If you have a passion for writing code, I'll give you the best advice that I followed: Join an open source project, learn it, play with it, get skilled with it,

If you have a passion for writing code, I'll give you the best advice that I followed: Join an open source project, learn it, play with it, get skilled with it, submit patches. If you're good and the stars align, you'll be able to more than support yourself and your family. Last tip; always be learning, keep reading, stay on-top of your game!