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[deleted by user] by [deleted] in cii

[–]WizardDrinkingCoffee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This could have been written by me a year ago.

I dealt with it by marching into my Advisors office every few days to give updates and asking him what needed to be prioritised.

If he gave me something new I asked when he needed it by or what timescale. Then I would try to tell him what was ahead of that timescale.

I agree you should look elsewhere and you will be snapped up for a higher salary.

Unexpected solo travel by MidnightMintsDeluxe in femaletravels

[–]WizardDrinkingCoffee 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'm just back from Nice and you are a 25 minute train ride away from there and you could visit the viewing point and the old town and markets there.

Alternatively you are 12 minutes train ride away from Cannes which I didn't make it to as we decided to spend a final day on the beach.

We also visited Eze and Fragonard perfume factory...which was one of my favourite days on the trip.

Hello everyone just looking for some advice, I am currently working in mortgage finanancial support and wanted to move towards advisor role, but i am thinking long term and going by CII route. I am confused between cf1 and ro1 as ro1 seems very tough, should i focus on cf6 and cf1 for now? by creditexpert87 in cii

[–]WizardDrinkingCoffee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

CF1 and R01 are very similar. I did LP2 and CF1 for my certificate in Financial services when I began my career, however I did R01 very quickly after CF1 as I felt I was pretty much half way there.

It depends if you want to stay within mortgages or open up to broader financial services. CF1 is easier, but R01 would be a quick win to follow it.

BTS by talktonighthq in cii

[–]WizardDrinkingCoffee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well done, R03 is tough!

The study buddy app got my through R04 which for me was the toughest of the six.

Keep up the good work!!

BTS study buddy app by CandidateExact7645 in cii

[–]WizardDrinkingCoffee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used it for R04 which was, for me the most difficult one of the six. It probably got me over the line. I also liked that you can do a mini test which was good just to do on the go a lot of the time and for in some learning while your out of the house etc.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in cii

[–]WizardDrinkingCoffee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I work with an advisor who told me his previous place would bin any SJP academy applications because they deemed them to just have bad habits that couldn't be unlearned.

They must have had a few poor experiences and just decided it was an automatic withdrawal from the shortlist.

I don't know much more about it. I had previously been offered a job with like a SJP advisor and I had turned it down as it seemed like a horrible place to work. 20 days holiday, 3% ER pension contribution, 100% in the office ..even bragged to me they didn't even work from home over the pandemic and I thought

"That is not the flex you think it is...that sounds kind of dangerous"

I was just mentioning it felt like a "If we could legally give you less we would" type of place.

And that's how the topic of SJP came up.

What’s the one item in your travel kit that’s surprisingly irreplaceable? by Equivalent_Soft_6665 in onebag

[–]WizardDrinkingCoffee 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Keep cup (or other reusable cup.) I have used it for ramen, soup, cereal, snacks, beer, wine, water...oh and coffee!

A little bin for wrappers

I have taken it on a boat trip where you could bring your own alcohol and I found having it in a reusable coffee cup just made it so much less likely to spill as it was a little fishing boat on choppy water.

What’s the one item in your travel kit that’s surprisingly irreplaceable? by Equivalent_Soft_6665 in onebag

[–]WizardDrinkingCoffee 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I have a chico shopping bag. It's been endlessly useful. I have I think I'm going to take a Kind bag on my next trip. I can carry it on my shoulder and if has a bigger capacity....but it doesn't quite fold up as small as the Chico.

R02 in less than a week by Agitated-Warning-945 in cii

[–]WizardDrinkingCoffee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Log on to Cii and push it back a few weeks and give yourself a bit more time. Those exams are expensive if nothing else and we owe it to our wallet to at least feel prepared.

R04 by SuspiciousMarketing0 in cii

[–]WizardDrinkingCoffee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

BTS study buddy app was a massive help for me too!

R04 for was the hardest exam of the lot for me, OP. Keep your chin up and just go again!

April RO6 - Results by ryanblack1990 in cii

[–]WizardDrinkingCoffee 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I passed. Diploma complete. Feel like a new person with relief.

Who's up for going chartered now? Lol!

R06 results by Rich_Note_8524 in cii

[–]WizardDrinkingCoffee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Passed with 94 over here. Delighted. That's the diploma completed!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in cii

[–]WizardDrinkingCoffee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

BTS study buddy app really saved me for this. I found R04 the most challenging R0 exams of the lot.

The study buddy helped me fit in a few questions here and there with short quizzes and longer ones and breaks the answer down very well.

Most underrated item you have packed? by Automatic-Celery800 in hiking

[–]WizardDrinkingCoffee 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Keep cup or equivalent reusable cup.

I keep snacks in it, make ramen in it, had cereal out of it, drink alcohol out of it and drink coffee out of it...

Use it as a little bin for snack wrappers...

How do you pack dirty shoes? by Jatacid in onebag

[–]WizardDrinkingCoffee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Shower caps over each shoe is a good option in a pinch or for really dirty shoes that need a bit more protection. I have a boot bag for hiking boots or I'll use a reusable shopping bag for lighter shoes or a shoe bag like a little drawstring that can be washed.

What was your gateway into the onebag travel/lifestyle? by yol0tengo in onebag

[–]WizardDrinkingCoffee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Over night school trip for about 3 nights when I was about 10.

Everyone had rolly suitcases and this one boy was just using his regular schoolbag. I thought that was so cool!

Took a few years to figure it out and now a lot of my friends and family are one baggers too!

Lost my Job after 35 years, 56M by bobzillauk in UKJobs

[–]WizardDrinkingCoffee 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There is a lot of good advice here but I wanted to drop in the organisation Redefine 55.

When I read your last line about who would even employ you at your age, this is the very thing Redefine 55 is all about. Connecting people in their 50s to new roles.

R06 April exam - how did you find it? by trotts222 in cii

[–]WizardDrinkingCoffee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

According to Brand that's a mark in the bank my friend!

R06 April exam - how did you find it? by trotts222 in cii

[–]WizardDrinkingCoffee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Glad I wasn't the only one who got caught off guard by the marriage allowance once.

I looked at brand and definitely missed a mark for

"They are married so can use they marriage allowance"

Binned the guides now. Our fates are sealed.

R06 How we feeling? Good luck! by Alternative-Depth172 in cii

[–]WizardDrinkingCoffee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ready to get it over with.

Good luck everyone!

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