It is an illustration of the issues encountered when trying to run a relatively complex application again from the beginning. These issues include the persistence of app data kept in the database as well in Stripe (data that Stripe manages in its own database, created with rw app using Stripe API.)
I am sure that all I just wrote is as clear to you as to me. What is missing is the reason for writing this: I will use it in two ways:
1. Tutorial on the Stripe-Redwood application written by Stanislas Duprey
which (tutorial) will be published in RADC blog, as soon as I finish re-checking the application for Stanislas.
2. A background story for the Monterey project
that I hope to catch the attention of a few RW community members, needed to get the project going.I tried to explain this here - apologies for not making a bidirectional link for this explanation 
@KrisCoulson - making more sense now?