How I Learned to Code Well Enough to Get Paid in 6 Months Not a "anyone can code" post. This is what actually worked for me — and what didn't. Where I Started (Month 0) Zero coding experience Full-time job (not in tech) 2 hours/day available for learning Budget: $0 (free resources only) Goal: Get paid to write code within 6 months Spoiler: I made it. But not the way you think. The Plan That Failed Month 1: Tutorial Hell I did what everyone does: Watched 47 YouTube tutorials Completed 3 Codecademy courses Read half of "JavaScript: The Good Parts" Built a calculator app (that nobody needed) Result: I knew syntax but couldn't build anything real. The problem? Tutorials teach you to follow. Nobody pays you to follow instructions. Month 2: The Portfolio Trap "Build projects!" they said. So I built: A to-do list app (10,000 other people have this) A weather widget (uses free API) A personal website (nobody visited) Result: GitHub green squares looked nice. Still $0 income.…