Garryandrade Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 as of this morning I make precisely 94000 baht. I am exactly 60. I don't drink, go out to my porch only, love to eat well and not interested in unmarried sex etc. I write at home. Hate mosquitos, don't golf, fish or ride elephants. I hate the beach and drunken folks. I love the comforts of home and a clean house. I live in Mexico but am Swiss and want to move due to banditos. How much of this 94000 should I invest in rent? My home will be my universe. Can I properly live on whatvI have left over. I want to go home once per year. Someone mentioned to me that visa rules have changed. Could I go say to singapore for one week and renter or not or should I apply for a retirement visa first? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeonjake Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 20,000 will get you a nice place in most areas, but you havnt said were you want to live? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnotherOneAmerican Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 94k a day/week/month/year? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garryandrade Posted November 4, 2014 Author Share Posted November 4, 2014 Am dreadfully sorry for omitting such an important thing. Cooler place, say Chiang Mai or Chiang rai. I have my own health insurance, do not wish to drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soutpeel Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 how about using the old financial rule of thumb, dont spend anymore than 1/3 of your income on the rent ?...you should find yourself a half decent place for 30k/m odd 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garryandrade Posted November 4, 2014 Author Share Posted November 4, 2014 This is per month. I do not wish to buy. As I write I note I leave out obvious things. I am so sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeonjake Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 ide still go with 20,000 for a nice condo, if thats what you want, have a pool on site, so you dont have to go out for a swim and just to sit round 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post daveAustin Posted November 4, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted November 4, 2014 I don't drink, go out to my porch only, love to eat well and not interested in unmarried sex etc. I write at home. Hate mosquitos, don't golf, fish or ride elephants. I hate the beach and drunken folks. I love the comforts of home and a clean house. I live in Mexico but am Swiss and want to move due to banditos Sounds like Switzerland would do you. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garryandrade Posted November 4, 2014 Author Share Posted November 4, 2014 Condo... Pool.. Ok. A start. Very kind. This leaves me with 74000. I presume that this would not include condo fees and maintenance. I use my air conditioner always. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnotherOneAmerican Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 20k gets you a house in the center of CM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garryandrade Posted November 4, 2014 Author Share Posted November 4, 2014 Switzerland is a tiny perfect place but it gets cold and foggy in the winter. I don't ski and am not interested in grey fog funk or suicide by depression. I want someplace warm. Switzerland has the highest suicide rate in Europe. Usually in the winter. A Big Mac outing costs 1000 bahts. I hate Big Macs anyway and in Switzerland, I am a poor man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HooHaa Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 seems you dont like much 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schweizer Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 There is an American in Chiang Mai called JC, he has a website for people who want to live cheaply in LOS, it even has a budget calculator. Might be good for you if your budget is tight http://retirecheap.asia/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garryandrade Posted November 4, 2014 Author Share Posted November 4, 2014 Yes. I want to do the rule of thumb. I also want to check if it is appropriate in Thailand. Can I live on hat is left over? I am sure that I could, but how. I want to see answers and see if I am on soup for th last week as my ATM dries up..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garryandrade Posted November 4, 2014 Author Share Posted November 4, 2014 Off to chck out jc. I am not sure what LOS means though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schweizer Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 Off to chck out jc. I am not sure what LOS means though Land Of Smiles as in Thailand, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnotherOneAmerican Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 Yes. I want to do the rule of thumb. I also want to check if it is appropriate in Thailand. Can I live on hat is left over? I am sure that I could, but how. I want to see answers and see if I am on soup for th last week as my ATM dries up..... You are loaded! I'm living in CM on less than 50K a month, that's 5 of us in a 3 bedroom house including the home loan repayments. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieH Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 As the OP has determined Chiang mai would be a preference lets move this to that forum for more localised input and knowledge. MOVED Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garryandrade Posted November 4, 2014 Author Share Posted November 4, 2014 Wow. That jc site is cool. Love the calculator. Going to watch some videos now. Thank you Schweitzer. Je suis Suisse! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garryandrade Posted November 4, 2014 Author Share Posted November 4, 2014 Vinikintana An interesting name. I like what you have written. I have never looked North. Yanks scare me. And I fear the costs. Mexico is suppose to be cheap, but at the end of the month, I sometimes scrape to dig up garbage money! I only pay 300 per month rent on don't monger .. I must be dong something seriously wrong. I do give money to poor people though but it can't be that much. Have a maid which I need. I worry that I might not be able to get one in the USA..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigjules007 Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 Nong Khai is a nice place to live, climate is cool and you can get a decent house on the banks of the Mekhong for under 10000 baht a month if you look hard enough, nice little expat community plus only around an hour from Vientiane, Laos if you get a bit bored and want to go out for the day/weekend. you would easily get buy on 94000 a month, i have friends who lived quite comfortably there for around 50000 baht a month, so would leave you plenty of money for your trips back to Switzerland. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garryandrade Posted November 4, 2014 Author Share Posted November 4, 2014 Ok mr jones, Nong Khai is officially on my list. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfokevin Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 Why are the Banditos after you?... Koh Samui might be a more suitable place for you lay low... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanhull Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 Why not just go look around? prices in houses vary alot, you might find a nice house for 20k p/month and an even nicer house for 10k p/month depending on who you rent off and what you like, I don't understand these types of questions when you can just use the internet or go check out whats on offer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garryandrade Posted November 4, 2014 Author Share Posted November 4, 2014 Vinnikintana... Noticed your photo? Cop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garryandrade Posted November 4, 2014 Author Share Posted November 4, 2014 I have rad most sites relating o relocating to thailand. I am seeking honest perspectives such as I have gotten here. I have already learned a few things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussieroaming Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 Why not visit here for a few months and see. Any real estate website that you google with give you a good idea about rental prices and there are plenty of people who blog their monthly living expenses. Your love of food might be a blessing or it might not. Imported foodstuff is expensive in comparison to other country's. You might also like to compare living costs in some of the other ASEAN country's. Funnily I always thought some of the Central American country's were cheaper than Asia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanLaew Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 Then you will know about the seasonal bad air up in the north. It's an inconvenience to most but can be a real issue for anyone with respiratory issues. The choice between condo or home depends on how secure you would like to be with former having better personal safeguards. You may not wish to drive but you should consider how you will handle day-to-day commutes, be it for shopping, dining or socializing. Anyway, you are in the best forum for advice now so good luck with your plans. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garryandrade Posted November 4, 2014 Author Share Posted November 4, 2014 Banditos here don't bother folks much but cops and military do. One never knows. It is a feeling of insecurity. Tourists such as I never encounter problems. Murders of said folks make international news. I remember someone getting beaten and robbed in an elevator once last year. I did notice however that many folks die falling out of windows in Thailand, or are murdered on the beach etc. Is it bad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garryandrade Posted November 4, 2014 Author Share Posted November 4, 2014 When is this northern bad air? Should one go to the beach or visit say somewhere else during that period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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