Stacey is a NINJA CPA blogger. I finally feel better about ratios! It’s possible I was avoiding them in the past. I figured what I learned in school, over five years ago, was going to be enough. This time, I attacked them head on, putting every single one on a flash card with an example on the

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Stacey is a NINJA CPA blogger. Between my part time job, vacation, and illness; my motivation for studying has been limited, so I changed my FAR exam to Q2. The change was made in panic and disappointment. Now, however, I am relieved and confident in my decision. I have a mad plan for March that involves no

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Stacey is a NINJA CPA blogger. I seem to stumble when trying to figure out the timeline of studying. I never know when to focus on simulations on CPA Exam, there are so many opinions about how much time to spend on them or even if we should focus on them at all. Too often,

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Stacey is a NINJA CPA blogger. I have had a very difficult time balancing monthly family events with my studying while studying for the CPA Exam. It’s been a challenge. I’m happy to say I finally had a successful trip away from home while still getting in my study sessions! I have been doing really

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Stacey is a NINJA CPA blogger. I am finally feeling good about my study time the last couple of weeks and I am ready to schedule my test four weeks out. With tax season upon us, the weeks are only going to get busier, so I am focused on getting FAR taken in February. My

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Stacey is a NINJA CPA blogger. I am finally breaking down the wall. I haven’t taken a test in six months, simply because I have a fear of failing another test. In my first year of studying for the tests, I took FAR twice and failed, and took REG twice, failing both, with my closest

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Stacey is a NINJA CPA blogger. With New Year Resolutions the thoughts of the month, I’m sure we all want to put “Complete my CPA Certification” near the top of the 2017 list. It certainly is on my list. Now I’m going to let others know it’s on my list too. I need to make major improvements

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Stacey is a NINJA CPA blogger. It happened. I waited too long to schedule my FAR exam out of fear of fees if I needed to reschedule. Now there are no more slots open for the test I have been studying for. I have no one to blame but myself. The reality of pushing my

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Stacey is a NINJA CPA blogger. Repetition, repetition, repetition. This is what it has been all about lately. I was focused so much on each FAR MCQ, I wasn’t getting through many. Switching back to quantity over quality has helped me stay more positive, rather than getting discouraged on each question or flashcard. Looking back

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Stacey is a NINJA CPA blogger. I am not proud of myself right now. I haven’t felt confident enough to schedule my test, and I haven’t been committed to studying every day. Time is ticking away on test days left for Q4 and my NINJA MCQ trending scores have not improved as I’d hoped. I haven’t

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