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Just now, Jingthing said:

It's comfortable. That's all.

It depends on your lifestyle. I cannot imagine having a more comfortable life than I have now, and I have nowhere close to a million bucks. My pensions and Social Security leave me with more than $2,000 dollars left over at the end of the month after I've bought and done everything I want. That's without tapping my IRA. I live a simple life and love it.

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I'd still be here, same house, same woman but maybe a new car. I'm OK with my life and what I have.

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I would still be here, in the same house, doing the same things, except I would probably run the a/c more often during the early evening. Would probably also order some more rare books from overseas.

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Retired here at 42 , 35 years ago , money was not an issue , have had a good life here ,traveled to many places around the World ,but just feel comfortable here.   regards worgeord

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I'm so thankful I've got the few friends I've got now I'll be even more thankful if I have the same friends when I'm 70+. I'd make sure they're well taken care of. 

 

Pus I would go out of my way to make someone that has to grind out a living smile every day. i.e. a good tip, a joke, a small gift, etc. 

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I was working in Singapore when I retired & could easily afford to live there so I guess (Visa Issues Aside) I could afford to live most anywhere

 

Also had a Filipina GF of 8 years & we’d built a house in Davao.
 

But at the end of the day when it came to retiring (technically 18 months before as I was already renting a condo in Bangkok) I picked Thailand because I love the place (warts & all).
 
If I win the lottery (had a go on the UK one yday whilst visiting my parents, didn’t get a single number) I’d still choose Thailand 

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Mostly likely Majorca, buy some land and build an off-grid storage container villa, elevated with sea views for Mar through till Oct. Oct to Mar, then back here in Jomtien. Plus a couple of F1 weekends (Melbourne, Singapore & Silverstone) a year and the Rugby World Cup and Lions tour every 4 years. Couple of mill would easily cover it.

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17 hours ago, gargamon said:

Would you still reside in Thailand or would you move elsewhere?

I would like to give Andorra a try ????

 

But truthfully my wife & I are very happy as is with not much money but a great home paid for in our current country & a paid for home in Thailand where we visit 3 months a year.

 

Almost every day though we ask ourselves would we like to go back to full time in Thailand & in many ways we would (We previously lived full time in Thailand from 2011-2017)

 

But as it stands we live in a beautiful mountain setting here at 4000' elevation & temperatures are always between 13-23c & crystal clear air quality AQI averages under 10

 

Again we are not rich but happy. We are not sure why we even question going back to full time in Thailand...

 

I guess family & there is always something we miss...albeit much we also do not miss too...Immigration,bad air, dangerous roads,heat 555

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3 hours ago, mania said:

I would like to give Andorra a try ????

 

But truthfully my wife & I are very happy as is with not much money but a great home paid for in our current country & a paid for home in Thailand where we visit 3 months a year.

 

Almost every day though we ask ourselves would we like to go back to full time in Thailand & in many ways we would (We previously lived full time in Thailand from 2011-2017)

 

But as it stands we live in a beautiful mountain setting here at 4000' elevation & temperatures are always between 13-23c & crystal clear air quality AQI averages under 10

 

Again we are not rich but happy. We are not sure why we even question going back to full time in Thailand...

 

I guess family & there is always something we miss...albeit much we also do not miss too...Immigration,bad air, dangerous roads,heat 555

What country has the "beautiful mountain setting here at 4000' elevation & temperatures are always between 13-23c & crystal clear air quality AQI averages under 10?"  Sounds idyllic.

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What country has the "beautiful mountain setting here at 4000' elevation & temperatures are always between 13-23c & crystal clear air quality AQI averages under 10?"  Sounds idyllic.

Yes but no Thai women unless westernised.

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1. Buy a very upscale and off-grid ready (solar panels, batteries) RV and spend a good 5-6 months a year travelling North America. Mostly the west and north though. Perhaps spring and fall.

 

2. Summer months in Toronto for a taste of home, plus live baseball and chance to see NFL as well.

 

3. Winter months in Penang. Great weather, perhaps the best food culture in SE Asia, interesting and walkable streets. 

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10 minutes ago, bignok said:

Yes but no Thai women unless westernized.

Actually many Thai women have also found this place but usually as wives ????  Although we have met a few single ones who came for studies

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1 minute ago, mania said:

Actually many Thai women have also found this place but usually as wives ????  Although we have met a few single ones who came for studies

Westernised Thais are no better than farangs. 

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57 minutes ago, bignok said:

Westernised Thais are no better than farangs. 

Nice pigeonhole you got there ???? 

 

So I guess you also believe any Asianized falangs are no better than Asians? ????

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People with real money do not retire in a country with no road safety, no walkable streets, no environmental conservation, no town-planning rules ...

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People with real money do not retire in a country with no road safety, no walkable streets, no environmental conservation, no town-planning rules ...

Sorry, which idyllic country is this.

 

Can't be Thailand nobody walks in the streets, too hot???? 

Road safety? I've been driving here for years, I don't find it particularly irksome. Indonesia is about the same, except maybe slower. ???? 

No town planning. Great, if you fancy painting your house two-tone purple and pink.

 

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13 minutes ago, JackGats said:

People with real money do not retire in a country with no road safety, no walkable streets, no environmental conservation, no town-planning rules ...

So what you need is Nana Plaza in the Bernese Oberland..........is that what people would refer to as heaven on Earth I wonder?

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3 hours ago, Hanaguma said:

1. Buy a very upscale and off-grid ready (solar panels, batteries) RV and spend a good 5-6 months a year travelling North America. Mostly the west and north though. Perhaps spring and fall.

 

2. Summer months in Toronto for a taste of home, plus live baseball and chance to see NFL as well.

 

3. Winter months in Penang. Great weather, perhaps the best food culture in SE Asia, interesting and walkable streets. 

Is that feasible for someone over 70 years old?

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4 hours ago, Hanaguma said:

1. Buy a very upscale and off-grid ready (solar panels, batteries) RV and spend a good 5-6 months a year travelling North America. Mostly the west and north though. Perhaps spring and fall.

 

2. Summer months in Toronto for a taste of home, plus live baseball and chance to see NFL as well.

 

3. Winter months in Penang. Great weather, perhaps the best food culture in SE Asia, interesting and walkable streets. 

# 1 & 2 work for me.  Scratch #3, and just do the inter'l upscale hotel circuit if bored on the road.  A few art museums & viewpoints I wouldn't mind peeking at.

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14 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

# 1 & 2 work for me.  Scratch #3, and just do the inter'l upscale hotel circuit if bored on the road.  A few art museums & viewpoints I wouldn't mind peeking at.

Like the fat man said, "Two out of Three Ain't Bad".  

 

#1 really appeals for some reason. Sitting outside, grilling a quality steak, seeing the desert sunset.... doesn't get any better. 

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Divide the world into <deleted>, ok and nice (for you) and after that it isn't where you live but how you live.

I bet there's plenty happy and also depressed people in Monaco and my guess is the ratio would be the same in chiangmai.

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On 5/28/2023 at 1:21 PM, bignok said:

Life in a spaceship would be like living on a boat but with more logistical issues, issues with oxygen, more problems with food and going to the toilet. Be a nightmare after 1 week.

All that AND Captain Jeff?

 

Meh...

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On 5/28/2023 at 7:03 AM, bignok said:

I would split my time between Chiang Mai, Koh Chang and overseas travel. I wouldn't really live anywhere.

 

 

Yes.....assuming I couldn't actually live in Nana Plaza I would just live in hotels the world over.

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2 minutes ago, Will B Good said:

Yes.....assuming I couldn't actually live in Nana Plaza I would just live in hotels the world over.

There are some pluses. Room cleaning, pool, gym, breakfast, wifi, tv. Provided the room is sizeable it is a good way to live. I have been trialing it at a budget level up to 1000 baht.

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2 hours ago, bignok said:

There are some pluses. Room cleaning, pool, gym, breakfast, wifi, tv. Provided the room is sizeable it is a good way to live. I have been trialing it at a budget level up to 1000 baht.

We did do this for a year........during covid lockdown we were the only guests in a 5* resort in Pak Chong...illegal at the time.

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3 minutes ago, Will B Good said:

We did do this for a year........during covid lockdown we were the only guests in a 5* resort in Pak Chong...illegal at the time.

Illegal? I went all over Thailand during the lock down travelling on my motorbike. Just a few places had lock downs as far I know in Thailand related to factories and markeds

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