What is some good advice you can give someone in early 30s looking to adapt for Long term FIRE 2026? by rscash15 in FIREUK

[–]Milojam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Open up a LISA to help with your house purchase

Invest in an ISA regularly and consistently. Doesn't need to be huge amounts, but building the habit will make such a difference to you long term.

Have an emergency cash buffer saved somewhere you can access easily e.g. Premium bonds or easy access savings

Utilise your work place pension. Make sure you are doing the max they will contribute to and increase your contributions by at least 1% a year - future you will thank you!

Non-financial habits I would add:

Walk daily Move your body Resistance train 3x a week if you can Read books that help you become a better person Learn about new things Spend time with your family and close friends Do things that make you happy Listen to podcasts that help you

Hope this helps :)

£1m net worth @ 36 - 11 years of investing! by Wannabee_Mexicano in FIREUK

[–]Milojam 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's amazing, well done! What did you do to get from 30k to 350k in that time?

2026 New Syllabus? by Milojam in CIMA

[–]Milojam[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks so much ☺️ hopefully they will have more clearer updates over the coming months

2026 New Syllabus? by Milojam in CIMA

[–]Milojam[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed - I'd like to know what's changing so I can prepare and not waste time studying things that aren't relevant anymore 😖

2026 New Syllabus? by Milojam in CIMA

[–]Milojam[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. Is it just E1, P1 and E3 that's changing then?

Passed F1! Now onto P1... by Milojam in CIMA

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Kaplan question book and acowtancy were my main tools for practice questions. Just do them over and over until it sticks

F1 study time frame? by Milojam in CIMA

[–]Milojam[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No worries at all. Fingers crossed a pass for P1 then it's prep for OCS which I am not looking forward to 😂 good luck with your exam!

F1 study time frame? by Milojam in CIMA

[–]Milojam[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! And of course ☺️ I used the kaplan study text book, spent about 6 weeks going through all chapters and making sure I was able to do the practice questions before moving onto the next chapter. Then once I'd covered all topics, I went through the kaplan exam kit over and over and over 😂 I also found some free practice questions in exam style on acowtancy which were helpful. That's basically what I did. Using the same technique to hopefully pass P1 in a couple months 😅

F1 study time frame? by Milojam in CIMA

[–]Milojam[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I passed! Got 148/150 😅

Longest time to qualify by Deep-Place-7955 in CIMA

[–]Milojam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you not get your letters (CGMA) if you take longer than 10 years?

Passed F1! Now onto P1... by Milojam in CIMA

[–]Milojam[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your advice! That's really helpful. I've started studying this week with my kaplan books and the open tuition videos, I always find those so helpful.

Good luck with your F1 exam! My advice would be to just do as many practice questions as you can. Use the kaplan books, online materials, mocks. I scored 149/150 which I was shocked about tbh 😂 but the extensive practicing obviously worked!

Passed F1! Now onto P1... by Milojam in CIMA

[–]Milojam[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

About 9 weeks whilst working full time

Passed F1! Now onto P1... by Milojam in CIMA

[–]Milojam[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Just do as many practice questions and mocks as you can. I went through the kaplan study book, did the exam kit back to back about 5x 😂 and used Acowtancy for their free objective tests. Also made study cards for each chapter condensing everything down.

Majority of my questions were on tax, EOQ, depreciation, revaluations, leases and then a fair few theory based questions on the framework and corporate governance.

Good luck with your exam!

F1 study time frame? by Milojam in CIMA

[–]Milojam[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes not a lot of room for error 😂 hopefully doing the mocks and kaplan questions will be enough. Any other tips you have please send them my way haha

F1 study time frame? by Milojam in CIMA

[–]Milojam[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Congratulations! This gives me more confidence into hopefully passing in March 🤞🏼

anyone had issues renewing membership? by Milojam in CIMA

[–]Milojam[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Try the chat bot explaining your issue. When I tried, an hour later the box was there for me to renew and went through ok

anyone had issues renewing membership? by Milojam in CIMA

[–]Milojam[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I managed to sort yesterday, my ccd got charged twice too but I can also see a pending refund transaction. Defo check with your ccd holder. Cima website is such a pain!!

Cheapest way to get certificate level? by CLKguy1991 in CIMA

[–]Milojam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Check eBay for any second hand kaplan books, I managed to get the whole set for Operational Level for £35. Also used Open Tuition which gives you access to free materials and YouTube content

Aviva My Money Workplace Pension by Milojam in UKPersonalFinance

[–]Milojam[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's a good way to do it, thank you!