It has been a fair old
time since I last blogged. A matter of months in fact.
I have started many,
all on interesting subjects such as the differences between trad and
sport climbing or the $4.2 billion tax relief illegal workers are
receiving in the states. But alas as each of these have been half
completed something has arisen and it has been left to finish “on a
later date” unfortunately such is the nature of man that “a later
date” never arises.
I don't want to bore
people with the in and outs of my summer needless to say I have learn
the valued lesson taught so often within the church of living within
your means, saving and not being frivolous with money.
Those of you who know
me, know that we went on holiday to the Dominican Republic this
summer and are probably thinking that is neither saving or being
thrifty. But everyone deserves a holiday.
No my point is this.
While we were at university we were getting money from student
finance. Every 3 months or so we'd get a nice instalment and as such
didn't have much to worry about. We were working hard part time and
so we were continually putting money away, making sure we had plenty
in the account where our bills were paid from.
This summer was like a
drought in Egypt. After the months of plenty we were hit by no more
student finance. Luckily with our savings and our reserves we have
been able the weather this “dry season” and in a matter of days
our student finance instalments will start up and we can get back to
where we should be, :)
ok... so that is what I
learnt about personal finance. A simple lesson make sure you have
enough money. Here is the topic of concern I have now.
Until recently I have
been preparing for my final year of University. The main part of
which is my dissertation. A 30,000 word project on an “independent
forensic accounting project” now this was the problem... so far the
course has focused very little on forensic accounting... in fact all
of the modules studied have been either a grounding in accounting or
database analysis or looking at mobile technology, all are clear why
they need to be studied but none of which are “forensic” based.
How on earth am I meant
to be able to gather any information on different project topics if I
am unable to pin point anything helpful? I know most people might be
screaming at me about what I'm doing wrong etc. but that's ok. I have
a year to think about it.
The other week I
received a phone call from an internship I interviewed for a month
or so ago. I have been offered a 12 month paid work placement with
London Midland. Actually I'm on my way to the medical as we speak.
This is something I'm
looking forward to. I'll be able to gain experience in auditing,
fraud, variance analysis and the sorts. Not only will this look great
on my CV but it will give me a year to think about the project I want
to pursue for my dissertation. Happy days.
My plan during this
next year is this. Look for forensic accounting opportunities. During
my interview I was questioned a fair bit about my plans for the
future and why I was studying what I am. I was a little bit worried
that a forensic accountant wasn't what they were looking for in a
financial analysts position, but they then said the magic words, “I'm
sure we'll be able to help you find some way to gain experience in
auditing if not forensic accounting” -score
basically the placement
is flexible enough that I can gain experience in the areas that I'm
looking for. Instead of just being a coffee boy (which is good
because I have it on good information I can't make a good tasting
coffee to save my life.)
Wish me look.
I'd better sign off as
I'm about to start a 20 minute adventure across England’s 2nd
city to find a train station to take me where I want to be. :)
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