Began when I was about 16 (4 years) ago. My dad would let me buyin to the $10 home game. After doing that for a bit, I started my own home games with buddies where we played for $5 about every other week. That lasted till 18, then I went to college and forgot about poker till last december.
Got bored one day, so played a freeroll. Started doing it more regularly, and finally cashed for $7. Built that up to where I am now, getting serious in May with a $340 roll and moving to cash.