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Offline Curval

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« on: March 18, 2002, 07:35:11 AM »
When I became a CPA I recieved my certificate in the mail and there was no formal ceremony or anything.  Recently I applied to the Bermuda Institute of Chartered Accountants to get my C.A. designation.  It was granted and I was informed that I would be invited to convocate with other recent graduates on Saturday evening.  So, I was the "old guy" there.

But, my wife had a little surprise waiting for me on Friday night when I got home.....I was in shock for the rest of the night.
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« Reply #1 on: March 18, 2002, 08:08:26 AM »
Wow!  Congrats on the CPA certificate, you "Numbers guys" are a special breed, thats one thankless job!

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« Reply #2 on: March 18, 2002, 08:36:04 AM »
Nice watch.  I have a "Casio":)

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« Reply #3 on: March 18, 2002, 08:41:35 AM »
I have no watch, no cell phone, no beeper.  I refuse to be a slave to "time" or instant communication. :D

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« Reply #4 on: March 18, 2002, 08:46:27 AM »
Wow Rip,

You suck!:)

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« Reply #5 on: March 18, 2002, 08:53:52 AM »
Accounting is just "Money Voodoo" and I will never ever understand it......so my hat is off to you Curval .

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« Reply #6 on: March 18, 2002, 09:10:49 AM »
Three accountants were up for the same job.

They were all asked, "What does 2+2 equal?"

The first said without hesitation that 2+2=4

The second said that due to compounding interest 2+2 would actually be equal to 4.586

The third said, "What do YOU want 2+2 to equal?"

The third guy got the job.

hehe

Accounting really isn't very complicated once a person understands what debits and credits are all about, combined with knowledge of the relationship between a balance sheet and an income statement.  It took me a while to figure it out but once you "get it" it is like a lightbulb goes on.

I actually do very little number crunching in my job now...I run offshore companies and advise clients on off-shore structures.  But, I did "put my time" in the trenches when I first started.
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« Reply #7 on: March 18, 2002, 09:13:51 AM »
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I have no watch, no cell phone, no beeper.  I refuse to be a slave to "time" or instant communication. :D


LOL....this from a guy who gets to work at 5.30am!!!
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« Reply #8 on: March 18, 2002, 09:22:30 AM »
My wife is a CPA and she always talks about taxes like I talk about flying. Neither one understands the other but we keep talking.:)
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« Reply #9 on: March 18, 2002, 09:23:25 AM »
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LOL....this from a guy who gets to work at 5.30am!!!


5:00am, I get up at 3:50am. :D

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« Reply #10 on: March 18, 2002, 11:07:45 AM »
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I have no watch, no cell phone, no beeper.  I refuse to be a slave to "time" or instant communication. :D


Right on! I have none of these things either, and if that isn't enough, I regularly don't answer my regular phone... even at work. :)

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« Reply #11 on: March 18, 2002, 11:17:36 AM »
lol, Rip gets up before I do and he lives 2 timezones behind me.  That's just fediddleed up.  He even gets to work 30 mins before I do.  ;)
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