I'm glad the post helped you :) It's certainly a very complicated method to understand the three currencies, how they relate to reach other, and then to get how payouts work. Took some real digging and math to get it.
And yeah, unless you're really interested, no need to keep track of the USD payouts. The focus should be on good content and accruing STEEM/STEEM DOLLARS as most of us are pretty sure the appreciation in value is going to be solid.
Thanks for the comment