BKKKevin

No casualties if you don't count all the 7-11s for a 10km radius being emptied of thier Mama Instant Noodles... 

Many of the bigger cities and islands have rental Facebook groups for rentals... Take a look at the offerings and then email the poster who most likely is an agent... They may not rent you that unit short term but you can build a relationship with the agent and give her your specifications and she will most likely be able to find a place... Be careful not to transfer a huge amout of cash initially... Pay a reasonable deposit and say you will pay balance in cash once you at property 

2 hours ago, CartagenaWarlock said:

Yes, pushing from a US account to the Wise USD account is fast. My Chase Bank does it in a few hours. I have not tried CHarles Schwab yet. Let me try it by sending $10. Do you know fees and limitations of ATM withdrawal using Wise ATM card in Thailand? In my Wise USD account, I see I have a virtual card but no physical card in my possession. I usually transfer funds from my Chase account to my Charles Schwab account and then use their ATM card to withdraw funds in Thailand. But Charles Schwab pays meagre interest to hold money in their account; hence, I don't keep too much money in their account. My savings are in the WealthFront account, and my investment money is in the Fidelity account. WealthFront charges ATM fees for international transactions. 

I don’t have the Wise debit card I use Bangkok Bank debit card here… Other may chime in on it… My guess is the fees from Wise and the ATM would be significant… The nice thing about Charles Schwab is they refund all ATM fees… And as you pointed out they give you nothing for funds not invested… I have a Fidelity account and they also refund all foreign ATM fees and money sitting in their cash position is invested in money market at around 4.5%… This is the account my SS check is deposited…

I transfer funds from my Charles Schwab to me Wuse account... It usually arrives same day - No fee (US business time)... Once in my Wise USD account I can transfer to my BK Bank usually in a few hours... I always keep a month's worth of funds in the Wise USD account it gets almost 5%... If you go to your USD account and click more and then proof of accout details it will give you your Wise  ACH info to link your US account to it... I've heard people have just linked the SS deposit directly to Wise using this ACH method...

35 minutes ago, foreverlomsak said:

Only meaningful if the numbers are based on a standard criteria like population size.

Agreed!... If they were to this analysis base on prostitutes per capita Thailand would most likely be at the top!... 😋

The AC techs may be reticent to move the old AC... If it's old or a cheap brand they know there's a risk that in moving it they may damage it to the point it may not work... And they will most likely not get paid... 

32 minutes ago, nauseus said:

 

6 minutes ago, nauseus said:

 

This president gets attacked because he's a national disaster plus he even thinks he is funny.

I thought Stormy Weather was kinda funny 😄 

I have Truemove prepaid here and just add one of their roaming packages... If I were to stay a month... I'd just pop into the nearest Walmart and buy a cheap prepaid sim like Mint Mobile... If you have a phone that does eSim capabilities you have a host os options...

DIY has a few...

On 4/19/2024 at 12:07 PM, Jingthing said:

Here are some more possibly D list towns and cities with maybe one bedrooms under 1000 to consider:

 

Johnson City TN

Brownsville TX

South Bend IN (I've been interested in Fort Wayne but it's over D list)

Huntington, WV

Ames IA

Toledo OH

You also need to consider more than jugaste price…

Do you really want to live in a cheap place in the middle of the Bible Belt?…

Again to promote Tucson… Check out this group of retirees to the area…

https://www.facebook.com/Bears.of.the.Old.Pueblo

1 hour ago, Jingthing said:

Tucson seems like a great place to retire to me as well but it's above D list.

 

In the outskirts of the city there are a number of older 55+ parks that are definitely D list 555... You can get a older park model for $39-40k with a lot rent of around $5-600 a month...

https://silverkingco.com/communities/desert-pueblo/

I have my eye on Tucson AZ as plan B... A nice liberal city with good infrastructure and health care... a number of 55+ communities... The only drawback I see is the summers are brutal hot... But that can be a nice time to travel off season to Mexico (I've lived in Aijijicon Lake Chapala)....

Check out 

https://www.mhvillage.com

Why is this news?... 

My guess is the powers that be are doing a little house cleaning before they introduce their own digital currency... I wonder how much weed one can buy with 10,000 baht of digital currency?... 

If using Wise select the purpose as “Fulfill Visa Requirements“

12 hours ago, jerrymahoney said:

That article is dated April 16, 2023

 

The NY Times article is dated today Bangkok time

The article is from last year but the facts they present are still true today…

This stock is worth about as much as a Trump Steak…