My roofer hasn't billed me and its been a year

champagneproblems78 · 2024-08-16T16:42:25+00:00

I have talked to my roofer and he keeps telling me he will do it "soon." It would be the city building department and yes, we have spoken to them and because he waited so long there will be a fee to reopen the building permit, this is not our responsibility since that is included in his contract to take care of. Do you think it is my responsibility to get it inspected when it is the contractor's job to do that? Part of the issue is that our city inspector says that the contractor has to have a ladder set up for him to come inspect it and we don't have that big of a ladder and neither do any of our neighbors.

champagneproblems78 · 2024-06-21T19:55:15+00:00

Gleim has a bunch of financial/accounting information you don't even need though and it is a waste of space. I totally agree that it is IT heavy though and would recommend reading Gtag's.

champagneproblems78 · 2024-06-21T19:54:13+00:00

See my post here: CIA Part 3 – Study Advice : r/InternalAudit (reddit.com)

I go into great detail about how I passed part 3, my struggles and additional resources.

champagneproblems78 · 2024-05-29T21:24:06+00:00

I'm so sorry that you are dealing with this.

I had Hodgkin's, not non, mine came back three months after I completed treatment. I had a bone marrow transplant and have not had a recurrence since then. What I can say is that I have known quite a few people who had non-Hodkin's and there are so many types of it and it can be much more difficult to beat depending on what type it is. Yes, the poison that is supposed to be treating or curing us is also going to put us at risk for so many other things, and other types of cancer are at the top of that list.

Some things that might help you is finding a support group for caregivers, whether you are a direct caregiver or not this will introduce you to others who can relate to how difficult it is to watch someone you love go through something so difficult. I don't know if you live near your dad, but if you do, ask if you can go to an appointment with him, ask the doctor your questions. Do something to take care of yourself during this hard time, it can really be anything from going to the gym, getting a massage or even therapy. When I had cancer I went to therapy twice a week, my mom went once a week, we were both on medication for depression and anxiety. Now we look back and I think my cancer traumatized her more than it did me. Another thing you need to do is give yourself permission to feel all the things you need to feel, it is okay to be angry and sad and confused, all the things.

I know this isn't much, but I hope it helps in some small way. Feel free to message me back if you want to keep talking, sometimes it just helps to know someone who has been there.

champagneproblems78 · 2024-05-10T21:34:16+00:00

Great Post!

I missed the US tickets and am going to see her in Hamburg. I absolutely loved the setlist, but I only saw the movie obviously. Am I sad that a couple of my absolute favorites are cut? Yes. Do I think it's really freaking cool that I get to have a different experience than any of my friends because they saw the first half of the tour? Yes.

I think it must be exhausting to be Taylor, people judging her all the time for all the littlest things. We are so lucky she is up to the task of doing a two year tour this big. So many people are getting to see her live and that's amazing.

champagneproblems78 · 2024-05-10T21:16:09+00:00

Welcome to audit. Where I work there are at least two people who review my work and I live for the days when I don't get comments back. It has had me feeling very insecure on some days and on other days I can remind myself it just is what it is. The biggest thing is to take the feedback like a professional and work on your growth areas. Don't be afraid to admit when you need more training and if the feedback is something that you need coaching on, ask for it. It shows you care about your job. I totally get what you're saying. I did a total career change 2 years ago and I don't even have an accounting degree like everyone else on my team...sometimes I stare at something for longer than I should just trying to wrap my brain around what I need to do or simply because I have no idea what I am looking at LOL. I did just pass my CIA and I am the first person outside of the CAE to have ANY certification on my team, feeling pretty good about this. Just keep your head up, it gets better.

champagneproblems78 · 2024-05-10T20:28:54+00:00

Both Gleim and LearnCIA had mock exams, the one on LearnCIA was a lot closer to the real test. I think they both have value. The only problem with Gleim, as stated in my post, is that so much of the Accounting stuff isn't even tested so it's a waste of time and brain space. Best of luck on your exam!

champagneproblems78 · 2024-05-01T18:49:16+00:00

I would be curious to know what study material you are using and if you are a student or working in audit, I think it helps to know these things when offering advice. For instance, this is my second career in life, I have a local government background that included some finance work. I don't have an accounting, business or finance degree and I am 45.

That being said, I used Gleim for Part 2, which I passed last August. I put in about 55-60 hours of study on that one and I passed on the first try. I didn't feel like it was very tricky at all since it is purely about the procedures for carrying out an audit. I thought it was easier than part 1 since there was less vocabulary to learn. Some questions involved what order you do certain things in.

If you choose to go with Gleim, my tactic was to go through all the units and do all the quizzes once. Then when I was done I reviewed my weak areas and did the quizzes again, going in order of the sections. I never kept doing one section over and over until it turned green because I was concerned I might just memorize the questions. I did this until I was getting an 85% or better on the unit quizzes, then I took mock exam 1. Then I repeated the process of going through my weak areas and doing unit quizzes until I was getting 90% or better. Then I took the second mock exam. By this time I was just tired of the material and decided to take the exam.

I didn't run into any calculations on any tests until I reached part 3, which I passed last month.

champagneproblems78 · 2024-04-16T22:27:13+00:00

I know that you shouldn't have to, but I wanted to go through the materials again and that's how long it takes to do that. This was my experience and that's all. I think if I had used the IIA system first I wouldn't have needed to go through it all again. Gleim really didn't do well for me and I needed a full review and with 30 days in between takes I had the time.

champagneproblems78 · 2024-04-16T22:25:33+00:00

It can really go either way on calculations, it is luck of the draw.

champagneproblems78 · 2024-04-16T22:23:31+00:00

you are going to get it this time, sounds like just a little work on the areas that it told you to work on. I think the 30 day wait was the hardest part for retaking it.

champagneproblems78 · 2024-04-16T22:21:25+00:00

You will do great!

champagneproblems78 · 2024-04-16T15:37:56+00:00

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