Hello Fellow DN’s (or DM’s as some people call us)

I hope this post finds you well. I have finally taken the digital plunge today, towards my career as a digital nomad, and I could not feel more euphoric. Only last month, I was grinding away my typical office job at the Safeway bakery department. Indeed, the 9–5 was taking its toll on my life. I found myself working for a boss who really didn’t care about me. It felt like my efforts as a baker went completely unnoticed by customers. I began dropping small newspaper clippings into my freshly baked baguettes, hoping someone would find them. Just to see if anyone out there even cared. No one noticed.

Extra Extra, fuck the corporate grind!

Then one night, at the height of my despair, I was browsing Reddit. It was then that I stumbled upon what can only be described as my true calling. My Safari browser had a message for me. A message from a higher power. It came in the form of Jonny FD’s blog.

I realized that I was wasting my life at my bread job. Jonny showed me that there is another way to live my life. I could travel the world and make a five figure income, with a combination of affiliate links, a sick blog, and by giving my body completely to the digital nomad movement. I was sold. It was time to make plans to turn my 32 hour work week into the 4 hour work week. [affiliate link will arrive shortly]

Alas, this was the moment where I discovered the Digital Nomad movement. I could not wait to embark on my journey. The first step was choosing a destination. I did a ton of research, and found a small digitally-enlightened village in the mountains of Thailand that fit all my criteria. They called it “Chiang Mai”.

A beautiful temple in Chiang Mai

I knew I had to act fast. This digital nomad mecca fills up quickly before burning season. I rushed to enter my mother’s credit card details on Expedia. I will be paying her back with interest, once this whole thing takes off. As the flight itinerary popped into my inbox, I felt the weight of the world fall off my shoulders. This was it. I had become digitally nomadic.

The next few weeks were a blur. I had to sell all of my possessions. Digital nomads have no use for material things. This was accomplished through a mix of Craigslist and putting stuff in cardboard boxes to be sold at a later date. Fortunately my parents were willing to let me use the garage to store the items that did not generate revenue. It felt liberating to get rid of all these objects holding me down, and make some money at the same time. Someone bought my great-grandfather’s watch for $100.00 USD. That’s a month’s rent in Chiang Mai.

Cha ching, $100 in cold hard cash

Perhaps the most enjoyable part of the experience was telling my boss to “shove it”. I told him that I was quitting, and that I found a new job which allowed me the ultimate freedom. I set my own hours now. And my new office will be on the beaches of Chiang Mai, sipping on a coconut. You could imagine my boss’s face when I gave him this news. He was absolutely shocked. He did not understand. He pleaded with me to reconsider. I agreed to work another two weeks, because quite frankly I needed the money.

Today, I embark on the 40 hour travel-time journey to my new oasis. I plan to use this blog to earn my income, so please share it with your entire Facebook and Instagram. I also plan to learn FBA, otherwise known as Fulfillment by Amazon. From what I understand, I will be buying stuff on Alibaba and selling it on Amazon. An arbitrage of sorts. More information to come once I buy the course explaining this method.

Did somebody say free money?

I’ll keep my readers updated as I build up my passive income. I look forward to sipping lattes with you all, and thanking god that we have ascended to superiority over our old friends back home, working for “The Man”. Until next time.

- Digitally Enlightened