KhunHeineken

Good to see you are doing something about it, and not just wishing / posting that the bad news will go away, just because it's bad news, See the words "income" and "savings?" Is an aged pension an income, yes. Is an aged pension earned from savings, no. You are the one banging on about marriage. Many people are not married. In any case, by your own admission, there will be tax to pay in Thailand, and that's all I have ever said. Please keep researching your own research to keep proving me correct.

Did you notice I said "taxed?" I didn't mention what amount. Your amount seems to conflict with other amounts posted on other threads, by other members, who have crunched some numbers. Thailand's tax is on remitted funds. They don't care about the source, or the source country. I suppose you are going to give me the "pensioners in Thailand will be up in arms about it" speech for a reason why Thailand will never do it, all the while while they are actually doing it.

Interesting times ahead in 2024. Australia may, or eventually want, their non resident tax, whilst Thailand is insisting on a resident tax. It does seem we are heading towards being double taxed for living in Thailand. An expat can escape Thailand's tax by having a holiday in a neighboring country for a week every 6 months, thus, always remaining under the 180 days, but escaping Australia's non resident tax may prove to be a lot more difficult.

Called out over what? It was a joke. Read it again, GOM. The TEAL's are doing well. They could create a movement. It would need a lot of financing. Whilst I may not agree with their policies, I would certainly consider giving them my protest vote. Now, what happened to Albo's caring and sharing government? In relation to resident / non resident / Thailand / Australia tax, I have said before the only way to dodge both taxes, would be to about 186 day in Australia, which would be less them 180 days in Thailand. If you have a look at the UK forum, you will see an interesting thread where their big banks are starting to squeeze non residents. I believe the UK also do not pass on CPI pension increases if you are outside of the UK, 2024 set to be an interesting year fr many retired non resident expats.

Wiki doesn't agree with you, nor do most governments around the world. he fantasy that this is no civil war in Myanmar is all in your own mind. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmar_civil_war_(2021–present)

I see you are even quoting yourself these days. You are probably the only person that reads your own posts.

Here's me thinking you actually post some content sometimes, instead of trolling me all over this website.

Been there, done that. I paid for a dedicated IP Address only to be blocked. When I emailed the VPN company and asked how is it an IP Address, only used by me, can be blocked by a website, their answer was, basically, data center IP Address are different to residential IP Addresses. I then set up a VPN to my router in my home country and haven't had any problems. For those who can not have access to a friend's or relative's router to VPN back to, I have suggested before to look into a decentralized VPN. Basically, someone in a house rents their router and bandwidth out to you for really cheap. You can stream and surf for hours on their residential IP Address for small money. They are pay as you go, not a subscription, so perfect for the casual user.

Of course I was joking. Lighten up little. Life is too short, and getting shorter by the day. On a more serious note, my whole life I have only known the Labor and Liberal Party o be in government, and I'll go to the grave only knowing those two parties to govern Australia. It's a shame there isn't a viable third party in real contention during elections to keep the other two parties honest.

Myanmar is in civil war.

I once asked a Thai bar girl how much she charges for a "ram." I got a more honest answer from her than the website in your screenshot.

The problem arises when banks and other companies blacklist data center IP Addresses, mainly for geo-blocking, but sometimes for a small layer of extra security. It's not a great idea to log into your online banking on wifi at an airport or cafe for example, unless you turn on a VPN to stop a man in the middle attack, but then many companies see you using a VPN and block you. It's a real PITA sometimes. This is why I set up a VPN to my router back in my home country. It looks like I am still in my house access banking, streaming etc, but I could be anywhere in the world.

I agree. Would you want to buy a place to live in whilst serving out your 2 years in Australia and the "correction" happens? It would see you lose a lot of money, the equivalent of many, many, many portable pension payments.

It's well known that property is a long term investment. Historically, property has increased in value, no denying this, however, property is also subject to boom / bust cycles. Also, property can be effected government decisions, such as rezoning, raising taxes etc. Then, you have the influence of banks with interest rates and their home loan policies. There's more to property than just supply and demand market forces. I agree whatever property you buy will increase in value over the longer term, but in my opinion, flipping it after only 2 years poses a risk to return on investment, and if it can't be sold, there's rates, strata, upkeep etc that has to be paid for whilst it sits on the market. The whole time your money could be earning at least 5% in a simple term deposit. If we are talking Sydney, yes, rents re high, but what you will lose in stamp duty, legals, and agents fees may mean it's easier and cheaper to rent for the 2 years. Just to show it does happen. https://www.smh.com.au/property/news/house-values-falling-nearly-1000-a-day-as-rba-warns-of-uncertainty-ahead-20220831-p5be8w.html

If they were to use fully imported cheese, the price point of the pizza would be more expensive than what tourists can get back home, so they use the cheapest cheese, hence, the title of this thread. This happens to protect Thailand's dairy industry.

The kebab shop on Beach Road, next to Mike's Shopping, still rolls them in foil and toasts them to make the wrap have just a slight crunch to it. I've always liked it when they are made that way. Very nice.

Not getting into the argument if a good pizza can be had in Thailand or not, but we all know the ridiculous price of cheese in Thailand, and I think this is the reason many places do not do a nice pizza, because cheese is one of the main ingredients to a decent pizza.

You agree with me many times, you just can't post it, because you would lose face. The Voice was nothing more than a distraction to the real issues hurting voters. Mainly, harsh economic issues. Albo needed something to say "look what we are doing. look what we have done. look how good we are. we ave bought the nation together." All the time pensioners can't even afford to turn their heater on in winter. Never said Dutton would be better. They are all as bad as each other as far as I am concerned. Ahh, Tom Uren. Didn't thy nick name him "Tom Urea" because he was as weak as p*ss? The proposed changes to tax residency was also the ScoMo government. Labor is running with ScoMo's religious discrimination bill as well. Perhaps a pattern is emerging.

A market correction was always going to happen. Sadly, what should be all about homes for Aussie families, successive governments have turned housing in Australia into a lucrative investment scheme, which sees your average Aussie a slave to a bank for 30 years, and also a declining birth rate. Madness, for a country with so much land. Bill Shorten went to an election with a policy of rolling back negative gearing, and we all know how that went. Just too many people on the investment property gravy train, to the point that's it's a drag on the government's bottom line. Thus, the Australian property market Ponzi scheme continues.

You'll be needing one in the future, for numerous reasons, some leisure, some business, nothing surer.

Yes, not very nice of the Australian government. The benefits system and superannuation system in Australia is different to that in the UK.

That's if it has gained in value to a point it covers the mentioned costs, plus agents fees on the sale, and any repairs and maintenance within the 2 years. If you don't get any offers nearing your asking price when your 2 year are up, do you sell for less and take the loss, or have your money tied up in a vacant property, which still attracts taxes and fees, until the right offer comes along?

$3660 a month for a cabin in an Alice Springs caravan park. https://bookings12.rmscloud.com/Rates/Index/12368/1?A=03/01/2024&D=03/31/2024&Dn=20240103214303&Rt=3&Ad=2&Mp=0&M=0&Y=0&Z=0#!/rooms Units in Alice Springs range from $230 a week upwards, with most being over $300 per week. . https://bookings12.rmscloud.com/Rates/Index/12368/1?A=03/01/2024&D=03/31/2024&Dn=20240103214303&Rt=3&Ad=2&Mp=0&M=0&Y=0&Z=0#!/rooms

Even if you can somehow collect a decent prize, in Australia, you lose your pension. https://www.news.com.au/finance/money/wealth/so-much-for-being-lucky-lotto-winner-loses-access-to-pension-after-winning-60000/news-story/c9420aa637b92be4ed66cea149d33893#:~:text=A widower who won %2460%2C000,dollars in a Lotto draw.

As another member mentioned, pre-nup agreements are legally binding in Australia. There were also other ways to minimize your exposure. Like so many guys in Thailand, people take short cuts, or think it's marriage forever.