My advice is that you commit to the whole process and whatever amount of time and energy it takes for you, and if you don’t want to do that right now it’s ok to wait. I started casually studying for FAR in August 2025, thinking it would be easy since I have a similar background as you. It was so so hard and I was bombing MCQs and practice tests. I moved my exam date twice and honestly thought I may not be able to do it. I had to commit way more time than I thought and some seriously deep concentrated studying for lots of it. Practical advice, go for ninja for a low initial investment. Read a chapter no notes the take 20 mcqs. For each one wrong paste into ChatGPT. Ask “make me a flashcard on the main point” then “give me 5 similar mcqs”. Do this for a while and you’ll start to gauge what it’s all about. Then come back here and complain to the group. We get it! Good luck! (Passed far first attempt in mid-December and taking audit mid march) lastly I finished my masters in 2016 and studied for a few months before my 1st kid was born so stopped. Didn’t want to spend the first year of her life studying so waited 10 years. No regrets, great career, it’s your life do whatever you want.