Joe is a NINJA CPA blogger. I am into the last few days before I sit for REG. I am fairly confident as I have been trending in the lower 90% range in NINJA MCQ for the past week or so. Here are a few tips as you prepare to wind down your studying a

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Joe is a NINJA CPA blogger. There are a million distractions that get in the way of studying for the CPA Exam. The key isn’t getting rid of all of them, but limiting them so they do not consume you and take up all of your time. My largest distraction is my phone. Text messages, Instagram,

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Joe is a NINJA CPA blogger. After passing BEC in November I started studying for REG a few weeks later. I was able to read through most of the material before our year-end and then started listening to NINJA Audio. Then the real test started: a year-end close for a publicly traded corporation. I am

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Joe is a NINJA CPA blogger. After 10 weeks of studying, I waited until 11PM MST to receive my scores. After a few minutes of not being able to log-in, my score was revealed….an 80! I was very excited to see a passing score, especially after having a terrible feeling leaving the exam that day.

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Joe is a NINJA CPA blogger. Recap of my study methods for BEC. After taking the BEC exam last week, I am still not feeling great about how I performed. I guess there is a possibility that I passed, however, I did not feel comfortable during or after the exam. I began studying by reading

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Joe is a NINJA CPA blogger. This morning at 8am sharp I sat and took my BEC exam. I thought the first testlet went well, and then came the second. I ran into 4 questions in a row that I had never seen. After running through the test I noticed that I had flagged about

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Joe is a NINJA CPA blogger. Today officially marks 3 weeks from my exam. I am a little worried. My test is at 8 am at a test center 30 miles down I-25 in Denver (a traffic nightmare). I will wake up and leave extra early that day to beat traffic. Along the way I’ll

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Joe is a NINJA CPA blogger. Not sure how many of you out there are studying for the CPA Exam with the added responsibility of a full time job and kids.  I have two little ones under the age of 4. Both require a ton of attention from my wife and I after we both get

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Introducing NINJA CPA Blogger Joe. Hello NINJAs! I am (re) beginning my CPA journey in 2016 and I am very happy to have found Another71.com as a resource and a support system. Back in 2014 I scored a 74 on FAR and decided studying was not worth the time and effort. Here I am 2 years

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