Keep it up, Kevin! Reading and responding might give you some answers... After giving, receiving might follow :-)

Take it from someone who made the 5,4% in her first year, but never made enough to even pay for monthly gasoline so far!

If you're not in it because you're a writer and cannot NOT write, maybe it turns out to be a waste of time...

Or you can just try having fun. Making friends. Sharing your stories.