Whew, I just realized I spent a cool grand $$$$

The wife came up to me yesterday, and she wanted to talk. I was like ok? She whips out the past few months credit card statements. She told me in the past 4 months i have spent over a grand on getting my certifications, books and materials. Comptia A+, Net+, and Sec+. I was a bit in shock on the total myself. After awhile all i could think of saying is "Honey, I still have more to go!" Then she got up and smiled and under her breath she says "Honey, you gonna owe me big time." So make this story short the wife was able to get one up on me again.

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traceyke

tpatt100 wrote: »

It's not about being a "boss" in your house. It's about knowing what is going on in both sides of the house due to shared responsibilities when it comes to finances. I don't need to be a boss in my house, I have a partner.

You literally took the words out of my mouth lol.

networkjutsu

petedude wrote: »

. . . to spend $1000+ on a basic Cisco cert.

By the time you get done buying books, rack time (maybe), lab kits, test prep software, exams and maybe even sitting through classes/boot camps, you may have spent the same as for one semester of college at an inexpensive school. Worse, unless you have years of related experience under your belt, you've no idea what you will really need until the end (not to mention panic or "I wants" setting in).

$1K? I spent less than $500 to get my CCNA back in the day. It included three routers for home lab, three semesters in a community college for CCNA classes, Cisco Press book, and exams (INTRO and ICND).

techdudehere

Very easy in this field to spend too much time studying. I always take time off between certs. If you're not spending as much time on your relationship as you are on career, then you'll end up in worse financial shape. Divorce!

dave330i

$1100 so far this year. $825 for 3 exams and rest on books. Company's covering all of it.