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Being a Chartered Accountant myself, i trained in Zimbabwe and then relocated to the United Kingdom when i qualified. I therefore have personal experience on what is required to successfully  become a Chartered Accountant.  Here is a quick summary if you don't want to read the detail below; I will start off with defining some key terms; Articled clerk -  is someone who is studying to be an accountant. They are put under the supervision of someone already in the profession, almost like an apprenticeship. You may hear a person say 'i am doing my Articles', which means they are an articled clerk under training. Trainees are obligated to sign a contract agree to the terms of being an articled clerk.   Accountant vs Auditor; • Accountants are usually employees of the company for which they work, whereas, auditors are often hired from an outside firm to verify the accuracy of the accountant’s work. Although not always the case, an au...

Are you trying to save money? Well here is a list of ways you can save money on eating out; 1. Search it Take time to find an affordable place to eat out, you can search on google and view the menu or even call them up and find out the average cost of their meals.  You can also make use of coupons, vouchers and apps that tell you about discounts on offer. Some places may also have offers on particular days of the week. 2. Ditch it Either take your own drink or ask free tap water and ditch paying high amounts for drinks, especially in restaurants. 3. Lunch it If you can chose the time of day to eat out, pick lunch as it is usually cheaper than dinner. 4. Share it Find out the size of the meals and if they are large share with others, instead of ordering separately. In my experience i have noticed that Chinese food joints tend to serve large portions. 5. Skip it Have a light snack at home before going out. In some cases people only order appetizers because they will be...