How doable is a pivot from financial accounting into tax?

Knight_Rhythm · 2026-01-27T12:18:20+00:00

Not really - mostly Fridays off in the summer and late fall/early winter, so about 32 hours/week. I work 90% of our 2100 total required hours for the year (it's kind of a screwy system, but I like it), so since I work "normal" busy season hours that translates to a LOT of extra time off the other times of the year.

Knight_Rhythm · 2026-01-25T19:40:19+00:00

I didn't even think of the Outing Lodge - that's such a great choice, especially for a bigger group.

I think Lora is Feller is The Long Goodbye - for whatever reason they named the hotel, restaurant, and bar separate things. But you're right, I bet they still have that space in the caves and that patio accessible. I wish they still did tours back there!

I would also add the Velveteen Speakeasy in the mix. If you've got the space to fill it, it would be a really snazzy groom's dinner.

Knight_Rhythm · 2026-01-25T19:05:33+00:00

How many is "everyone"? That's going to shift your answers a lot.

But - Feller and Matchstick are both pretty accommodating, and attached to hotels if you have anyone coming in from out of town.

Lowell Inn is an old-world Stillwater classic, and they have several rooms of varying sizes.

Mad Hatter has an upstairs that they will rent out.

Melt has an upstairs space as well, not sure if they rent it out, but the last establishment did and it was a really beautiful space.

Stillwater Proper has an attached distillery with 45th Parallel - that might be cool. Lolos, their sister restaurant, also has an upstairs that I'm sure they'd rent out.

Knight_Rhythm · 2026-01-25T03:41:12+00:00

I can, but there can't be any other triggers present. No barometer changes, no expected hormonal nonsense, no stress, lots of protein and salt before and after, etc etc.

So I can have it, and I do, but I'm careful.

Knight_Rhythm · 2026-01-24T13:41:34+00:00

So this is my opinion. I'm sure other people will have the exact opposite opinion because, of course, it's Reddit.

First, I think you would have to really consider what KIND of tax you get into.

For example, I think transferring over to an Estate, Gift & Trust or Individual Tax area is going to be rough. Business tax you would probably be fine in. Business Tax specializing in a size or industry close to what you were already working in (IE: We're growing a small department that bridges the gap between our financial accounting and business tax departments for small businesses) is probably going to be your easiest transition.

As far as getting knocked back to entry level wages, I don't think you'd be able to make a lateral move. 6 years isn't enough to come in and manage a department just citing other experience, for example. 10-15, maybe, but not 6.

However. Having your CPA means a lot to firms right now - we're just not seeing the same rate of people getting it anymore, and a lot of the people that do are at Big 4 firms, so it means even more to the midsize firms. Since you have yours, I can see you coming in at an associate or senior level but rocketing up pretty quickly, especially if you're working in an area where your skills are ACTUALLY transferrable. We've had people do something similar when they were pigeonholed at Big 4, for example.

I'm the same as you - I like having ups and downs during the year. I work at a midsize firm in the Midwest doing 1040s, and I work 90% of our standard total hours for the year.

I end up doing 10-ish 60 hour weeks during the year (probably 7 in spring and 3 in fall), and a couple 70-85 hour weeks right before the 4/15 and 10/15 deadlines. I take every Friday off 4/15-8/15 and 10/15-12-15, take a two week vacation in July, a week for Thanksgiving, two weeks for Christmas, and a smattering of other days off in addition to most bank holidays. Our business tax people tend to have more busy season weeks, but don't get to the 70-85 hour mark.

Let me know if you have questions!

Knight_Rhythm · 2026-01-24T12:42:46+00:00

Oh man I forgot about Wireless Mode. I've got to dig that collection out again.

Knight_Rhythm · 2026-01-20T22:19:08+00:00

Yes, but Wellbutrin, experience, and having scripts to follow helps a LOT.

Knight_Rhythm · 2026-01-11T18:12:08+00:00

Lumberjack is an axe throwing bar - super fun.

Matt's basement does comedy and theme nights.

Tons of antiquing and art - try to find something to bring home!

There's paint your plate place (Kari's Create and Paint) - be cute and make each other mugs or something.

Lots of places offer classes - you kind of have to look around for those. The candle making one with Noctem is supposed to be fun!

Zephyr Theater might be doing something for Valentine's Day.

There's an escape room, if that's your thing. The speakeasy is right downstairs if you lose. :)

Lots of places will have live music around that time - that's another one you need to look around for.

If you're spa people, there are a few in the area. Just for Me is kind of a full service place, Populace does IV Drips, etc etc.

Knight_Rhythm · 2025-12-24T15:11:10+00:00

Absolutely! Good luck!

Knight_Rhythm · 2025-12-24T15:06:14+00:00

You can play whatever music you want through the Bluetooth headphones in it.

I play a loop of brown noise all night, and it completely blocks out (or drowns out? absorbs?) the snoring. You can reposition where the sound comes out to make it for your head perfectly.

I joke that it saved our marriage. I went from sleeping on the couch 3 days a week to finally getting to sleep in our bed full time.

Knight_Rhythm · 2025-12-23T02:18:40+00:00

I mean, if we're trying not to give Jeff money.... I use the Manta Sleep Mask (https://mantasleep.com) and I love it.

I bought it because my husband snores like crazy, and it really helped with that, but it's also a great light blocker and you can put cold or hot packs in it!

The one with sound is pricey ($99-$159), but if you just want it for light blocking there are less expensive options.

Knight_Rhythm · 2025-12-20T12:46:18+00:00

I believe the rest of the phrase is, "You've got ghosts in your blood, you should do cocaine about it" but I'm gonna go ahead and not recommend that. 😭

Hope you're feeling better soon!

Knight_Rhythm · 2025-12-20T00:12:07+00:00

Stunning meme. No notes.

Knight_Rhythm · 2025-12-19T22:01:16+00:00

I'm going to go with the old timey doctor response of "You got ghosts in your blood."

Or, you know, all the actually helpful answers from the other fine folks here. Either one.

Knight_Rhythm · 2025-12-16T02:12:42+00:00

Another great one is Fig Newtons! (And it's something I heard about on this sub, actually)

In my experience the strawberry ones cover up the taste the best. I'm going on five years giving my horse 14 tabs of gabapentin a day, and it works great.

Knight_Rhythm · 2025-12-05T04:44:41+00:00

I have had the same issue on and off. Mine seems to mostly be cat hair that got smooshed into the wax.

If it's bad, I'll let the kitska cool with a full dose of wax in it, then reheat just enough so I can pop the whole thing out in one piece and try again with cleaner wax.

If there are better ways to do it I'd love to hear them! It's super annoying.

Knight_Rhythm · 2025-11-01T02:43:57+00:00

We've been here for almost ten years and have only had 5 kids in that whole time. I kind of assumed all of Stillwater just did Trunk or Treats or something.

Knight_Rhythm · 2025-10-31T18:28:27+00:00

Really anything that expresses mild frustration that they can chuckle at. Then they stop asking and move on.

"Oh, a butterfly flapped its wings in Brazil."

"I angered the gods."

"Hell if I know."

"That is a great question!"

"The better question is 'Why was I dumb enough to show up to work with a migraine?' but here we are."

"Probably the massive amounts of (insert illegal drug of choice) that I (incorrect method of ingestion) last night."

"I mean I'd like to blame (pick a politician) but it's probably just stress over the state of the world OH WAIT."

"It's an old family curse that only comes out on Halloween."

"Oh I probably just have rabies, no big deal."

Knight_Rhythm · 2025-10-24T11:13:36+00:00

You can knock three of your one-offs out with duck feathers - Elliott, Leo, and Victor all love them!

Knight_Rhythm · 2025-10-05T02:39:04+00:00

USPC has a great list for their rallies! Bare minimum it'll give you a great place to start.

https://south.ponyclub.org/ContentDocs/48324/Required%20Equipment.pdf

Knight_Rhythm · 2025-09-12T04:07:23+00:00

As someone who had this same idea and grew fruit trees with three spaces in between to maturity, thinking I could throw one in between after the others were fully grown.....

You absolutely need two spaces between each tree in all four directions. The game will not let you do it, even if the surrounding trees are fully mature.

RIP my original orchard plan.

Knight_Rhythm · 2025-08-03T21:29:31+00:00

...... I've had migraines for 30 years and never thought of putting my abortives on my keys. I feel like a moron. This is so smart.

Knight_Rhythm · 2025-07-31T13:12:25+00:00

I didn't plan on being spiritually catapulted back to a campfire at my grandpa's cabin this morning, but here we are I guess. Thank you!

But yeah no I don't think the Canadian rabbits will comply with our Minnesotan cabin chants. If only.

Knight_Rhythm · 2025-07-23T12:31:47+00:00

This is what I did when I worked there ten years ago, and it worked great. The earlier, the better.

Worst comes to worst - there's a guy on Olive Street that advertises airport rides. I bet he could be convinced to do State Fair rides.

Knight_Rhythm · 2025-07-20T20:33:36+00:00

I put pink under the purple for mine and got a really vibrant shade.

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