Side hustler tests $100 ChatGPT Pro: $47.90 earned in first week
thederbiedone · x · 2026-10-09
A user subscribed to ChatGPT Pro at $100/month (upgrading from the $20 plan) with a rule: keep it only if it makes an extra $80/month. It took over two of their side gigs and earned $47.90 in the first week, on track to pay for itself — a concrete ROI accounting of a premium AI subscription.
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