I totally get your way of thinking. I'm 22 years old. The truth is that I've never worked a proper job. Since I turned 18 (when I started making money), every cent of my income has come from my creativity.
Ryan Holiday says that success = autonomy. I agree with him. If you can be autonomous in everything you do, you're living a pretty damn good life.
That's what I'm doing right now. And that's how I intend to keep things.