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3 hours ago, neverere said:

No Thai's use bicycles? Are you sure about that. I see many daily, not a stitch of Lycra to be seen.

 

Omg ..he was using slang " the Lycra" crowd , in other words the new age young type maybe Bangkokians , ever walked thru Lumpini park in the morning?

South Americans are just as arrogant, I think even worse than Russian 

38 minutes ago, Old Croc said:

As stated, I don't have the need to tell Centrelink anything.

I left Australia at age 62, before qualifying for the OAP. I had/still have a comfortable superannuation pension and other assets, which pretty much would have disqualified me from the govt pension at 65 (I used their calculators to check).

So, to answer your question, no, I couldn't have claimed the OAP a few years later. Selling the house for much more than double what I paid 8 years earlier and organizing a second pension stream with the cash certainly put that out of reach.  

With my intention to move permanently, and having previously endured the pitfalls of renting property, considering the age of the property and likely ongoing R&M, the sky-high property market at the time, selling my house was the only sensible option.

 

Anything else I can help you with?

More fool you 

Paid your taxes saved your money  and you get nothing !

😂

5 minutes ago, Korat Kiwi said:

Don't know if I'd want to be doing much in Myanmar.... Its a bit unstable methinks. 

 

Although others maybe able to confirm what it's like for foreigners. Could be a bit risky. 

I only have another 20 years of life left so I can take risks 

4 minutes ago, The Old Bull said:

Cash flow or profit?

I guess profit , he had so many businesses , young ,wealthy ,fit 

I think he even owns the muay Thai gym.

A very nice guy 

Well that's not good for me China thanks for the link.

It says if your over 60 your not employed 

What about Vietnam?

I just want a part time job so I can retire from Australia

I have my retirement fund already so won't need much 

I can get a TEFL but I have no uni degree 

Maybe Nepal ? Myanmar?

Anyone know where I can go to teach easily ?

2 minutes ago, The Old Bull said:

A fellow I know had a couple of bars in Pattaya, told me they were B 3,000 a day to run before you could slip a few batts in your pocket. So if you make B 20 on a bottle of beer that means the first 150 beers don't make you any profit just cover expenses. Don't sound good to me.

That would be hard 

Even though some bars make millions of baht , there was a young guy in Soi 6 who had many many bars pre covid who was raking in the money 

I just was reading about a guy aged about 60 from Australia who went to China to be a english teacher

Apparently he had no previous experience

It sounds exciting life 

I like to change my life now I'm 60 and wonder what the requirements are for places like China , Myanmar , Cambodia 

Is it easy to apply in China ??

7 hours ago, Mike Lister said:

All you type A people who are going to retire by the time you're 30 or 40, you better have a plan about what you're going to do. Retirement isn't a destination, it's a only a mile maker along the way.

Absolutely

I think it's not only financial reasons guys head back to their own countries  after retiring in Asia disillusioned, it's because they had no lifestyle plan.

13 hours ago, Olmate said:

Been there.. done that! 

And hopefully your very last trip won't be too far off !

3 hours ago, Lacessit said:

Person is sexist male, it should be persibling.

I never get in the way of anyone on ASEAN, who shows determination to make an idiot of themselves.

Sounds like your discriminating against sexist males?

You should treat everyone with respect 

3 hours ago, Pattaya57 said:

I'd hate to be retired and have to drop Netflix to save money. It's only 149 baht per month so go two beers a month less instead 😀

Doesn't seem your getting your money's worth being on here all the time.

10 minutes ago, bbi1 said:

Yep, I've got no problems in that department when a hot girl is involved.

Sounds a bit sexist ?

We must accept all sexualities and genders and being a old PC woke lefty  Greenie socialist ,you should say the word "person" instead of "girl" although I'm unsure of the pronoun that "person" may be when you get a "stiffy" 

Oh FFS tell me to shut up 

3 hours ago, Olmate said:

"worthwhile expats"? 

Ones that will be in Thailand in 10 years 😉

Some won't be 😁

15 hours ago, Pattaya57 said:

You can always tell the insecure, worried that some fit navy boys are in town so they won't be a handsum man this week-end lol

Ha ha ha so funny ..... 🙄🙄🙄

On 2/24/2024 at 2:38 AM, Celsius said:

 

yes. a lot of things don't pass the smell test in this thread.

Still kicking tells a lot of lies unfortunately

Not sure why ,he has 2 investment property's he said but rents out a small flat in the outskirts of Perth 

And gets the OAP even though his wife works and his rental income .

I guess if the investment properties were in her name and she is not married to him and living at a different address it could be done

On 2/23/2024 at 4:11 PM, Old Croc said:

I'm from Perth, retired in Issan on a farm I bought, but obviously in the wife's name. Haven't been booted out yet, but it would hurt her more than me as I have a couple of permanent income streams which fund daily living here. She would struggle without that coming in. I could live comfortably elsewhere in Thailand in a rental with a hired maid/carer if it ever came to that.    

I sold my house in Australia as I do not plan to ever return there. I am Centrelink independent; my income would probably preclude qualifying for any OAP. Certainly not worth travelling there to apply.

I haven't checked rental prices in the Perth for years, but at your age, would advise to rent rather than buy. Your cash reserves can be better utilized, as a poster above suggested. 

I presume your kids don't live in the central city, so the Murray St rental mentioned above is probably unrealistic as a guide. Perth is reputably the longest city in the world so you may end up living a long way from the city itself and have little reason to go there.  (cricket?)

So if you hadn't sold your house in Australia you probably could of claimed the OAP 

Obviously you would have to tell Centrelink it wasn't rented out , probably better to sell it as you did

Then if you own your own condo 

You still have strata fees , electric , internet , Netflix , phone , water , and big one medical insurance

You don't need a motorcycle or car plenty of transport in Pattaya

Without naming your business,who has a business here in Pattaya?

Do you own it more as something to do rather than massive profit?

Not everyone has a bar business to make money , of course if your breaking even it can be a hobby for someone retired and looking for company in terms of talking 

There was a bar like that in Soi Bukhao

But I'm not a people person I hate people 

I was listening to a German guy years ago who told me he rented a shop house for his German restaurant with a apartment on top free rent ,he said ,I make nothing but I get free rent 

It's not as easy as it sounds 

What business do you have or your partner ?

1 hour ago, BigStar said:

 

One of our cherished fantasies. In fact, US military personnel won't be indulging.

 

You're still living in the 90s.

You saying this Gen of navy are "woke " ?

I remember the 80"s 90's navy would go out party hard ,had the navy police out & about patrolling too even Boyztown was full 

Tipping is still happening digital

I noticed this with pizza delivery 

1 hour ago, Prubangboy said:

for the first million sessions, it's just punch and kick.

 

Jet Gym offers the Kombat class daily with a membership.

Absolutely! 

I find this with most fighting schools except of course BJJ , punch ,kick ,elbow sometimes you begin to think it's all the same 

1 hour ago, mrwebb8825 said:

If you're coming to Pattaya for fighting just wander around beach rd and walking street with your best gold chains on. There'll be a gang of ladyboys every few 100 meters to fight with. Wear your Gee so you can claim it was all just for sport.

Seems a lot of homophobia about ladyboys , why stereotyping?

I have never ever had a problem with ladyboys