Who lives on 20k a month ?

[georgegeorgia]

I'm getting straight to the point.

 

And even though I didn't write this in the Pattaya section this relates to Pattaya...but I want to hear from you guys in Isaan too and even in the Philippines 

Can you live on 20,000 baht per month if you own your own home /condo 

I am very very poor and will need to live on this 

I don't drink alcohol or smoke and will buy a small room in the Flybird Condo in Pattaya 

 

Please break down your budget for me and how do working class Thai people do it ?

Do they use Bolt or Grab?

Do they go to Starbucks?

 

So NO rent ,eg you own your own condo in the Flybird or Nirun 

 

Can you live on 20k, I have worked out I will only have 20,000 baht a month to live on 

[mdr224]

I dont need much in the US. Maybe 1200 USD per month. I could get by with 20,000 in thailand

[Ralf001]

8 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

 

 

Can you live on 20k

 

Easily.

[bkk6060]

I sure could not my golf budget is twice that.  That is 700 b a day lots of poor British do it with their lousy frozen pensions, so I guess it is possible. 

Come and give it a try for a month.  If you get hungry, they throw a lot of food waste here I am sure the garbage cans at the malls are a gold mine.

[georgegeorgia]

3 minutes ago, mdr224 said:

I dont need much in the US. Maybe 1200 USD per month. I could get by with 20,000 in thailand

What part of Thailand?

[georgegeorgia]

Just now, bkk6060 said:

I sure could not my golf budget is twice that.  That is 700 b a day lots of poor British do it with their lousy frozen pensions, so I guess it is possible. 

Come and give it a try for a month.  If you get hungry, they throw a lot of food waste here I am sure the garbage cans at the malls are a gold mine.

I must admit I have never been into  golf and I heard it's expensive too

Yes I need some pointers on budget control

 

 

[mdr224]

2 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

What part of Thailand?

Anywhere except samui or phuket

[KhunLA]

IF you own your own residence, then yes, quite easy, and we do in now, on about 17k a month.   

 

Without owning, I could do it on 20k, but it wouldn't be a life I'd probably enjoy.  I need a nice car, and to travel O&A.    Living in a rented box condo, or even a townhouse, doesn't appeal to me, as I need my perks.  Rent & utilities for someplace comfy would take up too much income, and wouldn't leave much for munching.

 

Probably wouldn't appreciate living in an urban environment.  

 

Any health issues, and 20k wouldn't be enough.

[SAFETY FIRST]

18 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

will buy a small room in the Flybird Condo in Pattaya 

 

don't drink alcohol

Living in Flybird you will start to drink. 

 

I see Lots of foreigners living in Flybird, drinking outside 7eleven, out front of Flybird every afternoon. 

 

ChickyBabes would be your expense, if you're on a budget, I heard the ladyboy's are much cheaper. 

 

[flexomike]

2 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

I must admit I have never been into  golf and I heard it's expensive too

Yes I need some pointers on budget control

 

 

quit going to the doctor with all your medical issues and you should than have at least 40,000 a month

[CharlieH]

I don't but I know of quire a few who do up here in the North.

[georgegeorgia]

Ok so I have been envisioning my lifestyle and please I added this word "envisioning" after I saw it written on here so don't qoute me as I don't know the meaning !

 

But I have been thinking that I buy a Flybird Condo  ( Pattaya) and have it beautiful with nice neon colours and clean 

 

Then I own it ....I have 20,000 baht a month now to live on?

 

Can I do it ?

Food shopping ? Where can I shop ? Markets I guess 

Electric should be 1500

 

The problem is....even though I live in Australia I am still not acclimatise to the heat so need Air conditioning although most Flybird have a balcony with a breeze 

I may have to buy several fans 

 

Food bill may be high,I need to eat protein 

Gym I will have to use Tony's ( Pattaya) as it's walking distance 800b a month 

Please tell me how working class this  do it ?

 

[SAFETY FIRST]

2 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

I have been thinking that I buy a Flybird Condo  ( Pattaya) and have it beautiful with nice neon colours

This is unique, I've never seen 'beautiful' and 'Flybird' in the same sentence before 

 

[georgegeorgia]

4 minutes ago, CharlieH said:

I don't but I know of quire a few who do up here in the North.

The problem with living in the north is lack of public transport otherwise I would.

I need to be near markets ,gym ,etc 

[chiang mai]

Not difficult to do. I transfer 3k every month to our utilities account and that covers water, electric, Netflix, cooking gas, mobile.

 

A tank of diesel costs me 2k, that gives me 1k kms a month.

 

Food? Whatever the grocery bill turns out to be.

 

Toys? I have enough.

 

Alcohol.bars/women....no interest.                                           

 

20k might leave me a little bored but it';s doable, sure it is.

[BarBoy]

USD yeah.

[chiang mai]

4 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

The problem with living in the north is lack of public transport otherwise I would.

I need to be near markets ,gym ,etc 

Stop Press:

 

The North has sontaews, grab taxi's and buses.

[Ralf001]

10 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

Ok so I have been envisioning my lifestyle and please I added this word "envisioning" after I saw it written on here so don't qoute me as I don't know the meaning !

 

But I have been thinking that I buy a Flybird Condo  ( Pattaya) and have it beautiful with nice neon colours and clean 

 

Then I own it ....I have 20,000 baht a month now to live on?

 

Can I do it ?

Food shopping ? Where can I shop ? Markets I guess 

Electric should be 1500

 

The problem is....even though I live in Australia I am still not acclimatise to the heat so need Air conditioning although most Flybird have a balcony with a breeze 

I may have to buy several fans 

 

Food bill may be high,I need to eat protein 

Gym I will have to use Tony's ( Pattaya) as it's walking distance 800b a month 

Please tell me how working class this  do it ?

 

 

What are you doing for visa and health insurance ?

[georgegeorgia]

Basically groceries in supermarkets are the same price in any city 

 

In fact some prices in Thailand were more expensive than Australia so I may have to forget the supermarket for grocery items 

 

 

[chiang mai]

Just now, georgegeorgia said:

Basically groceries in supermarkets are the same price in any city 

 

In fact some prices in Thailand were more expensive than Australia so I may have to forget the supermarket for grocery items 

 

 

Shop in the Thai markets, they're cheaper and usually better quality

[georgegeorgia]

2 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

 

What are you doing for visa and health insurance ?

I think it's called the OA visa 

 

As for health insurance,self insure and use the Australian system if needed 

 

 

[chiang mai]

Use government hospitals, they are no frills but the standard of care is good and they are not expensive.

[Gsxrnz]

16 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

Ok so I have been envisioning my lifestyle and please I added this word "envisioning" after I saw it written on here so don't qoute me as I don't know the meaning !

 

But I have been thinking that I buy a Flybird Condo  ( Pattaya) and have it beautiful with nice neon colours and clean 

 

Then I own it ....I have 20,000 baht a month now to live on?

 

Can I do it ?

Food shopping ? Where can I shop ? Markets I guess 

Electric should be 1500

 

The problem is....even though I live in Australia I am still not acclimatise to the heat so need Air conditioning although most Flybird have a balcony with a breeze 

I may have to buy several fans 

 

Food bill may be high,I need to eat protein 

Gym I will have to use Tony's ( Pattaya) as it's walking distance 800b a month 

Please tell me how working class this  do it ?

 

 

Thais do it by pooling their income, and sharing accommodation and expenses. Either as an extended family, or friends living together.

[georgegeorgia]

6 minutes ago, chiang mai said:

Stop Press:

 

The North has sontaews, grab taxi's and buses.

I admit I haven't been to Chiang mai for about 12 years 

I don't think it was that cheap 

I will check out Chiang Mai on my next trip in February 

Do you think it's any cheaper than say Pattaya in regards to Gym , groceries , day to day expenses

[Upnotover]

37 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

Do they go to Starbucks?

Of course they do.  They can't afford it but it's necessary.  It should not be part of your plans however.

[chiang mai]

1 minute ago, georgegeorgia said:

I admit I haven't been to Chiang mai for about 12 years 

I don't think it was that cheap 

I will check out Chiang Mai on my next trip in February 

Do you think it's any cheaper than say Pattaya in regards to Gym , groceries , day to day expenses

Chiang Mai is a very large province, the cost of things in the center and in certain areas can be higher than the norm. But go 20kms out and everything becomes reasonably priced and you still have easy inexpensive access to the center, if you want it (after a while you wont). 

 

Is 20 kms out of the center of CM cheaper than in the farang areas of Pattaya? I would say almost certainly yes.

[stupidfarang]

Maybe look at buying a condo outside of Pattaya, also look for Bank repossession condos, can buy cheaper but it is a journey in itself. 20,000 bhat a month is not much money and if you drink then it will not last. Maybe look at a non tourist city to live in.

[Hummin]

31 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

Ok so I have been envisioning my lifestyle and please I added this word "envisioning" after I saw it written on here so don't qoute me as I don't know the meaning !

 

But I have been thinking that I buy a Flybird Condo  ( Pattaya) and have it beautiful with nice neon colours and clean 

 

Then I own it ....I have 20,000 baht a month now to live on?

 

Can I do it ?

Food shopping ? Where can I shop ? Markets I guess 

Electric should be 1500

 

The problem is....even though I live in Australia I am still not acclimatise to the heat so need Air conditioning although most Flybird have a balcony with a breeze 

I may have to buy several fans 

 

Food bill may be high,I need to eat protein 

Gym I will have to use Tony's ( Pattaya) as it's walking distance 800b a month 

Please tell me how working class this  do it ?

 

Working class expats do not have to live on 20k a month, 

 

 

[georgegeorgia]

1 minute ago, Hummin said:

Working class expats do not have to live on 20k a month, 

 

 

Exactly,but I'm very poor.

[Ralf001]

20 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

I think it's called the OA visa 

 

As for health insurance,self insure and use the Australian system if needed 

 

 

 

What are you doing for the 800k in the bank requirement ?

 

good luck with self insure given you are (as you claim) very very poor.