What's your life like besides studying for CFA?

Mojo.FA wrote:
Alladin wrote:
Mojo.FA wrote:
Alladin wrote:
got nothing going on :-(..failed L3/not sure whether to retake…unemployed/unemployable…fooling around in R.
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Im sure the knowledge you gained by passing two levels won’t be a waste no matter what.
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Have forgotten most of it already :-)…which level are you preparing for Mojo?
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So you haven’t worked in the industry yet?
I only just signed up for Level 1 yesterday….. Don’t know when I’ll receive the international shipping of books and schweser notes? I’m studying part time postgraduate finance this semester at uni and my new full time job (which isn’t investment related) will start sometime next month. I can deal with minimal socialising with friends but together with uni, work and some other hobbies (like photography) I haven’t worked out a plan for CFA exam yet, which led to the creation of this post.


To the guys who remember the formulas while drinking. I really admire you.
And I like this picture added onto my post. Clocks clocks clocks~~~
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You sound like a busy busy bee !
 
I’m really not, because I only got uni at the moment (only just started as well). But I will be busy soon enough….. Need motivations
 
Mojo.FA wrote:
cfadad wrote:
I just passed L3 but about 95% of my last 5 years have consisted of the following (approximately in this order):
  • work
  • study for CFA exams
  • spend time with the wife and kids (now age 6 and almost 2)
  • sleep
Occasionally spent time with friends, but never had anywhere near the social life they had. They gave me a hard time about it but my general work ethic has resulted in about 2x the annual income (and growing), so I’m cool with it.
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Congratulations! That’s very inspiring. When are you going to be a charter holder?
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Thanks! From what I’m hearing, it should be about 10 days from now.
 
Staying back and studying in the office definately helped me through level 1.
 
My work is light - 9 to 5..so i can do much:
(a) party over weekends - i keep my books in my car so study at whatever time i get - waiting for friends, sneak in an hour in office, post lunch if donig out of office
(b) one short vacation every two months - just fly to visit friends in other cities - study during flights, waiting at gates - IMO, most productive for me. vacation keeps me charged up
(c) i try to study three times a day - 45 minutes to an hour… once in the morning 6 to 7am, once sneaked during work, and once after finishing work and before dinner… that works wonders as i dont get burnt out
(d) me and a friend are developing a mobile application - have to make money on the side
(e) astronomy on some nights - recently it was the solar eclipse and the transit of venus. this month saturn is great viewing…
 
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