I had a small side software business (really no effort) while making real money at the day job. That went on for a few years before it finally took over day job

I had a small side software business (really no effort) while making real money at the day job. That went on for a few years before it finally took over day job. What I guess I’m saying is there is a different way to approach this, other than taking what basically is a min wage job, for a long time.