G. David Felt

Words of wisdom I have always lived by as both my grandfather's taught me. They were both Drill Sergeants in the Marines at Pendelton. Spent plenty of summers there causing chaos with the new recruits, but my grandfather's always told me to pay yourself first to save so retirement is comfortable, second save for buying quality products that last as you will spend less out of pocket than instant gratification of buying stuff all the time, third, whenever you do a project and need a tool, buy the tool and take care of it as you will always have the tool to do future projects and the final nugget of wisdom, never stop learning, nor listening to others point of view as while you can always agree to disagree, you just might find a pebble of knowledge worth saving that can benefit your future life. Wishing you all the best as you grow your career and move around, never be afraid of change as that is one constant, we can all count on. Change is inevitable. Just see the revolution in the auto industry and supply chain to know the truth.

Congrats ccap41, always great to get your education. I always have told my relatives that a college education is not just getting a degree in a specific field, but it shows you can start and finish a project which is very important to companies, and one does not have to stay in the field they got their degree in. I am a perfect example of this as I have my education in the medical field and in international sales and marketing and I am a computer engineer by choice. Yes, my niece has already started to study for her CPA as the company she works for is going to pay for all the testing here in Washington. The company that won her was Tax Services | Deloitte US For 21 years old, she is a tax specialist consultant and started at $80,000 a year. Not too bad for a 21 year old. Yes this Uncle is very proud of her hard work and accomplishments. My gut tells me based on her comments, she will get her CPA, get the experience of a large tax company and then strike out on her own. Again, congratulations on getting your Bachelors, always a major awesome accomplishment and goes a long way in achieving a better quality of life.