Trisha is a NINJA CPA Blogger. Less than three weeks from now I will meet with REG again… And hopefully it will be the last time. I have already finished all of the lectures and associated multiple choice for this section, so from now until November 13th will be review. This is a bit of

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Trisha is a weekly NINJA CPA Blogger. Preparing for what I hope to be my final encounter with the CPA exam feels much different than previous sections. I started this journey over 16 months ago, and just scheduled my rematch with REG for November 13, 2012. REG was the first exam I attempted to pass.

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Trisha is a weekly NINJA CPA Blogger. Score release is never a relaxing time, especially in a snail mail state. Let me just give you a little timeline to provide a glimpse into what candidates in a snail mail state have to endure in addition to this awful exam… 8/30 ~ Sat for FAR exam

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Trisha is a weekly NINJA CPA Blogger. Humbled…. That is the best way to describe how I felt after my FAR exam on the 30th. I walked into the exam thinking I was very prepared, and walked out in tears. The simulations were about what I expected, but the multiple choice were ridiculous ~ VERY

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Trisha is a weekly NINJA CPA Blogger. Dear CPA gods, In 8 days I meet again with your evil stepchild, FAR. I am kindly asking you have a bit of a talk with her before the 30th. Please let her know I have studied like a mad woman in preparation for our meeting. I have

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Trisha is a weekly NINJA CPA Blogger. I am pretty proud today. I put in some serious study time this weekend and was able to complete two chapters worth of lectures while madly taking notes. Overall I spent close to 20 hours covering Pensions, Deferred Taxes, Derivatives, EPS, Stockholders Equity and the Statement of Cash

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Trisha is a weekly NINJA CPA Blogger. 24 days ~ just a little over 3 weeks until my rematch with FAR. Oddly, I have yet to feel a sense of urgency. Is it because there isn’t quite enough pressure (I work WAY better under pressure), or am I simply burned out? I think the latter

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Trisha is a weekly NINJA CPA Blogger. I managed to log some study time last week that I can be proud of!!! I FINALLY finished the lectures covering Marketable Securities ~ this topic was a beast for me! I do feel like the re-watch was very helpful in better understanding the subject. I was also

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Trisha is a weekly NINJA CPA Blogger. The sun is so ridiculously distracting … especially when you live in the Pacific Northwest, where its appearance can be a bit rare. I would much rather play outside with my kids or work in my yard than study FAR. This is posing a bit of a problem

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Trisha is a weekly NINJA CPA Blogger. Progress is NOT my middle name this week. I have made a “subtle” attempt at re-watching my FAR videos, with minimal luck. I am about half way through my second chapter, and I was hoping to be almost done with my third. Life has been crazy (as always).

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