This was great advice. Truthfully I wanted to start doing this before I was a teenager (I don't like to disclose my exact age either LOL) but was always intimidated by all of the code.
As I started actually jumping into Perl I realized this wasn't just easy (somewhat...I guess) but pretty fun. I am trying to absorb as much info as I can. I know I'm not gonna be the next Bill Gates or Steve Jobs (Or maybe I will...) but my goal is that by the end of my life I would like to come close to it.
Thank You for the advice and thank EVERYONE THAT POSTED ANYTHING HERE for all of the great help!