So you mean if I work really hard and double my income, I can have the big house in the burbs, cash flow my son’s way through college, and in a few years and just work part of the year as a consultant/contractor?

Oh wait. I’ll already be able to do that as a bog standard enterprise developer/architect in a mid cost of living area as part of a dual income household. So why do I want the headache?

So how many small business out their are bootstrapped making $400K to 2 million net? A sibling poster mentioned making $200K a year at a FAANG.

If you have a household income of $434K, you’re already in the top 1% if you have a household income of $600K you’re in the top .5%.

If it were that easy, don’t you think more people would be doing it?

>You're not going to multiply your salary by 2x-20x

Well damn, I guess I am going to have to make do with 200k being a rank and file developer at a FAANG company.

If you're happy with that, great. I am. But we're not really the subjects of this thread are we?