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Nasa sure knows how to get its money worth when it buys a plane. Looks like they re-engined it with much newer engines.

First civilian airliner to go above Mach one. 

4 hours ago, BE88 said:

 

But it is certain that you should prove it with a document showing that you have paid the tax in your country and if it is not in English with an official translation paid for by you as was said in the video.

 

Good luck with the Thai revenue department deciphering a US 1040 long form, It won't be a simple document saying I paid taxes or not. Hopefully when I retire, we will only have to file a 1040EZ, a single page document.

My big question is how they are going to determine prior savings that have been taxed throughout the years vs actual income after I retire when monies are sent to Thai banks. The money I will have when I sell my house is considered tax free in California and the US. I figure If I receive that money at the end of one year, then stay in LOS beginning in another year, I won't have to declare it, does that sound correct?

Do other countries have similar tax preparation? Or is the US alone in overly complicated yearly tax declaration?

Thanks for any and all replies.

I've been flying with EVA for 30 years, they have continued to impress. The only thing I have a slight issue with is the seating on the 777. For some reason the seats on some 777 is 333, and others is 343. Obviously the 333 is noticeably more comfortable, but I would like them to do all the planes this way, right now its a crapshoot. Thai will never be up to the standards of EVA. 

My Niece is going through nursing school in Phetchabun, its a 4-year course. Next time I see her I'll ask some simple first aid things and see how much is really being taught. My wife isn't too sure about it though.

2 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

Thanks for clear report.

 

Regards bank statements....you used FD account. May have been different if you were using savings account. 

Sorry for my ignorance, but what is an "FD" account? and how is it different than a savings account for immigration?

Thanks.

They also make money by charging ridiculous prices for "overweight" baggage. Most if not all of the Int'l airlines have a 23 kg limit, Thai domestic and I believe Air Asia are at 20KG's per bag. So when you transfer to a domestic flight, it is lower by design. The fees are in the thousands of Baht for overweight by a few KG's. My wife tore up a ticket counter person about that. I thought she was going to get blacklisted, she is normally mild mannered, but mess with our money and watch out.

At least it wasn't a farang this time, that happens too much lately.

On 2/17/2024 at 3:25 AM, JimTripper said:

One meets a lot of guys like this at expat clubs.

 

 

I'm sorry, there was a story there somewhere, but I couldn't stop staring at his snaggletooth on the lower left. 😁

That story reminds me about the Brit who found a filipina through facebook, moved in with her and she, along with her family fleeced him for 7 years. I heard him described as the stupidest man in the Philippines. The guy was writing a blog on britishexpats.com for years, everyone was telling him exactly what she was doing but according to him he had it under control. The woman had 4 kids from a previous relationship when he thought she had none. I check in sometimes to see if he still around, and he is, surprisingly.

On 2/14/2024 at 11:52 PM, john donson said:

sorry but how can they know the bank account and syphon of money, to an account not linked with banking apps?   I have several millions in fixed account and even I cannot touch this money, only at the bank, with signatures and more paperwork...

I know, right? There is something more to this story. There can't be any way to get money out of a bank with just a picture. How do they know what bank? Account number? It is absolutely frightening if that is all they need.

Phone apps are ok, just have a going-to-town phone, and a separate bank phone, which is only at home, on a wifi with a VPN, no sim card needed, when not in use it is off and in the safe.

Interesting, why they aren't using Navy divers instead of Marines? I know the Marines are technically part of the Navy, but I didn't know the Marines had divers per se'.

Remember in the Brady Bunch TV show, when Carol had a minor fender bender and the guy she hit came in to court with a neck brace? Mike tossed his briefcase next to the guy and magically his neck was better. Maybe someone did that to see if he was BSing or not, I vote yes.

I do understand why alot of people get rejected, but why some others get a visa is beyond me. My wife met two single ladies, one in her early thirties and a member of the RTP, the other was in late forties, single had a masters in education, and a job at a university. Both took off and went looking for a guy to marry. The Cop got married pretty quickly, the other lady went from San Diego to Boston to work in a friends restaurant. The Cop is still here, the Older lady went back with her Aunt after 5 years. My wife is disgusted by both as it ruins it for her Brother and Mother who would have like to come for a valid visit.

What is weird is at around same time my MIL applied to come here for a month or so, she had a passport, land, and was 72, not exactly looking for a guy or a job, she was rejected as a high risk something or another. These two younger broads received visas and had ulterior motives. My BIL would like to come, but we know better. My MIL died in 2019, lovely person, and never made it for a visit. My wife is a citizen now, but won't apply for her family to come over. Too much BS, but it is understandable why there is so much to go through. I have thought, jokingly, to have my BIL come to mexico and cross the border illegally instead of a visa, but my wife would be pissed as she absolutely hates illegals.

The amount of daily flights doesn't make sense, In Sacramento we have 150 daily flights, its a small/medium size airport.

A few years ago I would even have called it podunk.

Are they thinking peak hourly traffic? The TAT/AOT seem to get their numbers wrong alot. 

I hope that A330 pictured is a retired plane, it is very ratty looking.

Did you have two factor authentication? When I log into my accounts, it sends a code to my cell via text.

Thinking about it now, it also allows you to send it to an email on record, but that is blanked out mostly. But if the email was hacked, then the security would be moot.

I'm with Schwab and Wells.

Would you get a text from the states?

That is a real stinker that USAA isn't copping to anything.

Thanks for all the replies, I was hoping that after a few years, everything would kind of fall away and you would just not be in the system anymore, guess that's not the case.

I figure that we (or me) will make a trip back every year or two. It would be easier if I were to keep my California DL, but with that, come jury summons.

I have heard that one of the Dakota's (North or South) allows you to claim residency without actually living there. I'll need to look at it more closely. My reasoning is that possibly I can get a DL and not get any summons? Thats what I heard anyway. 

Thanks for all the replies, alot of great ideas.

Hello all,

I am looking to retire in a few years, and am trying to get things situated before hand.

This actually will have two questions.

The first is as the title specifies, I am in California at the moment. 

The second is, how did anyone get the junk mail separated from the legit mail after they moved? My wife and I don't have kids to impose on, and we don't want to burden our friends with going through the junk and real mail. unless that is the only way to do so?

I will probably ask a close friend to if I can use their address for bank stuff, but really nothing else.

Any help will be appreciated.

Thanks.

I have Libby app on my phone that is connected to my Library here in Sacramento. This allows you to download any ebook in the library for 3 weeks. But I download as many as I want (Up to 50) then turn the kindle on airplane mode. The book electronically returns to the library on time by itself, but it won't delete it from the kindle unless you connect to a network. Airplane mode greatly increases the battery life. Best thing the books are free, along with any magazine subscription to magazines that they have.

BIL's stepson is an NCO in charge of a group of caretaker soldiers for a park on a mountain. The caretaking is cleaning hotel rooms that are used by tourists, and working in the coffeshop for the visitors, there is also a large residence there for SOMEONE who hasn't been there for 40+ years. I won't say where, as it is a good gig.

Anyway, back to the point. When my BIL and his wife go to see him several times a year, they are encouraged to fill their tank on the pickup truck, as the military allows its soldiers to use the free fuel. Most of the other soldiers take advantage of this and let their families fillup. I am guessing that they sell it to locals too. The fuel tank is filled up once a month. Supposedly it is for the generator, but since the gen unit hardly ever runs for the large residence, they use it before it goes bad and get it filled up monthly. From what I understand, this is common all over.

The key word is "income". Due to the agreements between LOS banks and other counties, it would be very unlikely that you as retirees would pay anything other than what is normally taxed as income. Savings would not be taxed, as it is not income.

As much as the current government is courting western businesses to set up shop here, double taxation probably isn't in the cards as it would be a huge turnoff to any foreign investors.

I believe that the current people in charge now, as much as most do not agree with how they came to be, they are pretty savvy businessmen and know how to attract investment. 

Of course YMMV. ????

On 8/21/2023 at 11:47 PM, The Patriat said:

I have been abused by Thai immigration and I am speaking up for everyone I am speaking up for all retirement visa's ,business visa's and Thai wife Visa's guys I know what's going on in all immigration offices and my crimminal case has the proof submitted Thai Immigration Nationally will have to Appear in a Crimminal Court when the case is heard in September 2023 or October 2023 I have lived here since September 2006 it's become very bad at all immigration offices since March 2018 and I am speaking out about everybodies complaints and I was on a marriage visa until immigration took that away MY THAI WIFE VISA  from my passport and I am still happily married and I am still living here in Thailand and Division sends me a registered postal mail letter to sign for and the letter from Division 1 was written in Thai then translated to English ,in the contents of the letter is mainly nothing but lies of it's explanation of how immigration officers know regulation or rule or there knowledge Incase a foriegnor were to question a immigration officer about anything in relation to getting a visa stamp no matter what kind of visa stamp is requested the letter tell mostly lies and it indicated that immigration officers are respectful this is a big lie once you complain they turn and become disrespectful to us but they complain and bitch at us about showing respect to them as immigration officers and they are the first to catch the attitude of disrespect towards us ,as the old saying goes you show us respect then we in return show respect to you but in Thailand it does not happen this way as all Thai Immigration Officers think that they are always in the right ,actually there in the wrong and corrupt by the upper level in immigration Division 1 there is a Real Crimminal Case to be heard in Bangkok Crimminal Court ,details of the case will not be given here but there is plenty of evidence submitted nationally it involves most immigration office nationally the immigration office way up north like Chiang Mai or farther north are not involved but every office south of Chiang Mia to the very south of Thailand all immigration offices are all being called out on a corruption activities or events they took in to there own hands in decision make all immigration offices are not run the same as they all should do everything exactly the same and no immigration office should just be able to do just as they themselves want to do as has been occuring for the last 5 to 7 years so all corruption is to be exposed before immigration were to change everything in October regarding all visas and regulation and requirements the calendar needs to be turned back to before the year 2018 immigration is where the pointer finger is pointing at for tourism failure and for Thailand foriegn investment and Thailand economy failing and falling cause immigration is solely destroying its own country all by itself this is a know fact " Stay Tuned for the Crimminal Verdict of the immigrations Plea they will have to answer lots of Questions it's a very long list longer then a Roll of Toilet Paper too  To all Passport Holders I am Speaking out for all of US here Living in Thailand as Forignors we are being abused ,and used and taken advantage of and our money  in a local Thai bank is being abused and taken advantage of cause Thai immigration has zero banking knowledge and they don't know anything about money finances or about money investments of how real income is made or shown in reality from the entire world in a legal way such as stocks, bonds,or government bonds reality will be setting in here with in the next two months I won't give much details but if people want to be able to speak let me know as I will as for more witnesses to be able to join the court hearing ,This Message is Not a Joke and I ask the Adminisrators or moderators to keep this Post up it's a Real Case 

I wish you luck but spellcheck is your friend. Punctuation would make it readable too. I am afraid you may stir up the wasp nest and make issues for the rest of us, but hey, I have been wrong before, and will be wrong again in the future.

I like the new ideas you have for the wall. We also have land that is built higher than the adjacent area. Could you let us know what the price of the cement rings are? My wife and I are discussing it at this time, although a few years from building a wall. Thanks.