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Posted: 03 Aug 2009 at 12:25 | IP Logged  

Nan,

CFE sounds very interesting, and the demand will only keep increasing for the experts in the field - I say you go for it - all the chances are that you'll do great and will feel very happy with your decision 10 or 20 years from now.

I am planning on going into tax, so I'll start taking Masters in Taxation courses (online) next year. I hear Golden Gate University has a reputable program. I plan to focus on tax for partnerships/LLC's and small businesses, as many construction, real estate, manufacturing clients I can get (I have experience in these fields).

I have also recently passed the exam for a Real Estate Salesperson, and plan to go into that as well - so the plan is to focus on tax during tax season, and the rest of the year a mix of tax work and real estate. I am very interested in both fields, and I'm thinking one will help the other - meeting people, and also many tax clients might be interested in investing in real estate, etc. So, everything on a small scale, providing personalized service to smaller clients.

On top of all that, I'd like to be able to do a small construction project from time to time - I like the flexibility in a smaller CPA firm, that I could adjust my work hours/schedule to fit an occassional project in. Last year I finished my first construction project (I was my own General Contractor), and it was tons of fun, but would not want that as a full time job, or the only job.

So, hopefully I have a good recipe for my future - a mix of things that I really like - intellectual work (tax) + just the right amount of working with people, not too much nor too little (tax/real estate), and to counterbalance accounting - design/artistic/working outside in the mud and rain (construction).

Sorry about the length of this post... Personally, I am also interested in hearing what other people are planning or enjoying in their careers - good decisions and bad decisions, and why - there is so much to learn from other people's stories!

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