TITLE: How to start with mathematics?
QUESTION [47 upvotes]: I fell in love with mathematics a bit too late when I've already taken decisions regarding my future, career-wise. Now I would like to learn math on my own but I'm a bit confused as where to start. My knowledge of mathematics is comparable to that of a 15-16 year old highschool freshman. I would like to know how would you (if you were in my position) start your learning adventure on your own. There are a lot of resources online, of that I'm sure but I would like to follow a path. I'm pretty sure I can learn mathematics on my own and been thinking about this decision for almost a year. 
Thank you!

REPLY [4 votes]: I wrote an essay based on my experiences learning math on my own over the past few years - you can read it here.