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Recommendations of a quality Slow Cooker
If you were cooking a batch of 4 average size portions you would only require 1 Oxo cube. The Thai Knorr stock cubes are considerably cheaper (any meat or veg flavour) and perfectly adequate. Add a bit of additional seasoning (not too much salt as stock cubes are naturally salty) ground pepper, mixed herbs etc. You can crumble/dissolve the stock cube into whatever liquid you will be adding to the pot. As you mentioned in a previous post, chicken or pork will work fine. You are better off with a slightly fatty cut of meat ie. chicken thighs or pork shoulder etc (as opposed to chicken breast or pork loin) as the leaner cuts can dry out during the cooking. Always best to brown the meat off first for added flavour. If you want a thicker gravy/sauce either dust the meat in plain flour before browning. Or just sprinkle a spoonful of flour over the meat and veggies before cooking, add the stock and give it all a stir. -
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Splitting my time between Thailand & my originating country....
Feel free to discuss the merit of holding "covid time" against returning foreigners, here. The other topic can only be discussed openly in forums not adhering to the "Trusted News Initiative" (sic) guidelines. -
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US Medicare - what do most expats do?
But.... a similar requirement to be a "U.S. resident" also applies to the Medicare Part B coverage that you have and have used, correct? Not geographically specific like Medicare Advantage plans, but general U.S. residency for Part B (technically) as opposed to being an "expat"? -
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Must Read Its Happening - Law to Tax Overseas Income Now in Progress
In my home country, bar girls do pay taxes, like everybody else who works. It doesn't matter at all whether the money they receive comes from abroad or not. If they receive a gift, they don't have to pay tax on it (no conditions like "customary" etc, as in Thailand - but the threshold is much lower than in Thailand) My tax advisor in my home country also has clients who are bar girls. -
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Must Read Its Happening - Law to Tax Overseas Income Now in Progress
To make it more spicy. Do not declare it as a gift, if the girl is not married with you. Declare it as a credit on your transfer slips. Credits are not income. Credits are not taxable. -
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2 Trips / 2 Passports - Combine Re-entry permit with Visa Exempt?
I'm here on a retirement extension and have two trips this month. Will depart for trip 1 with a re-entry permit in passport A. Can I return from trip 1 and enter visa-exempt on passport B, leave on passport B and then return from trip 2 on Passport A with the re-entry permit? I'm guessing worst case is that VE might be declined and then will have to use the RE permit? It's not a big deal either way, just looking to save a little time and money. -
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[QUIZ]US Politics - Post WWII
I just completed this quiz. My Score 40/100 My Time 128 seconds -
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Must Read Its Happening - Law to Tax Overseas Income Now in Progress
This bargirls thing is funny. May all lovers who send money to there country girls from abroad, should write on there transfer banking slips: Credit for sick buffalo. Or Credit for ill grandmother in hospital. Then it would not be taxable income. 😁 Easy. -
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Why is Trump Really Running for Office Again?
That, and ego. He is easily prone to flattery; that's how he did business in daddy's firm. There was no expectaton to win in 2016. Trump's first cabinet actually was reasonable, if you were looking for technocrat appointees. The ego came out with the announcements coming from Sean Spicer, who we all feel sorry for. There was sneaking admiration for the Mooch. But he was manipulated by others far cleverer than him, eg soon-t0-be jailbird and grifter Steve Bannon. A malleable candidate; easy to persuade him to go for it if you tell him you look great, sir, with a tear in your eye. Kevin McCarthy has a lot to answer for, following his 2022 reconcialition with Trump. -
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LTR Visa is Now available for Long Term Residency
So what are the latest thoughts on which, if any, tax benefits will remain for the LTR visa once the taxation of global income is introduced as evidently planned by the Thai government (see article two days ago in the newspaper which cannot be mentioned)? -
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US Medicare - what do most expats do?
Yes that is what I do. And believe me that is fun compared to the family headaches that occupy most of my annual trips back....!- 1
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Must Read Its Happening - Law to Tax Overseas Income Now in Progress
If the bargirl is the spouse, mother or daughter of the remitter - yes. But somehow I think, these are not the typical cases. In other cases, there must be a moral obligation for the gift, and it should be customary. You could argue, that gifts to your dek are customary in Thailand, but the TRD would not appreciate you saying this. Money given to bargirls, as well as to freelancers with a day job, no matter remitted from where, is taxable income. @Danderman123has a point here. Tomorrow I will apply at Soi 6, seems to be an easy way to avoid taxes. -
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US Medicare - what do most expats do?
For that episode you recount, was that the U.S. price at the time for that procedure, or the price for having it done here in Thailand? -
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Restore lost Yellow Book
You will need the owner of the property where you want to register your new yellow-book to assist, as it is "their house". Your pink-ID would also be needed. I would ask at the amphur - or have a Thai-speaking person call and ask them what they need to see. You may also have to report the old yellow-book lost, if they want to see that, as well - you would show them the police-report and a copy, instead. -
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Air conditioner is dripping water, is that normal?
I lived here for a long time without air conditioning, but during the last heatwave, I decided to buy one at GlobalHouse. Some guys came over the next day to install it. Since day one, it’s been dripping water, and every morning there's a big puddle underneath. As it’s installed directly under our patio door, it’s become a problem. Is this something normal, like condensation, and nothing can be done about it? Or is it something I should complain about that can be fixed?
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