BKKSnowBird

buy or rent a land and buy a mini house on wheel. keep all you cost low by using bicycle. grow vegetables. get prepaid cellphone and borrow Wi-Fi from Neighbours. get a job in a movie theatre part time so you can watch movies for free.

Dont forget to always get extra napkins to use for toilet paper.

I see NO appeal to living anywhere in the midwest. Boring, boring on top of boring.

Not tipping a massage girl atleast 20% of the total is just wrong.

I usually tip 100 baht on a 300 baht massage if it was good.

Yeap. Many of the hotels there are also Korean owned.

Call it what you like (or already did) one of the key elements for me if I ever returned full-time to the USA would be to live in a state where I could light up a joint whenever I liked and not be worried about breaking the law. I lived in Colorado for 5 years in the 1980's and where recreational pot is now legal but my last winter there, when for several weeks it never rose above 0 degrees F (F -- not C), convinced me to move as soon as I could.

Florida had a 2014 ballot initiative to legalize marijuana that fell narrowly short and it will most likely be again on the 2016 ballot.

BTW when I said Arkansas which has expanded Medicaid I was not thinking of Little Rock but something just across the Mississippi River border from Memphis, TN, which is a far more happening place in a myriad of aspects.

I think FL is only looking to pass medical pot but I dont think it is very hard to qualify for a card.

I have not been to Vegas in years but have some friends there. They take full advantage of the shows and buffets! You can join an entertainment club as a local and get free last minute shows. Tourist pay big bucks for those seats so empty seats doesn't look good.

I think you are also correct about maybe not standing out as much for being a former expat.

I will have to check out Pittsburgh. Sounds interesting.

Portland Oregon sounds like it may check many of your boxes? Rents are going up but no need for a car there.

Many cities also have "income retricted" rentals if you make under 30k/year. I lived in one many years ago in the DC area. Brand new and great location. Google it for any city you are considering and/or search key words on craigslist.

The 3rd debate sure was chaotic that had nothing to do with the moderators and everything to do with the participants.

Paul Rand "I want to make Government so small you wont be able to see it". So what will he be presiding over as President? Nothing, a total unregulated Corporate 'free for all'. Will he be dismantling Copyright, Intellectual Property Law, Corporate Tax rebates, One super bank with no competition, Corporate R&D rebates, Food and Drug administration no regulation, Environmental Protection Agency totally unregulated environmental protections.

Fiorina removing ALL Government regulation that causes the problem in the first place. Well hold onto your hat Carly. The GFC was caused by the REMOVAL of Government regulations that is what CAUSED the GFC. Again what will she presiding over as President? Nothing, it will just be a Corporate profits 'free for all'.

In each and every key sector damaging America is the lack or removal of Government regulation and inaction that is at the core of the problem.

Each and everyone of them saying remove Government from peoples lives and in the next breath enacting Government legislation to correct problems.

How the American people can swallow this Right Wing foolish propaganda is beyond me.

Whoa....some Americans swallow it, not "the American people." Fewer and fewer Americans swallow the rightwing crap on this point and across the board. Look at the Bernie Sanders candidacy for instance. Your post jumped from the 3rd Republican debate to the US Government and regulation then to "the American people," so the leaps and bounds of logic and reasoning need some particular attention.

This is a year of self-discovery and self-revelation for and about the Republican party. Many new trends and developments in American society are manifesting in the Republican party this year. One of 'em is that virtually all of the Americans you're thinking of and about --the rightwingnutosphere-- now form the base of the Republican party. Which makes the Republican party the party of the past.

America's dinosaurs.

Although the points had been made many times in numerous recent threads, it's apparent not everyone got the memo, hence this post, written in the spirit of being informative; advisory.

An absolute fair point Publicus. What always concerns me is the American people voted in GWB. Not once but TWICE!!! He all but destroyed the country. If someone like GWB can get past the American people even a person who has had a lobotomy is Republican Presidential material. Actually that may be a step up. During Romney's campaign I developed a nervous tic such was the stress at the thought of him having a chance of winning caused me psychological damage. Of course once he got caught out with what he truly believed 'Republicans hate poor people' I started to come good. After GWB American voters make me nervous.

GWB is was made me turn democrat.

Looks like Trump's plan is working! 1. Guarantee Hillary the win. 2. Make a joke out of the GOP.

The SS Disability Fund should not be allowed to rob the Retirement Fund

Where should the money come from? People on SSDI have paid into the system just like people getting retirement. Why should they suffer because they became unable to work due to disability.

Declare 5000 dollars.of income on self-employed English teaching. Pay 750 dollars tax. That's 4 credits per year.

Keep in mind that you need 40 quarters to get a check when you retire but the amount is based on 35 years of paying in.

If you only have the min 40 quarters; the amount will be very small. Those statments you get assume you will continue to work at a job that pays FICA.

I don't think you can pay into social security as an employee in Thailand. If self employeed, ok.

The 100k exclusion is if you are out of the country for the required days. It does not have to be the tax year. It can be May to April.

Following. I used my US forwarding address when I lived in Thailand to get new cards.

Alwsys afraid they would cut me off if they knew I lived here.

Money

Rice cooker is really all you need!

Cat

I find it hard to believe that someone who lived in the country for 3 years on tourist visas does not already know their options.

Seems to be a popular topic in the visa run vans I found myself in.

If you got lots of cash, there is always an option.

Where is the op? I guess he was looking for the secret cheap option.

Do they really need to post pictures?

32 is too young to die. Rest in peace young man.

Why did the law firm only say a 50/50 chance? Your odds seem very good to me after reading your situation.

Glove

Party

Vegas

What is the pay for teaching online?