My aunt worked at a junk shop for nearly a decade.

Yes, you read that right, but don’t look down on it because her earnings were well above the minimum wage, even higher than those of many government employees, who often get paid late. She made a decent living back then, as the shop’s sales boomed once she took over its management.

However, it was bittersweet; the money seemed to slip through her fingers, as she was the breadwinner of the family, supporting not just her immediate family but also her relatives. Despite the harshness of life, she managed to...