Website: www.DGIfortheDIY.com A Civil Engineer, who is married with four young kids. In early 2013 I took a more active role in managing my IRA for retirement and decided to publicly share my experiences in building the portfolio. My hope is to provide a positive example for other young do-it-yourself investors as they save for retirement on a limited budget. My interest in investing mostly began in 2005 when I started up an investment club with a few friends from college and has accelerated as I've been reading and learning along the way. Since then, investing and the stock market has become a passion and favorite hobby and I've enjoyed writing about stocks and sharing ideas I have here on Seeking Alpha. My investing goals are to build a nest egg for retirement and fund college education accounts for my kids. I invest mainly in dividend-paying stocks that have shown a history of consistent growth in earnings and dividend payouts.