Farang123

Ok Guys,

I am living in Thailand.  Have a Thai Bank Account.  I want to buy bitcoin a.s.a.p.  Some years ago I signed up for coins.ph which apparently is the same as coins.th but I never bought anything.  Doing some research I heard a lot of bad reviews about coins so I'm hesitant to give them any money.  Also tried coinbase but apparently it doesn't serve Thailand.  So can someone guide me step by step to buy some damn bitcoin?

I really appreciate it.

On 3/26/2021 at 10:11 AM, Freddy42OZ said:

 

There are no dumb questions. Only dumb people who don't want to learn.

You can in theory purchase cryptos in any country, the issue however is where are the funds coming from.  There are places that will let you buy with credit cards but the fees are quite high, then again given the value of BTC I would probably consider that if I had to. 

You can even convert the coins to funds on a virtual visa card or onto an ATM card which allows you to spend the money as you need it.   Again these do incur some extra fees so only really an option if you have so much money that a few % in fees doesn't bother you or you are just really desperate to get at the cash. 

You can now buy and sell crypto with PayPal.  That might be an option for you   

https://www.paypal.com/us/webapps/mpp/crypto

Coinbase and Binance (two very large well known crypto exchanges) both accept credit cards 

You can also buy and sell bitcoin globally using localbitcoins.com      This could be a good option if you know what you are doing.


Hope that helps

 

Can you buy bitcoin using Coinbase from Thailand?  I was just reading it's not available here.  I'm a newbie looking to buy some bitcoin a.s.a.p.  I have a coins.ph account but I haven't deposited any money into it as I read a lot of bad things about the company.  I opened up the account a few years back at someone's recommendation but never bought anything.

I have personal experience of karma as well so I know that without a doubt it is true.  This knowledge is very beneficial as you will be determined to do many good deeds in this life to ensure a good future.

Best luck to everyone...

On 7/25/2020 at 8:34 AM, teacherclaire said:

20 to 22 hours of teaching time/contact hours is rough. But being there from 7.30 to 4 pm is normal. I scan out at 4.30, sometimes later, and I also start at 7.30.

 

  Lesson planning is part of being a teacher, be happy that the Thai teachers are talking to you. It shows that you're accepted, and it's not harmful. 

 

I also teach more hours because we are a few teachers short. The COVID 19 crisis will have an end one day, nobody knows when.

 

  If your salary is okay and they treat you well, think twice before you leave. Other positions are worse.  Best of luck! 

 

    

My salary is 28,000 a month.  It's on the low end of the spectrum.  What are you making?  

On 7/16/2020 at 7:03 PM, moontang said:

I just saw an ad for Substitute Teachers in Phoenix.  All you need is a four year degree in anything and a fairly clean rap sheet.  155 USD per day.  Zero meetings, free lunch, almost no lesson planning, no age restrictions...

That's great but why would I head to the USA- the epicenter of the covid-19 crisis right now?

Most of the schools will hire whoever the first person to apply is.  I don't feel like they "shop around" at all.  At least that's how it's been with me...

Well, when you put it that way... ????

I have a degree...

And before the trolls jump in and start spamming.. I am not complaining about the salary.  But it should inform how hard I'm willing to work in the position.

I took the job at the beginning of the covid outbreak because I needed a visa and they were willing to get me one several months before I was due to start teaching.  It worked out well because the classes got pushed back an extra two months...

Thanks for  your comments.

My salary is 28,000 a month ????

Hello All,

So I started (Monday) at a new school outside Chiang Mai.  I had previously arranged my visa and the job many months ago but do to covid and so forth the start time has moved back.  When I went for the two preparation days my school informed me, that since they could not get any other foreign teachers for the time being, I will have to take every class from Mateom 1-6.  This is like 2000 students as I understand because there are 10 different classes for each grade.  On top of that, because of some weird social distancing they are trying to practice, they have me breaking each class into two parts.  So it's like teach half the class for 25 minutes and another half for the remaining 25 minutes.  They have me teaching all Mateom 1 the first week, followed by 2 the second week and so forth.

I have only worked at one Thai school previously and I taught Pratom 1 and 2.  Only 2 different classes.  The hours of the current job are still around 20-22 of teaching per week.  Plus they said I have to do an English camp once a week and maybe some camps on weekends occasionally.  Also have to be at the school early to talk with students and do the national anthem.  It seems like I'm going to be spread awfully thin with so many classes.  Does anyone have any opinions or advice about how to deal with this situation?