4 years is what it took for me to get $8,000 days with stripe.
If I can do it as a non-technical founder, you certainly can do it as a dev solopreneur.
Data is old mixed with new.
1. Page 12, Table 2, “Family median and net worth, selected characteristics of families, 2019 and 2022 surveys,” Changes in US Family Finances, from 2019 to 2022: Evidence from the Survey of Consumer Finances, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, October 2023.
2. Page 12, Table 2, “Family median and net worth, selected characteristics of families, 2019 and 2022 surveys,” Changes in US Family Finances, from 2019 to 2022: Evidence from the Survey of Consumer Finances, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, October 2023.
3. Fidelity Investments Q3 2025 401(k) data based on 26,000 corporate defined contribution plans and 24.8 million participants as of September 30, 2025. These figures include the advisor-sold market but exclude the tax-exempt market. Excluded from the behavioral statistics are nonqualified defined contribution plans and plans for Fidelity’s own employees
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