1 hour ago, FritsSikkink said:

Nice for you that you are happy with that. I like good food, nice drinks, cigars and live music. Have 3 houses on different locations and 2 kids who need a good education.

I like good food, nice drinks, quit the cigars, and occasional live music.

 

Only need 1 house, and the kid is out of Uni & self sufficient now.  Although was going through about 35k a month for about 5 yrs.  Money well invested for her future, with many returns.

 

Implied ability to live inexpensively, doesn't mean we do.  Only have 2 vices/addictions ... sex & food, easily satisfied.   All smiles here ????

i think you retired or not, working or not you need min 50-60K baht to live normally in thailand. A medium thai person salary is between 30-60K 

if we add some farang luxury taste in to this salary i think 50-60K is good enough. this money includes normal night life too, and mostly good food. We need to remember that everything is money in thailand. and things are getting real expensive real quick these days. the local restaurant i usually eat raised the prices significantly. shops are the same. no need to mention fuel/gas. 

 

if you want to have a luxury life.. you need min 100K and more.

 

how you spend your money is totally up to your personality, your interests and etc. so no need to argue about these things. its also related how much you get. if you have the money you can replace your dirty sofa every 2-3 years, if not you cannot simple as that. thats where the money goes. details like this. 

 

i know many thai people who just entered work life are getting 12-18K dont know how they survive, big respect to them.  

 

when i watch those stupid youtube videos such as how to survive in thailand or what i spend in 1 day i really laugh. They are only for show. there is no way a farang will survive eating chicken on rice 3 times a day every month.. 

 

2 hours ago, Sparktrader said:

Can you marry steak?

Girls should be pink and warm.

Steak bloody and hot.

Not same!

 

I think the question is not really how much we have to spend. The question is how much can we afford to spend?

 

Travel, nice food and drinks, cars, home. Do we just want to survive, be comfortable or live in luxury?

If someone can afford to spend 200k a month, why should be spend only 100k? To leave it for the children so they will waste it? 555

 

 

 

16 minutes ago, problemfarang said:

there is no way a farang will survive eating chicken on rice 3 times a day every month.. 

Actually, it is possible if you have to.

Many of us are just used to living with a lot more than we really need.

Common fee 25K per month

Golf 12K per month

 

50K per month... dont think so..

Is everybody including in their monthly spend Medical Insurance/Medical costs not insurance covered?

43 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said:

Actually, it is possible if you have to.

Many of us are just used to living with a lot more than we really need.

medically and biologically impossible

 

and i agree we live lot more than we need.

Yes & No:

... yes spend less than <฿20k a year for all medical expenses and covers both of us, USUALLY; includes full med check up, and meds, IF needing.

 

... not so USUAL, I had a med oops last week, (1 overnight procedure) that rang up a ฿201k and change bill @ govt hosp.  No monthly health ins. bill, as silly priced for what they would cover, IF, I could even get coverage @ 67 yrs old.

 

50 some years of never paying healthcare premiums, and I'm well ahead on that financial curve.  That's what emergency / oops funds are for, the unexpected, though at my age, not so much any more, and just a matter of time.  Hopefully quick and inexpensive.  DNR 

15 minutes ago, problemfarang said:

medically and biologically impossible

So what do you think would happen to you if you would have to live from 10k per month?

Would you die?

How are millions of Thai people able to live with that kind of money?

12 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said:

So what do you think would happen to you if you would have to live from 10k per month?

Would you die?

How are millions of Thai people able to live with that kind of money?

Well they are eating (mostly) unhealthy & dirty street food and most of them getting some diseases. Plus we are talking about farangs here. 

26 minutes ago, problemfarang said:

Well they are eating (mostly) unhealthy & dirty street food and most of them getting some diseases. Plus we are talking about farangs here. 

No street food needs to be dirty or unhealthy.  Simply choose wisely.  Brick & mortar restaurant doesn't ensure clean or healthy.

 

Went into the kitchen of a farang managed bar/restaurant, for a 'smoke'.

Holy F'n Buddha ... never ate there again ????  And it was a favorite for my weekly pork chop or burger, while sipping a few.

2 hours ago, KhunLA said:

I like good food, nice drinks, quit the cigars, and occasional live music.

 

Only need 1 house, and the kid is out of Uni & self sufficient now.  Although was going through about 35k a month for about 5 yrs.  Money well invested for her future, with many returns.

 

Implied ability to live inexpensively, doesn't mean we do.  Only have 2 vices/addictions ... sex & food, easily satisfied.   All smiles here ????

You've showed photos of one addiction what about the other?????

5 hours ago, nigelforbes said:

I agree. We don't try not spending and we have plenty of cash reserves if we need them. But our 50k a month lets us eat out four/five times a week, support a niece at university and run two vehicles. Our utilities cost 2,500 a month and we own our home. 

Hmmm. I expect you paid for the house but I doubt you own the land it's built on.

1 hour ago, problemfarang said:

Well they are eating (mostly) unhealthy & dirty street food and most of them getting some diseases. Plus we are talking about farangs here. 

Don't know where you have observed street food, but that's not generally true, IMO.

6 hours ago, 2baht said:

Durian! ????

 

22 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Hmmm. I expect you paid for the house but I doubt you own the land it's built on.

I own neither the house nor the land, my wife owns both....what was your point in the context of spending each month?

I live for far less than 600,000 baht . Well under 200,000 baht . I have 600,000 baht in pension income plus i have income from rent . The property is unincumbered . Rental income covers all electricity and any improvements . 

 

 

I spend more than a million Baht a year but I have a wife and two daughters

14 minutes ago, itsari said:

I live for far less than 600,000 baht . Well under 200,000 baht

You spend less than 17,000bt per month?

1 minute ago, JayClay said:

You spend less than 17,000bt per month?

Correct

51 minutes ago, JayClay said:

You spend less than 17,000bt per month?

cheap charlie 555555

i haven't got a budget as such but 50k is easy enough, if you have your own condo avoiding rent helps. Guys with wives and fake girlfriends would be paying far more on wages and buying food etc dragging them round everywhere 

58 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

i haven't got a budget as such but 50k is easy enough, if you have your own condo avoiding rent helps. Guys with wives and fake girlfriends would be paying far more on wages and buying food etc dragging them round everywhere 

What about fake wives even married ones?

I could easily live on 50k pm as well as my wife - In central BKK

I spend about 22.5pm. Wife spends about 12k. Sushi out every 3 weeks, steaks in every two weeks. I cover our expenses and mine. Just living - no medical, holidays. But two nts out boozing and 4L vodka, 1L bourbon.

6 hours ago, problemfarang said:

i think you retired or not, working or not you need min 50-60K baht to live normally in thailand.

Perhaps. As we are both working I think we spend less than retired folk. We are happy to lay about on weekends, certainly no need to go out weekdays. Single men out all the time. My lunches are free and wife wife gets all sorts of free stuff at work.

 

I took the job as something to do but parlayed it into serious income and saving.

 

But we have no time. Rather, we take big holidays three times a year.

1 hour ago, jerrymahoney said:

What about fake wives even married ones?

yeah let's include fake wives too

7 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

Girls should be pink and warm.

Steak bloody and hot.

Not same!

 

Very rare

1 hour ago, jerrymahoney said:

What about fake wives even married ones?

What is fake wife?