Who's gonna retake? believe, retake, another, without, reason

clearlycanadian

Since we’re still six weeks away from results, I figured I could start this without pouring too much salt into open wounds.
Assuming things DON’T go your way on August 6th, who’s going to re-take the exam?  Who will just let that sleeping dog lie?
I, for one, will NOT retake the exam.  Why?
I put in over 600 hours of study.  If I can’t pass with that much study, there’s no reason to believe I can ever pass it.  
I have an almost 2 year-old and another on the way. If I’m going to spend a few hundred hours away from my family, it better be to “really” further my career–not take a test with little real benefit and little relevance to real life.  
My job is getting more difficult, with more stress and more hours.  
As a tax accountant, I’m not sure that I’ll ever get any benefit of the CFA charter anyway.  
I live in a remote area, Dagobah, where there is no CFA society and most people don’t even know what CFA stands for.  (“Isn’t that a ‘Certified Financial…Advisor?’”)
I’m just freaking tired of studying.  Went straight from MBA to CPA exam to CFA exam.  I’ve been studying for something for seven years now.  
I’m already a CPA, so it’s not as if I need this in order to find a job.  
I may change my mind someday in the future if I move to NYC, or some other place where the CFA is seen as an asset.  But for the forseeable future, 2013 Level 3 was my last hurrah.  Won’t be retaking anytime soon.