Martin Brit

Paying by card for me means I no longer have to wait around for the delivery, they will leave in my Condo lobby as it is prepaid.

Exactly, you might say they cannot afford to live in Thailand. I have friends in England who were Billy big <deleted> when we were younger, earning loads & spending loads. Never saved to pension. They still work into their old age because the state pension isn't enough & they have no other income. Remember cash is king, its not, put it into pension & reduce your tax bill whilst saving for a guaranteed income for life. Cash reduces in value by half every 10 yrs.

Here is what I did. In UK get a 60 day tourist visa, when applying online they email it to you within 3 days. Easy to do. Go get a 30 day extension to that at immigration making 3 months. I left and travelled 30 days in Indonesia (4 months). Back to Thailand visa exempt 30 days (5 months). Guess you could extend that another 30 days and leave Thailand for a shorter period. Up to you! But easily doable.

Spot on. Just eat less

Can I add a question to this topic please. If I leave Thailand on my retirement visa with multi entry, how long can I be absent from Thailand? Eg I have had visa since November. If I go to UK now can I stay there 4 months?

You will get an email explaining exactly which day your money will arrive. No hmmmm about it. If they say on Wednesday you get Wednesday.

Not necessarily, as it has a volatile nature and if you're brave enough you can trade from a low cost platform (not Revoult). The swings are often 5-10% & frequent. 4 reasonable trades in a month 20%. Personally I am rubbish at it so have opted out of crypto these days.

Here is what I have done. I don't know if it is the best way or not however:- I have left the 800k in a UK bank earning 5% interest. The interest it will earn for one year is more than enough to pay for a visa agent to do everything including open a bank account and multiple entry.

Everyone has WhatsApp? Surely or Messenger

Pia main street is same as Greek St in Pia main street is same as Greek St in Leeds. A long row of bars selling weird coloured drinks to kids who don't know what a beer is. You could be anywhere.

I'm 67 didn't like Pia one but. Be prepared for 200 dopey young backpackers walking down the street every day in just wet shorts having been on a mass river tubing and drinking trip! I could go on ...

I always think these are FAKE NEWS stories put out by the police & tourist industry. Just my thoughts: - It's always a Ladyboy. Just to make the mass tourists & the mass tourist industry & associated stake holders attached to it feel there customers will be safe in Thailand. I always wonder if the Ladyboy is the innocent victim put up for show. Most report a stolen gold necklace. And because of this jittery stance from the Thai Police & tourist industry, the Indians probably know it is easy to get a "Theft Report" from the police to submit with their insurance claim & get paid out for a loss that never happened, but the Thai Police always seem to haul up a guilty ladyboy - really.

In UK it is possible to leave 800k thb equivalent in a UK bank earning 5% for a year. The interest will cover the cost of using a visa agent. Much easier. Can you do same in US?

Annuity rates in the UK at the moment (if you know what an annuity is) are 7% plus and guaranteed for life so buying one now is a good deal over investing in property rentals. Renting you have maintenance costs and rental voids. If you want to rent out property my advice is:- Buy in your home country where you understand the market and the law and rent out. Do not do it in any foreign country. If you can't afford to do that then you probably can't afford to retire