MFW Baby steps

ldee2111

Ah, thanks. I do TT's then, I just didn't know it.

ScotinLondon

Evening all. Have been AWOL for a while. RL a bit busy - work n home.

Petal - I hope that your job is going well so far. I remember those days of starting a new job with lots of possibilities and new skills to learn....still learning now to be honest.

Anyhoo...reason for post apart from the above...I passed the F7 exam...financial reporting...so that is all the F papers done now. Does that make me part qualified? Will need to investigate. So now gon a start on the PER record keeping and think which exams I will do in December. By that time, hoping home life will have calmed down a bit. OH medically and physically not in a good place.

Hope that everyone is OK and enjoying the little bit of sunshine that we have had these past few days.
SIL

Petal88

Congrats Scot! I'm sorry you can't do any more exams until Dec - I hope your OH gets better really soon and that it's not something serious. Just make sure not to forget too much from F7 as P2 is basically the same exam but with more theory/details to it. You're so close to the finish line now!

To be honest I'm considering doing more exams already; I still need to the last exam on my Investment Management Certificate (IMC) and potentially start a new qualification. I can't decide between CAIA or CFA though....

Moneywise it's been quiet here - I've done another 30 odd of OPs since I last wrote on here but I'm feeling very poor at the moment!! I haven't had a paycheck since February now, and with that 4k I had to pay back to my old company my accounts look pathetic . Not to mention OH and I have been looking at holidays in August and it's all SO much more expensive than I thought - is it just me or have the prices been ramped up this year as people won't be holidaying in Greece/Sicily/Egypt?

Petal88

Forgot to say - I did get some more money through £co, not much but it's going straight to mortgage account.

Ground rent is due this week which will make me £125 poorer

In terms of the new job - so far so good! The atmosphere is very different from my old job and to be honest not for the better. However work wise I think I'll learn LOADS and with my monthly net pay increasing by £700 and my annual bonus hopefully doubling, it's definitely worthwhile sticking to it for a couple of years at least. It's all about the long term!

hiddenshadow

Sorry to hear the new job environment is worse than the old. Definitely good to get more experience and more pay though!

ScotinLondon

Petal88 wrote: »

Congrats Scot! I'm sorry you can't do any more exams until Dec - I hope your OH gets better really soon and that it's not something serious. Just make sure not to forget too much from F7 as P2 is basically the same exam but with more theory/details to it. You're so close to the finish line now!

To be honest I'm considering doing more exams already; I still need to the last exam on my Investment Management Certificate (IMC) and potentially start a new qualification. I can't decide between CAIA or CFA though....

Moneywise it's been quiet here - I've done another 30 odd of OPs since I last wrote on here but I'm feeling very poor at the moment!! I haven't had a paycheck since February now, and with that 4k I had to pay back to my old company my accounts look pathetic . Not to mention OH and I have been looking at holidays in August and it's all SO much more expensive than I thought - is it just me or have the prices been ramped up this year as people won't be holidaying in Greece/Sicily/Egypt?

Thanks for the advice - you have given me food for thought http://static.moneysavingexpert.com/images/forum_smilies/cool.gif

Well done in the adhoc OP's - better than nothing.

Good luck in deciding which exam to take next.

Summer holidays are always expensive as, obviously that is when kids are off school. We try and take holidays in middle of September when prices go down but the weather is still good.

ScotinLondon

Petal88 wrote: »

Forgot to say - I did get some more money through £co, not much but it's going straight to mortgage account.

Ground rent is due this week which will make me £125 poorer

In terms of the new job - so far so good! The atmosphere is very different from my old job and to be honest not for the better. However work wise I think I'll learn LOADS and with my monthly net pay increasing by £700 and my annual bonus hopefully doubling, it's definitely worthwhile sticking to it for a couple of years at least. It's all about the long term!

As with HS - sorry that new job is not better. Sometimes it is the way it goes - coming from the voice of experience. As they say - sometimes the grass is not greener, just a different shade of brown...you can always look for something else in a year's time. The world of finance is your oyster!

Petal88

It's not necessarily great at the new job but it certainly isn't bad! The team isn't as fun/chatty but the structure and communication is already better. Overall I think the new job is better but I'm still getting used to the culture change as it's just more corporate here. Don't worry about me, I'm sure I'll be fine

hiddenshadow

Ah yes, corporate vs fun/relaxed. I had the same shift at my last job - on the surface very relaxed/fun/chatty but loads of corporate BS underneath.

ScotinLondon

Thanks Petal for your advice. Am going to take P2 & P1 in December. With P2 (Corporate Reporting) I was umming & aahing on which version to take - UK or International, but after talking to a few other qualified accountants - will be doing the International version. UK accounting rules are moving closer to International accounting rules.

Hope that everyone is having a good day so far, even though it is cold and windy here in London.
SIL