I have to get out of this office, this job, this life. It is January and it is cold, but there is a clear blue sky and sunshine outside. I need some fresh air; a walk with my dogs. I would rather be surfing. Yes, even in January.

Hello, let me introduce myself. My name is Saru Nakamoto. I am almost 50 years old. I live in Tokyo, Japan. I work in an office and I have to escape. Don't get me wrong, I don't hate working, but things change and my work environment is not the same as it was 10 years ago. Things change. People change. I have changed. I have to break free.

Q: How am I going to do this?

A: The Grand Crypto Experiment.

The Thesis

I am a relatively smart guy. I can use a computer. Cryptocurrencies are the future. In one year I can achieve financial independence through investing and trading in crypto.

I don't want to stop working, but I want to choose when I work. I want to be my own boss and I want to work, because I enjoy it, not just to pay the bills. I will continue to work in my present position for now while I research crypto ( bitcoin ) and build my portfolio, but my goal is to be free to work as I choose by the end of the year.

So this will be my journey, my story, my experiment for 2018. I will post my progress here on steemit as a kind of diary to track my progress, to motivate, to entertain you and if I am successful to inspire others to seek their own freedom.

I hope you will follow me on through this year and I hope your comments will provide me with information and constructive criticism, but for now you will have to excuse me for I have some research to do and a methodology to construct.