Here's to the spouses and kiddo's prepared, painful, started, support, without

burning0spear

I could have never passed level 2 without my wife's support. This exam can get excruciatingly painful when you both work full time and there is a kid in the mix. When I passed level 2 my wife was probably happier than me and she also started to figure out what the whole program means. Now she is hoping for only one more go (as am I) and is prepared to help again next year.

So here is to all the spouses who played a significant role!

YAhmed

Limited collateral damage, hehe))). Thanks, missinglink.

mp3bu

Well at least you saw the guy's true colors early in your relationship ...... could be worse if you were married with kids and found out about his infidelity sometime in the future ......... not to mention you would have been finished CFA by this time and have most likely been supporting his useless #

Chuckrox8

Thanks, guys.
It will be my second attempt at L2.
I failed with top scores in heavy-weighted topics. Will need to focus on "marginal" themes this time.
On a bright side (and I know it may sound terribly pathetic under different circumstances), CFA exam is a form of escapism for me right now and I am looking forward to starting the preparation.

spreads

yea if passing L1 was really tough, get ready for a reaming on L2 and L3.

mamuka12

ohai Wrote:
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> mdsds Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Agree. My wife was a trooper for months. For
> > months, I came home from work at 6:30pm to a
> hot
> > dinner, played with the kids (baby and toddler)
> > for 10 minutes, and then went to study by 7pm
> for
> > the rest of the night. She fed, bathed, and put
> > both young ones to bed. Any parent knows how
> hard
> > that is to do by yourself. Then I was out of
> the
> > house studying for most of the day each Sat and
> > Sun. By being both the mom and the dad for
> months,
> > she allowed me to study for Level I, and cried
> her
> > eyes out when I passed.
>
> Wait, so does your wife know that there are two
> significantly more difficult levels to go?

No worries i told her and she was game

luda002

mdsds Wrote:
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> Agree. My wife was a trooper for months. For
> months, I came home from work at 6:30pm to a hot
> dinner, played with the kids (baby and toddler)
> for 10 minutes, and then went to study by 7pm for
> the rest of the night. She fed, bathed, and put
> both young ones to bed. Any parent knows how hard
> that is to do by yourself. Then I was out of the
> house studying for most of the day each Sat and
> Sun. By being both the mom and the dad for months,
> she allowed me to study for Level I, and cried her
> eyes out when I passed.

Wait, so does your wife know that there are two significantly more difficult levels to go?



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Dapper425

optiix Wrote:
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> I'm happy that I'm doing these exams in my early
> 20s, because I can't imagine how I would manage to
> prepare for them with wife and kids. It seems that
> this CFA stuff is just not for family people.

I agree completely. I'm glad that I took level 1 while still in school and now will be taking level 2 while I am finishing school and starting work in January.

I'd assume that doing these exams while married, working full time, and even having kids just adds to the difficulty and pressure. I consider myself lucky to be able to get these exams out of the way at an early age.

I have spoken to a couple of people that have made it to level 2 and just got caught up in careers, family stuff, etc and never made it to take level 3.

kingstongal

Agree. My wife was a trooper for months. For months, I came home from work at 6:30pm to a hot dinner, played with the kids (baby and toddler) for 10 minutes, and then went to study by 7pm for the rest of the night. She fed, bathed, and put both young ones to bed. Any parent knows how hard that is to do by yourself. Then I was out of the house studying for most of the day each Sat and Sun. By being both the mom and the dad for months, she allowed me to study for Level I, and cried her eyes out when I passed.

troymo

I'm happy that I'm doing these exams in my early 20s, because I can't imagine how I would manage to prepare for them with wife and kids. It seems that this CFA stuff is just not for family people.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at Thursday, August 11, 2011 at 12:48PM by optiix.