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ketchupqueen
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My wonderful husband just passed part 3 of his EA exam!

Besides being a qualification that he can take anywhere in the country, getting his EA comes with perks at his work-- besides paying for the tests, prep materials, fees, etc., once the official notice comes (in about 6-8 weeks), he'll be getting a $5000 bonus, be allowed to take a 4 day work week every other week, and get higher performance bonuses. [Big Grin]

He has worked really, really hard for this, and I am SO proud!

[The Wave]

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Noemon
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That's fantastic! Congratulations, KPC!

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Uprooted
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That's great!

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Mama Squirrel
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Congrats KPC!!!

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Derrell
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Congratulations.

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Wendybird
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Yipee!! What a great thing for your family!

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Lyrhawn
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Congrats to KPC and the whole Ketchup family!

That's awesome news.

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brojack17
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Great job KPC. I'm really happy for the entire Heinz family.

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rivka
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Awesome!

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imogen
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That's great. The 4 day week sounds particularly wonderful. [Smile]

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Sterling
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Congratulations.

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Tinros
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Congrats!

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anti_maven
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Wonderful news - I bet he's one relieved KPC.

Onwards and Upwards!

Is there a part 4? [Wink]

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ketchupqueen
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Yeah, part four is a background check to make sure you've never been convicted of theft or embezzlement and don't have outstanding debt to the IRS. [Wink]

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Flaming Toad on a Stick
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Then he's not in the clear yet? [Angst]

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Tante Shvester
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Mazel Tov!

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BlackBlade
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ketchupqueen
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And guess what came today?

[Big Grin]

The certificate and card.

Guess they decided that that grand theft auto didn't matter, huh? [Wink]

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Belle
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Shhh!! kq, didn't you read the other thread about never talking! A posting on hatrack might be considered a confession!

Then again, as you are his spouse, maybe you have spousal privilege. We'd need Dag to tell us for sure.

At any rate, GTA aside, congrats to KPC!

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Dagonee
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Way to go! (I missed this the first time around.)

Belle, privilege is waived by sharing privileged information with a third party. [Razz]

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T:man
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Awesome good job! [Smile]

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EmpSquared
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That's good stuff, those all sound like hard-earned and deserved spoils!

I'm going to take the first exam to be an actuary soon, so I may also be starting a cycle of exams to ensure vacations, bonuses and the like. Not to mention the particular company I'm looking at wants you to pass at least one exam a year.

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rivka
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Good luck, Emp. It's a hard test -- I took it twice. (And an observant person might note that I am not an actuary. [Wink]

)

Most companies push the one-test-a-year model now, from what I hear.

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Telperion the Silver
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Congrats!

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EmpSquared
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quote:
Originally posted by rivka:
Good luck, Emp. It's a hard test -- I took it twice. (And an observant person might note that I am not an actuary. )

Most companies push the one-test-a-year model now, from what I hear.

Thanks for the well-wishes- I've got a manual to study until the test in a few months, and my brother's an actuary. He's also a genius, and he used to be a teacher. Hopefully he can help me before hand.

I took a look at the manual for a few hours today, and it seems like the material is easier than it looks. It's just being explained terribly in the book.

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ketchupqueen
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That was one of Jeff's problems with the EA stuff-- it takes 3 read-throughs to understand some of these regulations on even a basic level, and that's for someone already fluent in IRS-ese. Even the study guides that are GOOD aren't much help when the regulation itself is poorly worded. [Embarrassed]

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