Welcome to DIYfinances - the blog that details one man’s journey to take control of his finances and learn to rely on himself for his own financial management. After all, nobody cares about MY money as much as I do!

What do I hope to gain by blogging?

1. Learn, share and discuss all aspects of financial management. A wide range of personal finance topics and investing topics that are important to everyday people.

2. Armed with this new and developing knowledge, I hope to present my own personal journey and decisions so that others may benefit. With discussion and debates, I hope to improve my own situation by learning from others while they learn from me. It is about sharing information vital to all of us.

3. Learn, share and discuss real estate investments. Real estate is a great source of income for many, many people all over the world. I hope to own an income producing property that I can one day pass on to my daughter and possibly make her life a little easier.

4. Learn about the Internet revolution (I know! I know! I am a little late to the game.) and how to become a part of it. Learn to design, implement and monetize web sites on the Internet. I hope to take what I learn about this site and apply it to sites designed exclusively to generate another source of income (preferably passive - unlike blogging!).

5. Learn about setting up an online business.

6. Become a better writer. Writing does not come easily to me, so I hope thru blogging to improve my writing skills as these are invaluable in every day life.
This is quite a long and varied list of goals. Of course, the one thing they all have in common is that they are intended to move me closer to financial independance. Hopefully, you share some of these goals and we can proceed on this journey together!