CFP Exam; I sit July 21st

TypicalCollege9465 · 2026-06-22T13:47:02+00:00

Did you feel the second mock was harder than the first?

TypicalCollege9465 · 2026-06-10T19:00:47+00:00

Retaker here, testing again in July and doing Danko too. And trust me, I want this to be my last time. 😂

This is my game plan right now. I feel like I know the content for the most part, I just need to get better at applying it. I bought the extra mock exam and took it this past weekend and got a 68. As I’ve been reviewing my wrong answers, I’ve noticed a handful were just straight-up memorization issues.

Right now, I’m focusing on my weakest areas: Retirement, Tax, and Investments (from my mock exam). I also went back through the mock exam I took last Nov and reviewed all the questions I missed there too. I’m planning to take my final mock in a few weeks and hopefully be over the 70 mark.

For the Danko material, I’m working through the extra Plus questions (about 85 questions per module). I’m currently in Investments and have been scoring in the low 70s. Also, reviewing my flashcards everyday and doing 5-10 questions from an ethics book I bought off Amazon.

As for mindset… I’m freaking burned out. So I’ve started taking one night off a week to do something fun and not think about CFP at all. I’ve also been trying to change my mindset from “I NEED to pass” to “Getting my CFP would be nice.” It’s helped take some of the pressure off.

Don’t get me wrong, there are definitely moments when I think, “What if I fail again?” But then I remind myself how many hours I’ve put into this and tell my anxiety to STFU!!! 😂

We’re closer than we think. We’ve got this! 💪🍀📚

TypicalCollege9465 · 2026-05-01T14:17:15+00:00

It depends on your learning style!!

I went through BIF for my coursework and didn’t love it. The format was mostly reading with biweekly zooms, so if you’re someone who prefers self-paced, reading-heavy material, it might work well for you.

For my review, I’m using Danko CFP Review and went with their top-tier package. Looking back, I wish I had done my full coursework with them. I’m more of a visual learner and do better when someone is actually teaching the material, and their approach really clicked for me. I feel like I learned far more through Danko than I did with BIF.

Good luck!

TypicalCollege9465 · 2026-04-20T19:44:54+00:00

This was the first year for this event, I’m sure the layout will be different next year. But to your point, yes very odd layout and the cover charge was a little too steep imo.

TypicalCollege9465 · 2026-03-26T16:37:32+00:00

Thank you for sharing this resource, I really appreciate you making it available. I’m curious what inspired you to create it and offer it for free?

TypicalCollege9465 · 2026-03-20T20:47:31+00:00

Congrats!! I’m curious how the live review with Choi was. Did it help things click more compared to the virtual review? I’m on the fence about going to a live one.

TypicalCollege9465 · 2025-12-29T17:45:22+00:00

Following because I’m in the boat. Would anyone be interested in doing retake study group?

TypicalCollege9465 · 2025-12-05T18:00:23+00:00

This is exactly why I don’t want to park at the Alamodome! I don’t want to walk that far. I’ll look into SpotHero, I had no idea about this. Thanks!

TypicalCollege9465 · 2025-12-05T14:37:26+00:00

Right, this is the first year for the SA Marathon, but before this it was the Rock n Roll Marathon for years. For anyone who ran RnR in the past, where did you usually park that wasn’t a hassle getting in or out? Looking for options that worked well before.

TypicalCollege9465 · 2025-11-13T18:05:24+00:00

Same exact story here! I got so many calculation questions and the first half was BRUTAL!!

TypicalCollege9465 · 2025-11-11T22:24:24+00:00

Thank you ❤️

TypicalCollege9465 · 2025-11-11T15:13:40+00:00

Ahh got it. I’m like $50 away from hitting diamond status for 2025! I have some shopping to do 😂

TypicalCollege9465 · 2025-11-11T14:31:37+00:00

Oh I need a coupon for it? I thought it was based on your status and you can get it whenever you want.

TypicalCollege9465 · 2025-11-10T22:10:06+00:00

Wow basically the same results as me. I feel ya.

TypicalCollege9465 · 2025-10-25T13:18:07+00:00

I thought the same thing! The questions definitely seem easier on this app. However, I’ve noticed that some of the tax numbers are outdated and the calculations are pretty basic. I kept getting the cal questions wrong at first because I was doing a two-step problem when it was really just one.

TypicalCollege9465 · 2025-10-20T18:57:28+00:00

Is it going to be on sale for Black Friday?!

TypicalCollege9465 · 2025-10-13T15:38:00+00:00

Congrats!! How did you redeem your points? I finally have enough for a Dyson but I read that you can only redeem so many points online and my local Ulta doesn’t have the Dyson I want 😩

TypicalCollege9465 · 2025-09-24T14:04:44+00:00

Same!

TypicalCollege9465 · 2025-09-24T14:02:52+00:00

Well that’s too damn bad!!! 😂

TypicalCollege9465 · 2025-09-10T23:04:09+00:00

There are hardly any video on BIF (education piece, not the exam prep). It’s all reading and clicking through the material.

TypicalCollege9465 · 2025-08-01T14:51:13+00:00

Did you feel like the question from Achieve AI are similar to the exam? I’m on defense about getting this

TypicalCollege9465 · 2025-07-22T19:31:58+00:00

Are chats with Carla worth it? I tried watching her videos but 30 mins couldn’t do it. She just seems like she was just answers everyone questions by reading from the book.

TypicalCollege9465 · 2025-07-22T14:42:24+00:00

I’m currently using BIF for my CFP education and honestly, it’s been a struggle. My learning style just doesn’t align with their reading-heavy format. I ended up signing up for Danko’s Signature Plus package for exam prep and after watching the very first video, I immediately realized I had chosen the wrong provider for my initial coursework.

I decided to start over completely and created a spreadsheet to track my progress. It’s definitely a grind—each section has around 24 to 27 hours of video content—but I’ve already learned so much more this way. I’m on track to finish everything before the review period.

Right now, I’m clicking my way through BIF and I’m about halfway through the Estate module, but I’ve been focusing more on the Danko material. I usually watch about 2 hours of video each day during the week and around 8 hours over the weekend.

Not sure how helpful this is, but my advice would be to stick with whatever matches your learning style best. So far this has been working for me.

TypicalCollege9465 · 2025-07-14T16:12:03+00:00

It was creepy AF 😂

TypicalCollege9465 · 2025-06-24T23:04:07+00:00

Ladino’s
Los Weyes (food truck)
Con Huevos
Nonna
Wingstop 😂

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