My Story

0 CommentsJanuary 29, 2010

Welcome to another71.com



I’m a CPA and soon you will be too!

My name is Jeff Elliott and I am married with five children. (Yes – we get weird looks in restaurants).

I passed the CPA Exam when I was 30 and had three kids at home at the time: two under the age of 5 and a newborn baby.

So, I know what it’s like to balance a full time job, a marriage, a family, a mortgage, little league, etc.

Whatever your circumstances, I can probably identify with them.

I began my long (too long) journey toward the CPA designation in late 2005. 

I wanted to be a CPA, but I didn’t really want to be a CPA enough to study.

I wasn’t fully committed to studying (who wants to go home and study after a full day of public accounting?) and I would try to “cram” for 2 weeks prior to my exam, and was coming up short. Maybe you can relate?

Everything changed, however in February 2008.

I said “enough is enough”, got a plan, and I passed all four sections of the CPA Exam by the end of the year – each exam on my next attempt.

In 2008, I was a desperate CPA Exam candidate on the verge of throwing in the towel.

Today, I am a Licensed CPA (KS) and an active member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA).

If you want to PASS the CPA Exam (and get on with your life), then this site is for you.

Whatever your situation, I have probably been there and will help in any way that I can.

My CPA Exam Scores

  • FAR 4x (70,71,76*,76)
  • BEC 4x (71,71,71,80)
  • REG 4x (69,74,74, 92)
  • AUD 2x (69,79)
  • AICPA Ethics (89,92)

* = I lost my credit due to the “18 month rule”

(by the way – did you catch that I scored back-to-back 74s on REG? It was brutal. It also cost me my FAR credit)

My Education

Undergraduate degree in Accounting, some graduate school (for my 150 hours)

My Work Experience

I’ve been in the accounting profession since 2001 and have worked in public accounting as well as industry. Today, I help candidates pass the CPA Exam 100% full time through another71.com and Club 75.

Through my CPA Exam Forum, e-mail exchanges, and phone coaching, I have literally helped thousands of people pass the CPA Exam since 2008.

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Contact

Struggling or frustrated? e-mail me anytime.

jeff@another71.com

This blog is about overcoming failures, circumstances, laziness, excuses and passing the CPA Exam, no matter your age, no matter how long it takes, no matter what people say.

Upwards of 89,000 CPA candidates and accounting professionals visit Another71.com per month according to Google, and Alexa ranks it the most-visited CPA Exam site in the United States.

Stay encouraged.

Stay informed.

Keep Moving Forward…

To Your Success,

Jeff Elliott, CPA

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