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Keep the first slice simple: monthly support count, average support amount, fee defaults, reward cost, and a target net goal. No taxes, inventory, or payout-calendar modeling.
Estimate what a Buy Me a Coffee creator actually keeps after the headline 5% platform fee, Stripe-style 2.9% + $0.30 processing, 0.5% payout drag, reward fulfillment cost, and optional fixed monthly overhead. Then flip the switch to see how much the “supporters cover card fee” setting changes your net.
Keep the first slice simple: monthly support count, average support amount, fee defaults, reward cost, and a target net goal. No taxes, inventory, or payout-calendar modeling.
The calculator reverse-prices the supporter checkout total so that payment processing no longer eats into the creator’s intended support amount. Platform and payout fees still apply to the creator-side base amount in this v1 model.
No. This slice deliberately stays narrow. It focuses on platform fee, Stripe-style card processing baseline, payout drag, simple reward cost, and fixed monthly overhead.
Because platform policies, processor contracts, and country-level conditions move. The default 5%, 2.9% + $0.30, and 0.5% assumptions are a baseline, not a legal commitment.
Treat it as the average support amount you need at the current transaction count to avoid losing money after modeled fees and costs. If the denominator becomes non-positive, the calculator returns N/A instead of pretending the scenario is viable.