Haha, I can totally relate to your Mining Rig story. It actually isn't that hard, but when it's your first rig, things just don't go as smoothly and well as one might wish for.
I just finished building my first rig, too, will be posting about it soon.

Anyway, welcome to Steemit, hope you'll enjoy the experience here.
The advice I like to give: Expect nothing, get suprised from time to time.
Congratz on your accountant graduate. My girlfriend studies it, so I know it's some crazy shit. : D