Studying mathematics on my own

This blog is an experiment. I would like to study mathematics. I would like to study mathematics on my own and this blog will sort of serve as the diary of my successes and failures. Now I don't want to just study mathematics I want to be known as a mathematician without going to formal school for such a designation. I will consider this adventure a success if I can get a mathematics paper published in a respected mathematics journal, or get hired for a job that requires significant mathematics ability. Ultimately I want to test this new wave of educational opportunity that many bloggers like  James Altucher and other experimenters like David Mansaray have been raving about: simply the idea that anyone can learn anything they want without a formal institution if they put in the time and effort. Here is one more stipulation, I will study thirty minutes a day everyday to accomplish this goal. According to my calculations studying 30 minutes a day for 365 days will yield 10,950 minutes of study which will translate into 182.5 hours per year. Surprisingly, if I stick to this regimen I will hit the ten thousand hour mark in about 6 years. We will see how good I am at mathematics then. I will start with the traditional high school mathematics curriculum sequence: Algebra 1, Geometry, Alegebra II, Pre-Calculus, and Calculus. I will then move on to the undergraduate sequence. I will rely heavily on this mathematics guide I found sometime ago. I think mathematics is the perfect subject for this experiment because it requires very little if any outside equipment. Le the games begin.