Well, one of the best pieces of advice I can give you is to keeping hanging around here. Ask questions. Look through old threads. Read topics that may not even seem to be of interest to you. Google coffee topics. Just keep learning.
When I started getting serious about improving my coffee, I thought there had to be something wrong with my local roasters as their coffee stunk. So, I tried grocery store coffee and realized it stunk worse. So much research I did suggested I really needed a better grinder. OK, I finally did it. Big improvement. But I said "no way I'm bothering with filtering water, or a scale".
Well, I finally decided to try a simple Brita water pitcher/filter because I could smell the chlorine in my coffee water. Not only did the coffee taste better but I found I actually like plain water better and that saves money because I pretty much quit buying bottled water and soft drinks.
Now the scale. OK, I buckled, got a scale to measure my beans. That helps a bit but I said "no way I'm weighing my water". Well, I did. That made another tremendous difference because I was using too much water and not getting the full flavor.
As a side benefit to the new grinder, filter and scale, I find I need less beans per cup now. That saves a little money. It'll take a long time to pay for the new equipment in the little I'm saving on beans but it does help and the coffee is much better and much more consistent.
I'm using a Chemex so YMMV and my changes might not mean as much to your process but learning will always pay dividends.
Edit to add: I just noticed today is my one month anniversary on this forum. I've learned a ton in a month and my coffee is so much better. Happy Anniversary to me.
