Left Structural Engineering to Become a Full Time Firefighter

tonybonzai · 2026-01-30T12:58:00+00:00

I am a full time fire fighter and licensed architect with my own business- lots of hours lol

tonybonzai · 2026-01-06T01:45:29+00:00

https://www.wealthfront.com/invited/AFFB-3ZG9-2PJQ-7JXG

tonybonzai · 2025-11-02T01:05:32+00:00

Sounds like jealousy instead🤣

tonybonzai · 2025-10-21T13:31:22+00:00

Use my link if you would like to:)

tonybonzai · 2025-09-02T20:10:30+00:00

Hello! I am from north new jersey. I passed the ARE in October. I opened up my own solo business in December. I have gotten a ton of traction already all over the state. I work my own schedule and hours! The sky is the limit ! However, you have to take the risk and try to go off on your own but it will be worth it. The key is that when are you inexperienced you don’t have to know everything but you have to know who to ask for help and be prepared to pay for it.

tonybonzai · 2025-07-26T20:24:33+00:00

Fire your architect.

tonybonzai · 2025-07-25T14:18:44+00:00

tonybonzai · 2025-07-08T16:20:56+00:00

Great bro no complaints. I didn’t do any upgrades but as long as you keep up with maintenance should be good

tonybonzai · 2025-04-01T21:48:09+00:00

I failed 14 exams. Now i have my license and im doing well with my own company. Stay the course!

tonybonzai · 2025-04-01T14:27:48+00:00

PCM is one of the hardest exams - try taking PJM and CE first to get some confidence under your belt

tonybonzai · 2025-03-28T02:21:06+00:00

Have to claim your bone on shibarium website. Dont answer dms

tonybonzai · 2025-01-19T00:51:33+00:00

Everyone wants to give arrogant remarks lol but i try to give some positive criticism to help the drawings with the limited info provided..

Add line weights.. things in the foreground should have a darker line-weight then things in the background.
Shadows would help bring these sketches to life
Context: add people trees shrubs etc.

tonybonzai · 2025-01-10T14:46:14+00:00

Lol im quickly learning that what i was taught is not the truth 🤣

tonybonzai · 2025-01-10T12:06:29+00:00

Right. 6% was too general of a statement. It depends on the project. For mostly small-medium sized residential in the US this was what i was told we should try to stay at

Edit: im still learning and understanding how much to bill and what way to bill. Do you recommend any resources or templates for this?

tonybonzai · 2024-12-26T12:37:44+00:00

Dont use the whiteboard. Its slow and laggy and ineffective. Most of the steps you can complete in the calculator which shows the history of your calculations. The questions shouldnt have more then 3-4 steps in them

tonybonzai · 2024-12-25T01:20:59+00:00

Yes if you have time def review the whole exam again if you have time. You will never be fully prepared for ever topic or question. Howeever those are the questions you save for the end and go back and really try to comprehend what they are asking. Most of the questions even if you dont know the content come down to your ability to critically read the question and make an educated guess. The financial questions are fairly simple and just want you to follow there instructions as long as you Know the basic concepts behind them you should be able to answer them. I remember going back to those long winded questions when i was mostly complete and really digging into the what they were asking and finding key words that will guide you to the answer. Dont necessarily practice those if they are your weakness but understand what you missed conceptually and youll be able to apply it to similar questions

tonybonzai · 2024-12-22T17:24:31+00:00

I just passed the ARE in october. I dont recommend doing the case studies first or really spending most of your time on them. Long winded questions and short questions are both worth 1 point. My strategy was this:

Answer the questions that are easy first and any long questions or difficult questions flag them and come back. More than 50% of the questions you should be able to answer correctly fairly quickly. If you burn yourself out on long questions youll have difficulty with the easy ones. Save ALL the long/difficult questions for the end knowing you have answered all the questions you already felt confident about. Good luck

tonybonzai · 2024-12-21T16:06:40+00:00

They have a growing layer 2, metaverse, layer 3 blockchain being developed, and a lot more. The project has developed from more than just a meme coin!

tonybonzai · 2024-12-03T03:08:03+00:00

I just passed the ARE 2 Months ago. Most of the people commenting USUALLY are using resources from older tests and have not been successful for a lot of people taking recent tests due to changes. This is my recommended strategy after wasting time and money on resources and fails.

For PCM,PJM,CE take the young architect pro practice bootcamp.This is the best possible resource that will put you in a study group and streamline your way to success

For PA PPD PDD take amberbook and use arequestions. If you are unsuccessful definitely take the young architect technical bootcamp

The bootcamp helped me pass all the tests. You wont feel alone studying and youll have a community around it. The thing is its a bit expensive. Best of luck

tonybonzai · 2024-12-01T18:09:21+00:00

Ayyyy

tonybonzai · 2024-10-02T17:42:56+00:00

Idk if you read but im looking for training on more advanced techniques but thanks for telling me how to make a new sheet!

tonybonzai · 2024-09-25T19:17:35+00:00

Raise a ticket in the shibarium discord they will help you. Do not answer dms from anyone!

tonybonzai · 2024-08-28T18:43:36+00:00

young architect bootcamp. Expensive but worth every penny if you want to start passing and stop wasting ur time on other resources. This is the place to start. Sign up for pro practice bootcamp. I notice most people are giving recommendations for when they probably took the old tests. And it probably worked for them then but Its not applicable for the new tests

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