The Black Friday Lesson I Learned While Earning $700 a Month Offshore

My job didn’t give me a future. But it gave me a perspective that still pays dividends today.

The first time I “celebrated” Thanksgiving, I was not even in America.

I was in a small apartment overseas.

Cracked laptop. Weak WiFi.

Working remotely for an American tech company for $700 per month.

On my screen I saw what Thanksgiving was suppos…