My first BTC earned for a work done was in 2015. Was an amazing feeling to be paid directly in BTC.
Then I start learning more and looking for more ways to be paid in BTC, but still keeping my IT consulting job (freelancing).
In 2017 I convinced 70% of all my clients to pay me in BTC. They start accumulating BTC as reserves (long before M.Saylor), based on my teachings (yes I gave them free BTC classes).
For a while, from 2015 until 2018 I was using Bitwage.com as a ramp on to be paid directly in BTC, from those clients that still do not have enough BTC to pay me directly. Yes, I was one of the first Bitwage users. Great service.
Then from 2018 I decided to not accept anymore any payment in fiat. I closed all my bank accounts and start living only using BTC. Yes, I lost some clients becaise of that, but fuck them, I don't care. I care more for Bitcoin.
Now I am retired. I do not want to work anymore. I just live my simple life using BTC. I only work for Bitcoin, to help others to use it.