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Posted By James Smith 07-16-2020 02:23 PM
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Tung, many states will waive the FE if you have your PhD in Civil Engineering. Something to look into. As far as studying goes the FE exam has changed dramatically since I took it (in 2013). As you're probably aware you can take it more often (not just twice a year), it's digital (no pencil/paper), ...
Posted By James Smith 07-15-2020 06:49 PM
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I would agree that School of PE was very helpful. I didn't take the course, but was able to use leftover notes from a co-worker. I also used the Lindberg book quite a bit. It's pricey, but it's a good resource for having all in the information in one place and used it a lot on exam day. The companion ...
Posted By James Smith 01-27-2020 10:09 AM
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Great topic! I started saving for retirement after graduating college at 22 in 2014. I started with a Traditional 401k at about 10% and transitioned to a Roth 401k once that was available. I've tried to raise that by 1% a year and depending on how things are going will cap that off around 20% if I can ...
Posted By James Smith 01-09-2020 02:14 PM
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Kelly raises a good point about the environmental impacts of paper vs. plastic on the bags in the upstream. It would make sense that paper bags have a bigger footprint. After all they're much heavier and comprised of more material. That is, one paper bag takes up more space and is heavier than one plastic ...
Posted By James Smith 12-09-2019 10:11 AM
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Great topic Danielle! Sustainability is an especially important topic, not only in our work but in our daily lives. We must lead by example! Personally I keep a steel extra knife, spoon, and fork from home that I wash reuse for all my lunches. I bring a tumbler for coffee and water from home that ...