I know now that I'm a candidate because when my girlfriend asked me how I could make Roger quieter in his videos, I went through the process of what the journal entry would be.
I didn't think about it in my head either I said it out loud…Debit Speaking Expenses, Credit Cash.
Literally my only motivation to pass BEC was so that I never have to listen to Angie Brown again. Sorry if she reads this, but she is no Olinto or Gearty. Personality level: Potato
When your boss tells you to make a wire transfer and book it as a $14,000 gift because that is the maximum we can give before we are subject to gift tax, and you say, “That's a CPA exam question.”
You know you're a CPA candidate when you want to strangle the next person who says, “Don't worry, you'll pass. I passed the (real estate exam, PHR/SPHR, NMLS, professional dog sitting test or WTF ever) on my first try. You'll do great!”
You know you are a CPA Candidate when you log-in to another71 on a daily basis to whine, complain, rant, moan, and cry about how Difficult the CPA Exam is because no one else f***king cares or understands! – True Story!
You know you're a CPA candidate when you're debating re-scheduling FAR for the third time because you don't completely understand Government accounting, Leases, and IFRS.
You know you're a CPA candidate when you're excited the family wants takeout/delivery food… not because it's what you truly want, but because it'll allow you to get to your computer faster so you can knock out an extra 20 MCQs before bed time.
You know you're a CPA candidate when someone at work asks you a question and you start your response with, “oh… I had a Ninja MCQ about that.” to justify your qualification to answer it.
You know you're a CPA candidate when you use “I have to study” as your excuse to avoid family… every. time. AND you don't feel bad about it because it's true!
1. When you could have sworn you had a dog a month ago but can no longer find him.
2. When you do find him, he bites you.
3. You start dream speaking and yelling out redundancies your husband later tells you about such as No you moron, it's a debit.
4. You haven't showered in three days.
5. Your house, car and personal amenities are a disaster. Some of that stuff could have been stolen and you wouldn't have noticed.
6. You smell. Bad.