Thanks for checking it out man, and I appreciate the vote of confidence and good advice. I will take it to heart!
I have tried the Play(Now Buy and Lose) to Earn games: re: Splinterlands. I bought in when SPS was around .60 USD. That still stings a bit. So now I mainly earn on HIVE through staking (dude, $DRIP is a beast) and minor amounts through posting/curating/keeping HBD in savings. Long way to go, but fully achievable.