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I don't think our village got the memo the misses was outside burning the rubbish this morning my Thai is bad when I wake up so just let her get on with it 🙂

Very true @thaibeachlovers was definitely using the term 'own' a house loosely I guess we are all at the behest of our hosts in some way 🙂 had enough bad relationships to be quietly confident this one might work 🙂 Did used to go to the gym a bit but been a bit busy with the house so might resurrect that this year - was the new years resolution just not got round to it - there's always 2026 🙂

I've spent 15 years temporarily employing ladies you should have sent her in my direction I am sure we could have come to a contract agreement

🤣 The forums would be boring though if everyone was WOKE 🙂

Good luck moderator with everyone polite and civil 🙂 I have been contemplating a new invention to patent and hope nobody steals my idea. It already exists on cars I believe a breathaliser before you can start your car, I have been contemplating developing a similar device for a computer.

I have met a few guys who told me they worked for MFI or was it Screwfix? My memory evades me 🙂

I spoke to my AI friend for this as I don't speak that intelligently but pretty much what I said in the last post 🙂

@georgegeorgia dude I wouldn't be so worried about it - fits in with a thread the other day I started wondering why there is so many SAS in the country. I very much doubt undercover foreign police are allowed to follow anyone around without the inclusion of the RTP as they would not allow it, I am not saying if you get arrested by RTP and it is for something extremely serious there may be an envoy from a home country observing according to some news stories. I don't have personal experience of it myself but I think that is how it operates. I have never heard of any incident myself where a foreign law body was allowed to arrest someone on Thai soil as it would break sovereignty, deportation and extradition are extremely possible under very serious circumstances I would imagine but also I have only ever heard of that being initiated by the Thai authorities. Any issues 1800 POMPOLOLAW we take on any case on a no win no fee basis 🤪

Muppet - no other words for him I've woke up from being unconscious from a coma before and the last thing on my mind was knocking doctors and nurses out - working out where I was and why I was there was more important Psychological issues maybe this idiot then get back to your own country and sort it then return when you can treat people respectfully

@Celcius Damn didn't have the end bit of the joke here it is! From 2:35 full joke 🙂

I'm knocking around with you fella. Its like that joke that got told on BGT about a guy walking into a bank and the cashier could only give him 3 quid from his account, and there was a homeless guy outside the bank and said to him "mate can you lend me 50 pence to get something to eat" and he said "no worries I'm coming with you if you can eat for that" (the guy on BGT told it much better than me 🤣)

Hi @howerde you could be me by the sound of things 🙂 Definitely live Rural in Sakon Nakhon, although stopped going to the bars hasn't stopped me buying a few beers to drink in the house! My only hobbies at the moment are electronics and microcontroller programming which doesn't really get me out that much, the misses has a farm here and most of her family do also so do get out and about a bit on that, miss my buddies a bit in the city but do get back every now and again. Very true though on the boredom in rural locations I think it is more down to who you can communicate with also, my Thai is reasonable but not fluent so limits who I can have a proper conversation with. My main hobby the last year has been building the house so that has kept me busy and given where I live probably one of the less expensive areas of Thailand to build a house but I have well 'westernised' it 🙂 my toilet is probably bigger than any condo I have ever lived in and plenty of room in the bedroom for office desk and my wall mounted 55" TV, super-fast Fibre, Isan hes definitely progressed since I got married to my first wife (I know I never learn) here in 2010 🙂

All good chaps, all input appreciated! Only been back in the country the last couple of years so forgot everything I knew about Thailand from 2016 which isn't a bad thing I was definitely a bit dafter back in those days 🙂

I'm guessing ph is phone @Ben Zioner and @KhunLA as opposed to acidity 🙂 all good on that one, only 300 per month for AIS definitely one of my lower bills 🙂

Slightly off-topic as the OP but I think AN is great especially for subjects like this where someone genuinely does need advice, I have used the immigration forum before also. I joined back in 2016 when it was formerly Thaivisa and I was living in Thailand for a while since then have lived different parts of the world until I more recently decided I wanted to settle in Thailand for good hence my topic post.

Top advice everyone, and definitely given me a few things to think about. Appreciate nobody giving me any overly sarcastic comments also, just looking for genuine advice from xpats that have lived in the country much longer than me.

Yes @BritManToo @SiSePuede419 hahaha my oldies in the UK are still knocking about done well for themselves and healthy so I cant count on any inheritance just yet! 🙂 (joking aside I hope they are around longer than me which is a probability!) My house is not a 1500B/Month apartment 5 beds 2 bath and the misses oldies living with us which I need to budget for also 🙂

For sure thanks @Lacessit that is pretty much exactly what I am aiming at with pension savings etc, and a little bit extra with my 25% lump sum from the private pension when I am 57

Thanks @bkk6060 as mentioned usually travel but generally only to one of the resorts for a week at a time a couple of times a year with the misses so the bar surfing there is minimised for me 🙂 Have an occasional game of golf with my friends but 1000 baht or so usually covers that with a few cans of singha included! Health insurance is a difficult one I have app[lied but pre-existing conditions can't get so always keep a little aside for that from my general savings. We own a car and motorbike (Honda wave!) so that doesn't break the bank 🙂 My initial calculations are sort of at the amount you mentioned 50k-100k (150k max possibly with some tighter months in the event of travel or unexpected expenditure medical etc) a month should be comfortable from my private pension and savings.

Ouch! Already own a house and car so hopefully should reduce the expenses a little bit. Married but no kids, only usually travel a week at a time and usually only in Thailand to one of the resorts maybe.

Thanks for the input guys all very sensible advice. The medical insurance one is an issue with me as fairly recently had a couple of serious health issues that would probably prevent me getting medical insurance. I have done a lot of the calculations and should still have savings by that point, also the state pension should kick in about 10 years after that. Me and the misses like to travel a bit also so need to keep a bit set aside for that also along with a chunk in the hopefully unlikely even of any repetition of previous medical issues. Going to get 25% of my private pension fund at 57 which also should be a good chunk then a reasonable monthly payment after that. I keep on reviewing my budget obviously as over the years circumstances change etc. I am certainly a lot more aware of it than when I was a bit younger and more carefree but its bye bye to those bahts now 🙂 Thanks again all, I think there is definitely some budgeting I can do to ensure it will be a comfortable amount of money especially after chunk of the savings went building the house.

Hello all, just wondered peoples thoughts were on this. I currently have a retirement visa in Thailand down to my savings and age however I can't touch my personal pension until I am 57 years old. I live in the north of Thailand and my wife and I have just built a house so rent would not be an issue. I am not a huge drinker but will meet up with friends every now and again but don't hit the bars every day. I am sure similar questions have been asked before I won't go into full details of the value of my personal pension but I think it is reasonable. At a retirement age of 57 in my circumstances people with more experience of Thailand than myself what would you recommend/suggest as a minimum retirement fund and not working, I understand questions like this are subjective and relative depending on point of view and circumstance but just looking for peoples point of view?

Not sure what the point was in blurring his eyes if anyone has met him would be easy to recognise just looks like he has a pair of sunglasses on

I can spell the word hypocrite ok you have been giving me hassle about my opinion the bishop getting involved in politics and you said the same thing way before my first post!!! What's happening you just like arguing? @madone