Sharing my life experiences including the ACA qualification
The ACA Case Study was an exam I had not heard much about in detail before my time came to prepare for the exam. I was always one to book annual leave to ensure I had enough time to revise for the exams, especially as I would sit three at a time. When asking my …
The time has come in my life where I can no longer do without having a car. Before COVID-19, I would always travel on trains. I did not need a car for work, I could go to the gym in town on the way home from work and I am fortunate enough to have amazing …
From the above title, you may be intrigued to know what I am talking about exactly. In 2021 there has been the roll out of new ICAEW exam software which is continuing to evolve. As an ICAEW exam qualified student, myself and others were offered the exciting opportunity in May 2021 to trial this new …
Now that I have covered the first steps such as the consultation and treatment plan in my Invisalign journey, this brings me on to the first weeks of Invisalign. As with laser eye surgery, I clearly have a habit of not researching what to expect beforehand. I literally just seem to go with the flow …
Considering I have put together similar blogs for Corporate Reporting (CR) and the ACA Case Study exam, it is only right that I complete the ACA Advanced Level with a blog on SBM. I know some of you have been asking for this one so here it is! Strategic Business Management is honestly not a …
Before reading this blog post, I would recommend reading the Invisalign blog prior to this. In the first blog I have already covered why I made the tough decision to get Invisalign. As per my free scan at the consultation, I was under the impression that Invisalign would solve all my insecurities and issues with …
If you have read my difficulty ranking of all 15 ACA exams with statistics, you will be aware that I found ACA Corporate Reporting (CR) to be the hardest ACA exam. I will talk you through exactly how much time I spent revising for this exam in this article. Spoiler alert, it was quite a …
Now that I have taken you through my laser eye journey, I am now excited to bring you along my experience with Invisalign. If you are unfamiliar with Invisalign, it is essentially a brand which provides clear braces. Having already had braces before, apparently 80% of Invisalign customers have had braces previously, I was not …
The ACA qualification has much more to it than the 15 exams alone and there are in fact many different routes to becoming ACA qualified. The route available through my graduate scheme in audit at a Big Four firm was the Level 7 Apprenticeship. This seems to be becoming a more popular route across UK …
ACA Financial Management (FM) is an exam that falls into the ICAEW ACA Professional Level. I must say, this was probably one of my favourite ACA exams due to the exam structure and objective nature. More details can be found on the structure in this Professional Level exam breakdown although I will recap this below. …
Welcome to my secret behind how I manage to make an average saving of 83.71% of my monthly disposable income (after bills) since October 2019. This means I am spending approximately only £204.57 per month after bills. Due to this finance tracking spreadsheet entirely, which I started in December 2018, I have managed to save …
Below are a list of frequently asked questions (FAQ) I have been asked, some through the Facebook group or directly. Disclaimer: Please note, I am not an optometrist. I have however recently undergone LASEK iDesign laser eye surgery and have researched a lot around this. These answers have therefore come from my own experiences and …
If you are reading this, you are likely to either be at the dreaded moment where your Business Planning: Taxation (BPT) exam is approaching or you are intrigued about the ACA myth itself. Before you read on, just know that I have been in your position in 2019. It is an unsettling time and initially …
If you have been following my LASEK laser eye journey, you will know it has not been an easy ride. The first month in terms of vision fluctuation was absolutely horrendous. It was a very difficult time and a rollercoaster to say the least. However, I described my one month aftercare appointment to be a …
Besides being asked how difficult the ACA exams are, I would rank this as the second most common question I am asked. There are many different ways to sit the ACA examinations. I have touched on this in my earlier blog posts in terms of the order of exams, which sittings are available for which …