Do accountants make good money and lead happy lives? Photo by Ludovic Migneault on Unsplash In Part 1 of the 9 Hard Truths About Accountants and Everything You Need to Know About the Philippines CPA, I shared the first four truths of being an accountant*. Here are the remaining five: What do accountants do all […]
For those who want to know what’s in it for them after they obtain the Philippines CPA title, here are the hard truths about accountants. Scammed?! Take accounting course and you’ll get rich just by signing. – Filipino mom to her CPA-to-be kid Photo by Les Anderson on Unsplash When I was googling Filipino accountants
Account for the best, shocking, and ugly truths of living and working in the Big Apple without being there physically. “The city seen from the Queensboro Bridge is always the city seen for the first time, in its first wild promise of all the mystery and the beauty in the world.” ― F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great
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Are you being anchored? “Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.” – John F. Kennedy Photo by Mateus Campos Felipe on Unsplash When the tweet over the Ateneo graduate who refused P37,000 for a marketing position starting pay broke out, I can imagine my CPA colleagues doing a face-palm
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Your first thirty days after arrival will be crucial. “All living things contain a measure of madness that moves them in strange, sometimes inexplicable ways. This madness can be saving; it is part and parcel of the ability to adapt. Without it, no species would survive.” ― Yann Martel, Life of Pi Photo by Simon Berger
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Plan and execute your exit well. Prepare for the unexpected. Trust the process. “Everything will be alright in the end so if it is not alright it is not the end.” ― Deborah Moggach, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Photo by engin akyurt on Unsplash I made a mistake. That mistake would cost me seven-months-worth of peace of
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Why do you want to live and work abroad? “Now more than ever do I realize that I will never be content with a sedentary life, that I will always be haunted by thoughts of a sun-drenched elsewhere.” ― Isabelle Eberhardt, The Nomad: Diaries of Isabelle Eberhardt Photo by Annel Peralta, a Filipino accountant living
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Before a bloody war, a hero is excited and calm.- Gen Urobuchi, Fate/Zero Photo by Henry Hustava on Unsplash How do you survive during the audit busy season in a Big 4 firm—there’s only one ultimate rule. Stay alive. When you wake, stomp on the dismiss button. Don’t snooze. Forget the bed, the cushion, or
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Here’s how to make your dream alive even though your career was not your choice. “You don’t regret a choice when you make it. You only regret it after.” – Seo Dal Mi, Start-Up Photo by Jr Korpa on Unsplash I killed my childhood dream of becoming a writer when I took an accounting course.
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“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” – Lao Tzu Photo by 춘성강 from Pixabay In a casual chat over drinks, I asked this to a small group of accountants: “Do you ever dream of switching your career?” “Every day,” replied one of them. The others chuckled in agreement. If you’re a Certified
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