When I first started my primary website, I had no vision for it whatsoever. My idea of blogging was writing what I wanted, when I wanted, and thought that people would come in droves to listen to my witty banter with.. well, myself.

This was a beginner’s mistake. I’ve now been running and writing for websites for almost three years, during which time I have learned a lot about website management, the potential that websites have, and even a few technical things that I didn’t know prior to starting.

One thing I learned, that is probably the best and most important lesson, is simply that niche websites are better than general websites.

My main blog is one that I consider more of a personal blog, and while I do occasionally write posts that people can nod along to, it doesn’t fall neatly into a niche, like the personal finance niche that my peers do.

In the past few years, I’ve learned a good amount about finance and have been able to meet my short term goals. I learned that knowledge through blogs, and in the past few months have coveted separation between my main blog, and finances.

Suburban Finance was born.

There will be no other topic on this website other than finance and things related to finance. Think investing, saving, spending, financial behavior and financial relationships.

I’m excited to expand into new territory, and to really get comfortable in a specific niche and with a specific topic. I’m excited to share knowledge with people who, like me a few years ago, are looking to improve their financial futures.

Be on the lookout for several contributors. One can’t know everything, and I think it would bring a lot of value to the website to have other voices and points of view.

I hope to engage a community of like-minded individuals and get the conversation going!