sugarnob

One more piece of advice..... Go and have a look in Cambodia. Seriously.....it's a great country and the cost of living is a fraction of the price of Thailand. To me it's a no-Brainer. The wife will be close to home and can visit Thailand easily at any time..... Have a look !

Well I don't want to be cynical, but I have to say this for your own benefit.

Your biggest 'challenge' to your finances may end up coming form your wife.

Now I don't want to be judgemental, but, you wouldn't be the first farang to ever be 'taken for a ride' by a Tahi bride !

So my advise is this PLAN, BUDGET and most importantly, RETAIN ABSOLUTE CONTROL of your finances.

Regardless of how much you love your wife, and she loves you, try and plan for the event that the worst or unthinkable may happen.

WORSE CASE EXAMPLES of teh dream going wrong :-

Your wife gets run over by a bus and is killed.

You may get hurt or injured or become sick and need medical care.

You buy a house or start a business in your wife's name and then things to go wrong between you.

You open a joint bank account and suddenly your saving all go as your wife's relatives all get sick etc....

Your wife turns out to be already married and has a Thai family back home.

You could start off very well, but, slowly the dream starts to slip away, at about the same pace as your savings.........

So budgeting, planning, strategy, self disipline and prudence are the KEY TO SURVIVAL and HAPPINESS.

I don't want to send the wrong message, and I hope you and your wife live very happily in Thailand, but please, please talk to some of the guys over there who have had a 'Thai wife experience'.

You are right to be cautious, YOU ONLY GET TO SPEND YOUR LIFE AND YOUR MONEY ONCE.

Make sure that WHATEVER happens, you retain and keep control of your money, your wealth and you NEVER lose your grip or control over that.

Good Luck !!