Kevin thanks for that!  
Very interesting bio.  I appreciate someone helping out when the have "been in the trenches".

I have a few years on you but not ready to retire yet.  
My personal philosophy is to help people learn not just give them an immediate batch of code that they don't know what it's doing.  "Give a man a fish - Teach them to fish" type of thing.

You can tell a bit about where people are in their learning by looking at the badges (to a small degree) to see where they are in the learning curve.  For instance click on any of the badges and you can see what they represent.
It is a little misleading - using you as an example.  I can tell you have knowledge and experience just by your posts but at the same time it doesn't show that you have completed many of Richards courses.

Same thing happens if someone starts in on Developer levels and didn't complete the basics.  In that case it is a matter of reading the room so to speak.

Scott, thanks for the reply.  I've never taken any courses on Access. I learned database in college computer science classes, back when they used dBase. When I started working, Access still didn't exist yet. I started using other database programs like FoxPro and Alpha 5. Then Access came along and I never turned back. It was a totally different era back then in the early 90s. When I started, my co-workers used pencil and paper; my office manager used a typewriter; and we sent paper invoices to our banks and customers. I was hired specifically to add some tech to the workplace. Turned out the timing was right. Banks soon started to demand electronic invoices; our customers started to require UPC tickets on everything; tons of reports were needed. All that was done with Access. I can't think of a single thing I did without Access involved in some way. Access is seen by some people as some poor-man database tool made for minor things. Well, as I said, Access ran my company! (Cont.)

(Cont.)  And my company was pretty big.  In the 90s we had hundreds of clothing stores all over the country. At one time we had a clothing deal with Roseanne Arnold.  The deal didn't work out, and my boss was reluctant to work with celebrities again.  In the 2000s we plateaued, then went downhill.  The 2008-09 recession, and a hurricane that flooded our warehouse, among other mishaps, put us further down.  My boss retired in 2019, same time as I, and I was basically the last person standing.

Thanks for the introduction, Kevin. It's nice to make your acquaintance. I was telling the guys earlier that you've been commenting on my YouTube videos for about a year or so now, and you're very knowledgeable. We certainly appreciate all the comments you've made here to help users out.

Retired at 55 huh? Must be nice. I'm only a couple years behind you (I turn 50 this fall) but I don't see myself ever retiring. (A) the tutorial business isn't that lucrative, and (B) I'd get bored. I think I'd still be doing this even if I hit the lottery tomorrow. I love Access, and I love helping people. I might take a few years off to write that novel I've always wanted to pen, but I'd still do this too.

I agree with Scott when it comes to helping people. I like to try to lead them to figure things out on their own, or at least point them in the direction of a video that explains it. One thing I hate is when people just want to be spoon-fed the answer and want us to fix their code. That's not what we're here for. We're here to help you LEARN Access. There are a million other sites out there where people can find a block of source code (that they don't understand) and copy/paste it into their project. OK, fine. It might work... but do you UNDERSTAND IT? That's what I try to do... help people understand HOW and WHY things work they way they do.

OK, I'm rambling on... anyhow, nice to meet you. Welcome to the zoo.

Richard, thanks for the replies.  All my friends and relatives who said they were "retired" have also kept on working in some fashion.  If not "working" in the literal sense, they do whatever things they find fulfilling.  A person cannot never do nothing, people have told me.

Yeah, when I was younger, I loved the idea of just doing nothing... but the older I get, the more my brain needs to be busy doing something. Like even on vacation... I have a hard time just sitting around and doing nothing... unless I've got a drink in my hand. Well... then I guess that's something. :P