@mrfabulous1 Thank you so much for the thoughtful response.
I have to admit to having a small panic attack when I saw the steep learning curve for writing an app (Jeremy said try to do it “this week even if you’ve never written a web app before” in one of the recorded lectures).
It took me 3 years to finish a 2 year master’s program because I’m not the brightest student. In the year since then, I’ve been working 8-12 hours a day both applying for jobs and trying to learn the skill-sets to get a job (because a master’s in math turned out to be useless). I think all of the frustration came to a head when I wrote that post.
Let’s just say I really appreciate your response. Sometimes it feels like no one is out there on these forums. I’m gonna get to work looking at the resources you provided 
Cheers,
Wes