I'm 31. Wished I had started sooner.
Anyways, I wonder a few things.
I like to go slow when learning, especially since I worry about learning bad habits. I just signed up today (purchased the guitar this weekend) I bought a squier strat, since I wanted a headphone jack to make it easier on the roommate.
As a beginner, I wonder if I should be paying more attention looking at where my fingers are on the frets, or where I am picking. I have short stubby hands and it seems to be difficult to do some things, even simple stuff such as the "spider legs" exercise. This is especially true with the low E 3rd fret position. Most of the time with the 3rd fret my ring finger is not close to the fret so I get the irritating ringing sound.
I am going to try and find someone locally who can give lessons in persons at a reasonable price.