Kaley,

That is exactly the point of threads like these. There are many forms of advancement and many joys to be experienced. Most writers will make less than $2000 in their life times so it is not a good bell weather to have an amount of something to judge success. It is about how many lives you touch.
I started a different thread that I hope will clear up a few points of views of mine. I invite you to read all these posts as it is how we all learn. There are many people like Rand and myself that do try to help. I hope you let us.

MAB