timendres

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An article on Bangkok Post clearly shows that they are discussing taxing worldwide income. Currently, only two countries on the planet do this. The USA and Eritrea. This is a desperate act by the Thai government, and demonstrates that things are not good.

It is interesting. The gold sitting in my safe is not asking me to fill out any forms, nor is it reporting itself to any government agency...

Because you cannot purchase quality cigarettes, American Spirit for example, in Thailand. Why on earth the monopoly cannot produce a quality cigarette is beyond me.

i have a Bangkok Bank account set up specifically for my (US) social security deposits. While I have no debit card for that account, I am able to login to my account online and transfer money directly to my KBank account, which has a debit card that I use for spending and payments.

I have used the same agent for 10 years. If you can afford an agent, it is recommended.

I recommend the retirement visa. Avoid the marriage visa, unless you cannot afford the 800K deposit for the retirement visa.

Thank you for following up with this information. When I did my passport in March of 2023, this option was not available. I actually preferred just sending the bank draft, but this is roughly the same effort.

I was (last year) able to pay for my new passport using Pay.gov. I was using a US Credit Card to make that payment. This was the craziest part of the entire process: You need to go to a Thai bank (they recommend KBank or Bangkok Bank, but any bank will do). You show them a document that the embassy provides you that explains to the bank that you need a "Bank Draft" (I cannot remember the exact name, but it is the equivalent of a "cashier's check" in the US). You must send this bank draft with your application to cover the return postage. There is no alternative for this. You cannot send them a return envelope. That will bin it.

Why didn't the captain of the Titanic think of that?

Maybe that will help all of those who registered a post-paid sim in their wife's name... Hope so.

A consideration that increases in importance as one ages.

And AI will actually improve over time.

Oh dear. Nighttime robbery. He will regret that mistake.

Another example of why it is smarter to distribute assets before you are dead.

SO correct. The channel has 2.5k subscribers. Almost NO one was watching those videos.... until now.

Capitalism is not "failing". Governments are.

AIS in BKK. US speeds generally run around 300Mbs. For the past few days, it has been struggling to deliver 100Mbs.

I walk out of shops that do not take cash. I can understand a few setups where this might be justifiable. I still walk out of those. Life is surely going to get more difficult for me over time...

Not that I have seen, and not for me. I do not go to a market to save money. I go there to enjoy something that is unique and entertaining for me. Seems a lot of Thai people agree with my sentiment.

I agree. Years ago, I needed to move a small amount of items from one condo to the next. I found a local who charged me 500 THB to use his truck for the afternoon. He came, I loaded everything into the back of the truck, he drove to the new place, I unloaded my stuff.

The absolute worst case is that immigration rejects the application. When this happens, the passport will be stamped with 7 days to leave Thailand. In other words, you get a guaranteed 7 day extension, if not the full 30.

It is the "western mindset" that we (if you are over 40 yo) have been brainwashed with - ownership. If you are young, and can leverage a mortgage, then okay. If you are older, it makes less sense. Not only could the return on the investment of the capital exceed the cost of rent, but.... liquidity! Often overlooked, and often far more important than returns.

Yeah. It wouldn't have anything to do with the number of incoming tourists jumping to the millions.