practice exam in audio form). The books are the higher priced item ($97 vs $47). Do people think I should go for the audio or stick with the higher priced books?

[Anonymous]

Choose based on what you think will be most useful for your studying, not based on which is more expensive. I know, we're all accountants here, we see dollar signs. But, evaluate based on their value to you, not their cost to purchase.

For me, books would be way more useful than audio MCQs, cause I learn better from reading than listening – especially listening that doesn't involve watching, too. I never got video lectures cause I wouldn't learn well from them, but audio without the video? I'd never focus! However, that's me. Doesn't mean it's you at all. Lots of people love the audio tools since it allows them to clean/drive/cook/workout while studying. So, think about which one you would use most. Would you remember audio MCQs better than the written ones out of the normal MCQs? Would books be more useful? Etc.

If you end up deciding you want both, then definitely get the more expensive one as your freebie and buy the cheaper one. 😉 But if you're only getting one, get the one that will benefit you most so you get the greatest value, not just the cheapest cost.

[Andyred04]

I personally learn better from reading the text but if you're an audio learner I hear the Ninja Audio products are very good. I can't focus when I'm just listening to audio, I either need to follow along in the book or disregard the audio completely and just read it myself.

FAR: 80 (Gleim, Ninja Notes, Ninja MCQs)
REG: 87 (Gleim, Ninja Notes, Ninja MCQs)
BEC: 87 (Gleim, Ninja Notes, Ninja MCQs)
AUD: 8/27/16

PA Candidate

[Anonymous]

I would choose books over audio. I have an audio course (not Ninja) that I listen to on my commute…but my mind wanders so much when I do this. Since I already have the audio I use it and hope that maybe some of it will find a spot in my brain and hang on, but I get more value out of videos and written material.

Plus, like you said, audio is the cheaper of the two so if you decide later that you'd like to have that then you can pay the $47.

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