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1 hour ago, bkk6060 said:

1 hour ago, sitti said:

What the heck are you talking about. I wasn't talking about a rent. I was talking utility costs. For example, currently I'm paying on average 20,000 baht per month for electricity alone in Bangkok. Back in California, I was paying around $250~300 per month. That is the cost of maintaining the same level of our lifestyle in Thailand.

Unless you live in the largest mansion in Bangkok, your info. is totally bogus.

I was paying $400-$500 a month in California.

I pay about $60 here.

Water in Calif. $60. Here $10.

Maybe check your math....

we live in the outskirts of Pattaya. our home is not a large mansion but a comfortable size. personally i think that an electricity bill of $60 (THB2000) is either bogus or it calls for condolences. here's one of our old bills which is representative what we are paying since many years. consumption 3-3,500 kWh in the cool season, 4-5,000kWh in the hot season.

19 minutes ago, marcusarelus said:

I live outside Bangkok and have 2 ac on all the time 3bdr home 3 people.  Water 200 baht per month.  Electricity 3000 baht per month. 

you can save even more electricity by adjusting the settings from 30ºC to 32ºC.

joke aside... "running" x-numbers aircons y-time in a home that has z-numbers bedrooms means nada, zilch, nothing.

1 minute ago, Nyezhov said:

I dont.

Who needs wine???

i don't "need" it but i do enjoy sipping a small glass of Port in the evening.

33 minutes ago, fakename said:

If they are the big pots, then fill them with other stuff, dont let them go empty.

som tam?

4 hours ago, mogandave said:

I think a 40’ container (34,000 lbs) to US east coast is $5-6k.

make that 58,380 lbs / 26.48 tons loading capacity / gross weight 67,200 lbs. freight can vary daily and also depends on destination port.

1 hour ago, Ctkong said:

Wife is in Singapore but girlfriend is in Bangkok.

you wicked man!

13 hours ago, whitemouse said:

What is cheaper in Toronto, than in Thailand, I'm very curious.

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theguyfromanotherforum said:

drinking world class tap water...

would all the eggsburts who recommend Singapore inform themselves by reading

https://www.guidemesingapore.com/business-guides/immigration/permanent-residence-pr/pr-scheme-for-investors

12 minutes ago, melvinmelvin said:

the frogs have overseas territories in Asia

 

they don't!

10 hours ago, Jingthing said:

11 hours ago, GinBoy2 said:

Singapore, or if really really have money central Tokyo

Which points out the big question, what is their goal?

They could afford to live in either of those places but their wealth wouldn't be particularly powerful there.

Or pick a lower cost place and be closer to the top level.

whether they could afford or willing to match Singapore's "entry fee" for residence is highly questionable. on top of that the proceeds/income  of the required investment would be taxable.

1 hour ago, theguyfromanotherforum said:

8 hours ago, The Theory said:

It’s not about moving to Canada. 

This guy was financially supported by wife (as he told in his old posts). He is a “Serb” who is holding Canadaian citizenship. He complained a lot about Canada and the system as well in his posts. My guess is things has gone sour and no more support by wife. 

 

 

Lie.

 

I was never supported financially by my wife. Find me 1 post where I said that.

 

Your "guess" couldn't be more wrong. By all means, keep that username alive by theorizing. I'm "guessing" it's jealousy that I am not paying my wife a salary and that she is a self sufficient Thai woman who I didn't have to buy a house to win her heart. 

some of your postings could have easily lead to this theory even though the theory might not apply.

4 hours ago, dallen52 said:

But I started work here in the 2008 to 2009 dream period. 

Happy days.

not exactly happy days for those who saw their investments drop down 50% (and more!) after the bankruptcy and global financial crisis caused by Lehman Brothers bankruptcy in september 2008.

1 hour ago, dallen52 said:

AUD has gone from 33 down to 23.

wrong perspective mate. please look at the 20 year range.

AUD/THB went up from 23.29 (jan 1999) to the present 23.59 (both interbank rates).

4 hours ago, Nyezhov said:

Lets use the most expensive for one hit a day. that will cover guys who maybe hit cheaper places twice a day. So lets say 1000 baht worth of drinks, 1000 baht bar fine per day, 3000 average between ST and LT, add three meals at 500Baht a meal (cuz you know he is eating western food), a hotel at 1000 and we can say, 7500. Add taxis, tips, condoms, fags....how about lets call it 10,000 a day. Give us 7 days, how about 70000 baht per monger.

 

The key is not to double count. So you would have to mark the targets with a paintball gun.

i've seen these kind of punters who throw around money as per your estimate. at least three, perhaps even five, during the last 13½ years of my stay in Thailand.

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yellowboat said:

YOu would think that given how much the junta loves money, they would just leave it alone.

any source for your claim?

1 hour ago, manarak said:

6 hours ago, Ks45672 said:

 Thailands economy is not surviving on expats  banging hookers..... ?

1 USD net inflow in the balance of payments is worth 10 GDP dollars.

based on my calculations it's only 9.36 GDP Dollars

2 hours ago, Lacessit said:

Aircon in Thailand would be essential. A fair strain on a motor already relying on air cooling.

that is correct without an additional condenser panel with an electric fan. father and son are doing an excellent job and might have thought of this. but space in the engine compartment of a "bug" comes at a premium.

1 hour ago, Laza 45 said:

a few years ago I was down to 19 Bt to the $Au..

the lowest ever AUD THB rate was 20.95 on october 20, 2008

2 hours ago, Time Traveller said:

Fortunately, sarcasm is not understood by the Klingons. In fact, thinking is not their strong points, but they often repeat well worn out tidbits of advice to maintain the illusion of intellectual superiority ?

any advice no matter how well worn out is superior to the ridiculous fairy tales pertaining to finances you have been presenting over several years.

4 minutes ago, MikeN said:

Some predictions have the Oz dollar at around $0.50 US, but that is the US dollar going up rather than the Aussie going down. The Thai baht is already considered to be overvalued so it is very unlikely to go up too, the net result will be the AU/TH rate remaining pretty much the same as it is now.

Paramount Chief of the U.S. of A., World Twitter Champion and Leader of the Fre World™  Donald Trump thinks indeed the Baht is overvalued. 

2 hours ago, Time Traveller said:

Don't worry mate, I first came to Thailand when the Aussie was 18 to the Baht......had some great times then !

most probably 18 Baht bought in these times what 100 Baht are buying today. in the early 70s, when i first visited Thailand as a tourist, i paid 60 Baht for SIX rock lobsters in a proper BKK hotel restaurant. 

21 minutes ago, Stevemercer said:

A coup would put a headwind into the Baht's ride and at least hold it up a bit.

where do you see any headwind (GBP THB) and (AUD THB)?