Author: Jeff Elliott, CPA

VP says, hi, Jeff, your breakdown of 20 hours is doable, but how do I divide time between reading the NINJA Book, listening to the NINJA Audio, NINJA Blitz, and NINJA MCQ? Any pointers? Yeah, 20 hours per. Yep. You just follow the NINJA Study Framework, nail the concepts in the book, and then despite […]

Hey, do you think I should practice sitting in four-hour increments? No, I don’t. So I think you, should do your sets of 20, let’s say that you’re, working at, MCQ do your set of 20. Get up, walk around five minutes, come back. Now. The danger for that is that you’ll never come back, […]

And Denise says, Hey, Jeff, what do you think about free CPA review materials, such as CPA Review for Free? Does NINJA CPA Review have a free trial? If so, what’s the difference? Yeah, so most people supplement and it’s a combination of a paid supplement, a free supplement, even if you’re just studying. Or […]

Amy writes in. Okay. I’m back. I failed. I failed with a 73 and a 71. I really am frustrated. I’m not sure how to get myself over the hump. I’m doing all the sections. I feel like I just want this weight off my shoulders getting it done. So when people ask, if I’m […]

Jack writes in. I scored a 58 on far, right before the exam changes. First time I had ever taken an exam using only Becker, what do I need to do to pass the next time? So you have to decide if you want to just keep using only Becker CPA Review, or if you […]

Going back to the chat. I’m in the same boat as her referring to Jeanette. I’m studying for regulation, 58, 67, 71 73. Don’t like your equator. Okay. So 71 73 you know what comes after 71 and 73, right? 75. But that’s only true if you don’t fall into the trap. If you don’t […]

Jeanette writes in, I don’t know what to do anymore. The CPA exam has been the only obstacle to my dreams. I keep failing over and over. I guess it’s time to quit. Without knowing your circumstances, even without knowing your circumstances, I can tell you that it’s not time to quit because if you […]

Back to the chat. Yvette says, I bought the Surgent CPA Review last year and I was afraid to take the test. I finally took it last June. So last year you got a 56. I have two kids and a full-time job and a part-time remote two days per week. It’s hard to keep […]

I’m planning out my last few weeks of work before FAR and mid-August. Which CPA Review program should I do the practice exams for, Roger CPA Review or NINJA with Roger? The Sims are all or nothing. And grading is this how the practice exams are too, is one practice exam enough? Or should I […]