georgegeorgia

2 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

If lucky enough to even have a balcony or a window to look out 

 

I suspect many don't, considering how cheaply they tells us they can live on.  Apparently a decent condo would take half their income, saving the other half for cans of Archer & fags.

 

Livin' the Dream, although TH does seem a better choice than some cold and damn council dwelling 

Yes consider where they would be living in the UK or Australia on that amount and living in a 21sqm unit near the beach in Pattaya is a far better alternative 

31 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

Sitting alone, unwashed and unshaved, having perhaps  a yesterday croissant warmed in  the microwave, watching the guy opposite with no shirt and a fat belly, smoke a cigarette, surrounded by an AC unit and drying underwear........... living the dream!

Air conditioning unit?

I guess most have a fan

Do you really need Acon ?

10 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

Why would I want to eat brekkie out, or sit in a bar.  Never had a brekkie out that I couldn't prepare better myself.  Without the need to shower and prep to go out in public.

 

Have a better view from my dining table than most restaurants and bars, unless they are surfside or high on a hill with a view.

 

Same goes for a bar, and last place you'd find me, sipping a few, whether in the USA or TH.

 

Saying that, I did enjoy my brew pub time, quite often when living  in Memphis, TN, USA area.  But it was a really nice pub, in house brewery with excellent view and nice setting.   Once a week was enough though.  Added plus, I rode my bicycle to it, and return trip was all downhill 

 

But to eat 2 or 3 brekkies out or sit in a bar 2 or 3 times a week, NO THANKS, boring.

 

Only not having a decent kitchen would necessitate dining out.  

Yes very true

And some of these 21sqm condo rooms in Pattaya have no kitchen.

They need to buy a microwave and a hotplate to cook 

7 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

Don't think I ever met pensioners in the UK who spent all their time in bars or buying breakfasts.

Mostly they'd eat and drink at home, with a weekly visit to the OAP drop-in centre for a free cup of tea and biscuit.

You OZ pensioners must be really rich to spend your retirements in sports bars and cafes.

Your right 

But....there is no free Senior citizens centres in Pattaya unlike Australia/UK

So it leaves bars 

11 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

In a discussion on living on 40,000 a month, what is the relevance of this? Is it particularly expensive?

No idea if a keto diet is better for you on 40k a month but I'm guessing any exercise is

The thing is gyms are expensive in Pattaya comparable to Australia 

1500 baht a month !! 

Probably better looking for a Condo with a gym or just doing walking 

1 hour ago, Mike_Hunt said:

Glue plates to trap animals are cruel.

Exactly 

I refuse to use them for the cockroaches, I'm spraying insecticides everywhere instead 

They maybe possums too .

You will have to hire a Thai tradesman to go up there ,that's the only way 

2 hours ago, Cameroni said:

I get woken up EVERY morning by the Thai grandma next door screaming at the top of her voice to some child. How can this woman not consider other people?

 

Old women are truly a curse.

 

Unless it's your mother of course.

Oh put the old AC/DC on at full blast !

4 hours ago, Caldera said:

 

Can you really not imagine having that much money? How much do you spend per month, 20k? In reality, 40k really isn't all that much!

We are talking about living on the Aussie ...or... and I was going to say "Pommy"  pension in Pattaya ....but apparently the word "pommy" is now offensive so must say UK I guess to be PC ..

The thing is ,I was paying 100 baht a beer in those sports lounges in Soi Bukhao ,how could one afford that everyday if on a aged pension of roughly 40-45k

You would have to quickly get to KNOW where to drink or eat cheap and I mean QUICK otherwise you will lose your pension 

No going to breakfast everyday ...well ok, it appears most of you pensioner  expats DON'T anyway ?

No going to the Sports lounges to pay 125 baht a beer !

The difference is ,you can live on it in Australia or the UK ,can you do it in Pattaya?

Actually seeing a GP in Australia is not free unless you can find what you call a "bulk billing" doctor which means charges the Government not you , hard to find bulk doctor nowadays so it's roughly $60 (1200 baht)  to see a doctor unlike the UK where apparently it's free for pensioners to see a GP???

Medicines also not free in Australia I think $5 (100 baht ) for pensioners , correct me if I'm wrong as I'm not yet on  the aged pension 

As for living in your aged pension in Pattaya, is it cheaper to cook your OWN food or just buy cooked Thai food?

1 hour ago, tmd5855 said:

38 years at sea and offshore at times for 7 month stretch, my room were not any bigger. 

You make your own routine.

The difference is ,you were getting paid ,it was a workplace 

1 hour ago, jippytum said:

Proof these international red notices work facilitate bringing fugitives back to face justice in Thailand. 

Pity it doesn't work for HiSo individuals and politicians. 

Oh tell 'em the price son !!

1 hour ago, Polaky said:

There is no comparison at the moment with the aud$ scraping dregs, In Australia it cost me less than in Thailand,  I breath clean air, near a beach with clean water, cook my own food, no gmo's, yes i have a gf 😀,  no 90 day reporting, no visa, free medical, follow a keto diet and exercise regularly 😀 

You live cheaper in Australia?

It's possible I guess , especially if you live in the country 

For Aussies pensioners living meagre in Asia , I found a forum board full of Aussie pensioners living in asia

dspoverseas.proboards com

9 minutes ago, henryford1958 said:

If you are a long term UK expat you won't be on 40k a month. Mine was frozen 8 years ago and being contracted out in the UK i only get 26k a month, forever. Couldn't live on that.

So how do you survive?

I was listening to Sydney's talkback radio station 2GB to hear a heartbreaking call from a pensioner who couldn't survive on his meagre pension.

We will see more moving to Asia to survive ,whether that be Thailad, Philippines or Indonesia 

Disgusting!!!

https://www.2gb.com/64-a-week-heartbreaking-call-from-struggling-pensioner

3 hours ago, quake said:

P.O.S.

Should be in jail for 10 years for that.

It was attempted murder.

Well you should know , you wre a judge in the high court in your previous life and thankyou for your service

1 minute ago, Packer said:

 

and regularly going to the gym in their 70s? 

 

A local park with an exercise machine section is more than adequate for fit guys in their 70s. 🙂 Better socially too for being with similarly aged people every evening. 🙂 

I don't mix with others 

When I'm at the gym ,earphones on ,pump up the volume and lift !

11 minutes ago, Ben Zioner said:

..to live off barely survive on.

Well the point is ,they do in the UK on 40k  ,maybe they live in council housing ?

But they do ,granted it's free healthcare 

38 minutes ago, Packer said:

 

There's a very well stocked gym near here that is 30 baht for as long as you want. You scan a QR Code to pay, so I guess Australians could just pretend to scan it. Either way I doubt it would break the bank. I'm not sure using a gym is fully advisable for pensioners. 

Well that's another topic ,but there is many fit guys on here 

Just now, Mason45 said:

I've said this repeatedly to all my friends when they first hit Thailand. Most arrive as tourists and then become expats. If you keep on living the life a of a tourist your health and wealth will decrease dramatically.

Excellent point 

And how does your life then change?

Looking for alternatives?

Cheaper expats only bars?

Becoming more of a homebody ?

Cooking more at home ?

Going to beach road to pick up ladies ?

1 minute ago, emptypockets said:

I pay more than that for medical insurance in Australia.

True, but that's for private hospital health insurance 

A pensioner in Australia or UK can use the Free public hospital system 

4 minutes ago, Mike_Hunt said:

If you can live off that much in Sydney, then you can live better in Pattaya based on cash flow.  

The only negative is the..... medical insurance,at average 6k a month one member pays !!! That's $300 AUD a month !

5 minutes ago, simon43 said:

Modern condo 300m from Jomtien Beach = 7,000 THB rent/month (top floor, outside balcony)

Traditional wooden house in 1 rai of land in the hills north of Chiang Mai = 4,000 THB/month (for my radio hobby!)

Vios car = 8,000 THB rent/ month

Medical insurance ($100,000) = 6,000 THB/month

 

That makes 25k THB and still 12k THB left over from my reduced UK pension....

 

And yes there it is ,the medical Insurance!

A Aussie pensioner /UK pensioner would have FREE health care in their own country 

Thats where that budget can be eaten in Thailand 

No way around it UNLESS you can make the trip back to your own country if illness happens