First off the title does not say it like I like and should be, "Whataya know". Second, I would have to say after one of my dear friends called and told me, "sometimes a blind squirrel gets lucky every now and then" thanks to Larry Travis who was a friend, just kidding. Well today that blind squirrel was me.
Thanks to friends and family here is another response, "even a broken clock is right twice a day", thanks Matt Davis who use to be one of my nephews.
I passed the CFP class which stands for Certified Financial Planner. Yes I have been doing this work for some time but it was one of those things in my "bucket list". Frankly I was blown away at how comprehensive and complex the study was. I packed two years into about 10 months going to class three nights a week over the Internet for three hours a night. Then studying was at a minimum of 2 hours a day on the average and I would suggest that sometimes it was 8 to 10 hours a day as the test got closer. During the course I had six study areas with 10 tests per study area plus one practical exam then there was a three hour final after each area. If that were not enough I took over 40 practice tests after the course was complete and then I took a review class which was another 2 month over the Internet review class much like the previous. WOW!
I was overwhelmed and my family and in particular my wife put up with a missing in action husband for those 10 months. My garden suffered a lot as well. They sacrificed so very much for me and most of all I want to thank my Lord for the blessings I received in this effort.
This is what you learn if you are from the Osage:
Thanks to friends and family here is another response, "even a broken clock is right twice a day", thanks Matt Davis who use to be one of my nephews.
I passed the CFP class which stands for Certified Financial Planner. Yes I have been doing this work for some time but it was one of those things in my "bucket list". Frankly I was blown away at how comprehensive and complex the study was. I packed two years into about 10 months going to class three nights a week over the Internet for three hours a night. Then studying was at a minimum of 2 hours a day on the average and I would suggest that sometimes it was 8 to 10 hours a day as the test got closer. During the course I had six study areas with 10 tests per study area plus one practical exam then there was a three hour final after each area. If that were not enough I took over 40 practice tests after the course was complete and then I took a review class which was another 2 month over the Internet review class much like the previous. WOW!
I was overwhelmed and my family and in particular my wife put up with a missing in action husband for those 10 months. My garden suffered a lot as well. They sacrificed so very much for me and most of all I want to thank my Lord for the blessings I received in this effort.
This is what you learn if you are from the Osage:
- You can do more than you think you can
- You are smarter than you think you are
- Hard work creates luck
- Faith creates blessings
- Tenacity is a gift from God so "use it or lose it"
Thanks for your time,
gary@thepioneerman.com
P.S. If you need someone to help you do some personal planning about financing, trust planning, or retirement planning and much more give me a call. That is what I do. 405-410-2918
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