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15 hours ago, Farangwithaplan said:

where can I send my recent photo of a monk smoking a cigarette whilst buying a lottery ticket in the temple grounds during a funeral?

smoking for monks is tolerated aswell buying lotery nothing to be disrobed

On 7/30/2019 at 12:27 AM, HansumFarang said:

 

You should be eligible to claim income support and housing benefit when you return - I know you might be unwilling to consider that, but its a safety net that you paid into for many years. Best to claim on day one when you get back - you won't see any money for a few weeks at least.

 

There is always a job for a minicab driver - indeed.co.uk is probably the best UK job site, although there are others. Here's some jobs on offer:

 

https://www.indeed.co.uk/Minicab-Driver-jobs

 

If you can save some money until your state pension kicks in, you will hopefully find yourself in a much better position soon. Good luck!

wow they get near 60.000 thai baht salary pr week as cab taxi drivers !!!!!!! go go there its good money dam

1 hour ago, worgeordie said:

This Thai woman seems to have done it different than all others

that take out loans from loan sharks, she paid off the loan,but

not the interest,where most others just pay the interest,month

after month......forever,same as credit cards just pay the minimum.

 

As loan sharking is illegal they have no legal recourse to get you

to pay, only alternative is violence or harassment,if she is not

returning to Thailand, just change her phone number and forget about it.

regards Worgeordie

they never give up be aware its like mafia

2 hours ago, Geordie59 said:

The sooner Britain gets out of the EU the better. The uncertainty and scaremongering will be seen for what they and the £ will return to higher levels.

yes may be in 5 years every thing will look different

I FOUND OUT from any bank overseas in £ or $ transfer direct from oversea origin bank to a foreign currency account krungsri bank thailand . then use intern medium rate to ex change in thai baht ....

2 hours ago, lagavulin1 said:

I transfer from Barclays UK in GBP to BKK London. No charges. 

BKK London send it to Thailand where it shows in my statement as International Transfer ib THB. . 

There is a BKK in New York that does this. 

Instructions on BKK website. 

the best is transfer direkt from barcleys gbp to a foreign currency account krungsri bank thailand thats the best way direct

go check any krungsri  bank main office in chiang mai they have special condition for farangs = special saving acccount with interest paid and more for 1Million you can also open a foreing currency account  in $ with a atm card to withdraw thai baht from the $ account

23 hours ago, NCC1701A said:

for anyone opening a bank account in Thailand don't forget to shave and to dress nicely. no sandals or shorts or tee shirts. like a important business meeting.

 

and say this "i need to deposit one million baht into a new saving account. can you help me?"

 

thats exactly what i plan to do today at krungsri bank ploenchit road branch bangkok they have new product for farangs staying at least more then 3 months in thailand up to 1.9 and 2.2 interest paid monthly

On 7/19/2019 at 9:17 AM, SteveK said:

Isaan is relaxing, cheap and friendly. Can't say that about Bangkok.

I NOTICE ALSO BANGKOK IS NO MORE  so friendly lately tuk tuk and taxi at hualumpong train station quiet agressiv

2 hours ago, seancbk said:

Kasikorn's online and mobile banking is superb.  I no longer carry an ATM card as I can use my phone to withdraw cash. 

The other night in a Japanese bar on Sukhumvit,  I was short of cash (I don't have any credit cards) but the bar had their account number on the bill fold; so I just did a transfer and showed the waitress the confirmation on my phone.  Bloody brilliant!

by the way do you know what is the maxium amount available per day to transfer money from mobile ?

its up to your karma if you will stay here in thailand or not ,  check it out from the spiritual way. listnen to your six sense. then to retire here better you have a thai girl friend with you for the rest of your life in thailand.

FIRST FOR  YOUR KIDNEY GO TO THE CHINESE HOSPITAL HUA CHIEW HERE IN BANGKOK  they can heal every thing with chinese herbs and accupunture...

then with 7 or 8 million you can buy only a house with his land but not on beach resort aera not enouth

you have to choice select your destination aera first , where in thailand you want to buy ?

I  know land  to buy for speculation in chiang rai  2 million baht near rai chern tawan development aera but do not expect something happen before next 10 years there 

2 hours ago, jojothai said:

Yes the baht is too strong  but so is the usd.

Currencies are very difficult for me or you to judge. The experts have a hard time making calls.

The IMF said 2 days ago that the USD is 6 to 12% too strong.

A lot of talk in the markets that USD should fall.

IMHO usd could fall about 5 to 6 % soon.

That is likely to push the baht higher in the short term. So best to wait.

If you switched after say a 5% further rise, then you balance the risk of a further baht rise against the gain when the baht peaks and goes into a downtrend. That has to happen at some point and many people hope it happens soon.

 

Some contrarians say the euro is due to rebound. It looks possible.

GBP is undervalued but too risky due brexit.

Switching currencies can be costly. Consider the costs if you are resident here and may need the money in baht later.

 

There is another option here in thailand that you could consider, to buy gold. The spread buy to sell is very small. In theory if usd falls gold will go up and likely match any rise in the baht. Then when the baht falls the gold price here in baht should go up.

But gold has other risks for price movement. Currently very bullish but that could change, so if the money is savings that you dont want to see rising and falling then dont buy it.

However, depending on your financial circumstances many financial advisers say its a good idea to have some of your assets in gold as insurance if their is major crisis.

From my experience advisers tend to suggest about 5% of assets.

I am only suggesting that you look at this as an option. Its down to individual circumstances.

If you have a thai wife she may love the idea of holding some gold.

Mine was very happy when i bought some.

 

I am not a financial adviser.

I do hold some physical gold here as above. With trump in power, who knows what will happen next.

 

if and when or if it will .... bla bla no body know thats the point  there must be somebody responsible for the money no ?who control the world money exchange ?  sure its not the cosmic energy doing it 

On 7/11/2019 at 3:26 AM, treetops said:

Could you tell us what CC you use, and does your cc company treat this as a cash advance?

 

I understand some do and some don't and it might be good to know which is which.

good question  i use french credit card gold master from my french account  transferwise question what is reason to transfer  i click payment  for goods materials then using master gold transferwise has limit per day 2500 euros looks like not use as cash advance because cash advance allow only 1500 euros per week.

yesterday i transfer from account balance transferwise 3000 euros it took 20 Hours thai time 14H00 order then next day had message kasikorn 13H45 money in bank.

I HAVE A CREDIT CARD VISA PREMIER FRENCH  that one works only as cash advice once a week 1600 euros and they ask code first . by the way master card gold do not ask code.ONYL MY EXPERIENCE with french gold credit card master.

want to add a info   I find out opening a foreign currency account euro with krungsri bank  then transferwise euro into that account transferwise charge only 3 euros then krungsri use medium currency exchange ( do not know extacly vocabulary for it) thats may be the cheapest way to transfer  euro or $ to thai baht

1 minute ago, wgdanson said:

Foreign Telegraphic Transfer. But that's only necessary if you need the deposit to show it came from abroad for Immigration.

The money Transferwise 'sends' is already in their accounts here in Thailand, so should not take that long.

thank you  now i  understand  transferwise use a thai bank here its not every time a swift transfer so looks like they can do a sort of  local atm transfer

7 minutes ago, wgdanson said:

FTT?

d ont understand FTT   i paid with my credit card on transferwise site then they say  will take 8 hours but 10 minutes later money was already on the way to thailand .

SPECIAL today transferwise money i used my master card to transfer  2300 euros to my thai bank kasikorn at  9.53 am  at  11.h14 email from  transferwise my money is on the way to  thailand.. i check kasikorn 13h42 money in account.....

the correct question SHOULD BE WHY ISAAN Girls are so pro in theier love marketing power ? what is it making isaan girls so pro  isaan girl are the best pro marketing for love farangs why ?do they provide 100% best sex play ?

3 hours ago, RotMahKid said:

Then, who-ever build this embankment made it to low and did not know that the seawater is rising step by step. If you are a regular visitor to some of Thailand beaches, you know and see that the tides are higher then 20 years ago.

yes  thais do not see it like that in cha am they built expensiv villa right on beach they just construct a wall ciment to stop the water !!!! but sea hight tide  go over the wall now

16 hours ago, bergen said:

I walked by a few months and considered to have a beer on the terrasse. I asked the waiter, how much for a pint of Singha. His reply was; 255 Baht. I moved on, and had one for 105 Baht at another place……...

 by the way i was the only guest on the terrasse and  2 guest inside the coffe shop

28 minutes ago, madmen said:

I think you dropped a star. Surely you saw the price next to your selection?

Thats not expensive for a 5 star hotel. Foodland has cheaper dining soi 5

the last time i eat at a hotel 4 or 5 may be  6 years ago .....i went to switzerland last january eating at 4 star hotel lunch in basel city train station aera lunch with meat and roesti + 1 glass of red wine  + 1 expresso + cookies exchange to thai baht it was 620 thai baht. Switzerland is very expensiv nowadays if you do not have swiss francs.

someone told me He eat cheese burger with french fries at amari hotel watergate pool aera restaurant for 860 thai baht + I beer its may be   normal rate for hotels here but its overpriced nowadays with a thai baht 34 to Euro........ but who cares !!

salary average of hotel waiters at restaurant 12.000.-- thai baht per month

On 7/2/2019 at 6:30 PM, Oink said:

A few years ago TMB started doing the same. I went to my branch in Royal Garden Mall and the Bank had gone. They made no effort to inform me of this slight change in our arrangement. Went to another branch and withdrew all my money ASAP. 

worldwide trend banks wil go for mobile banking paymend etc .......

from my experience... baby born in a hospital get automaticly paper and the mother has to put the name of ...... A FATHER......then back to home town there she is register she have 100% register the children.

she may not put your name at all..... if so you have not right to claim to be father ....

this happened to me i am not regsiter as the father of my daughter

i have a debit card visa for my deposit account  with 1.5% interest from siam commercial bank deposit 2 million baht interest jumpt to 1.7%

bangkokbank has  limitation for foreigners  they do not give same bonus benefit as to the thais