> spend my free time programming Sounds like you enjoy programming. Assuming this is a correct assumption, go all in on it and start contributing to open sourc

> spend my free time programming Sounds like you enjoy programming. Assuming this is a correct assumption, go all in on it and start contributing to open source projects. If you have the talent then you might be able to get a good job out of high school. At the very least, you might want to look into Computer Science programs in University.