DIY Money | Personal Finance, Budgeting, Debt, Savings, Investing
Oct 9, 2026 · 30 min · 14 segments
There are times that failures happen in your financial journey. Quint and Allie talk through how to come back stronger from those failures. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See…
It's going pretty well.
So I have been doing the coursework over the last year and a half or so, and then the last two months have been the start of the cramming for the final exam.
When is the exam exactly?
Thank you for bringing that up.
October 29th.
So if you're listening to this, send a prayer up.
But
let's mic drop a little bit.
You have your CPA.
Yes.
Like, it's not like, that's kind of what I find humorous.
You're like, yes, I'm trying to get my master electrician.
Well, and I'm very nervous, but I am also an astronaut.
You're like, wait, what? Come on.
But I mean, seriously, like that to me, there are people listen, you know, you know, the material.
I'm certain of it inside and out.
But you might not be a great test taker or the anxiety or the pressure or whatever.
I have kids in my class.
And one of the reasons I do what I do in my class and I'm certain my kids hate it.
but know it's important, is on the spot I call on them by name regularly.
What are you people? On dope? And it could be the easiest question.
Like, it could be like, Allie, what's, or I'd be like, and so, yeah, two plus two is what, Allie? And they go, uh, uh, uh.
Because probably they weren't paying attention.
is number one, right? Or if they were paying attention, their brains are not computed ready for them to answer.
But the reason that I do it is so that when they get into the real world, they are prepared by a manager or managing director or whomever to be called on.
It's going pretty well.
So I have been doing the coursework over the last year and a half or so, and then the last two months have been the start of the cramming for the final exam.
When is the exam exactly?
Thank you for bringing that up.
October 29th.
So if you're listening to this, send a prayer up.
But
let's mic drop a little bit.
You have your CPA.
Yes.
Like, it's not like, that's kind of what I find humorous.
You're like, yes, I'm trying to get my master electrician.
Well, and I'm very nervous, but I am also an astronaut.
You're like, wait, what? Come on.
But I mean, seriously, like that to me, there are people listen, you know, you know, the material.
I'm certain of it inside and out.
But you might not be a great test taker or the anxiety or the pressure or whatever.
I have kids in my class.
And one of the reasons I do what I do in my class and I'm certain my kids hate it.
but know it's important, is on the spot I call on them by name regularly.
What are you people? On dope? And it could be the easiest question.
Like, it could be like, Allie, what's, or I'd be like, and so, yeah, two plus two is what, Allie? And they go, uh, uh, uh.
Because probably they weren't paying attention.
is number one, right? Or if they were paying attention, their brains are not computed ready for them to answer.
But the reason that I do it is so that when they get into the real world, they are prepared by a manager or managing director or whomever to be called on.
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