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09-07-15 07:49 #2570
Posts: 252Buy vs Rent
Originally Posted by TellAll [View Original Post]
MHF
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08-17-15 13:01 #2569
Posts: 15953A girl once told me that for 10000 baht a month she could stay home. So let that be a benchmark. A chick living with you has no overhead. She only needs to send a couple thousand baht home every month.
A good friend of mine who is full time retired budgets US $3000/ month. Sometimes he stays under and sometimes he goes over. Keep in mind that his ocean view condo is 30000 baht / month vs my 4500 baht / month room. He also gives a different chick 1500 baht pretty much everyday and has a car and a motorbike.
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08-17-15 12:44 #2568
Posts: 842Thailand to offer six month visa
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08-14-15 21:03 #2567
Posts: 784Originally Posted by Dragonrider [View Original Post]
I have done some similar calculations and the total I usually end up with is something like: rent x 2 + 20%. Basically in the long term you would not live in an el cheapo place and spend the majority on nightlife, nor would you live in a grand place and eat rice every day. So the amount you are willing to part with for monthly rent is a good tell of your other lifestyle levels.
The biggest variables are food / drinks and nightlife / lady company. Only you know your appetite for those things. As for the live-in I would start with her coming over maybe 2-3 x a week and see how it goes, or maybe two or three different ladies 1 x per week. And don't forget to plan for an annual trip home to visit family and friends which can be a significant amount on its own.
SL
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08-08-15 18:11 #2566
Posts: 16Originally Posted by EihTooms [View Original Post]
I guess I'll have to do a "pretend" shopping run once I'm there. I should have plenty of time to look around during the day until the girl action starts. Luckily I am not a big drinker (about 2 beers per month) although I'm sure that would increase living there. On my trips to the Netherlands and Germany, I generally spent next to nothing on food because I spent all of my money on the girls (22 girls in 6 days) but if I am living there I will have to eat more regularly (although I could lose 20-30 pounds).
Does anyone know if they sell electric bikes in Thailand? Seems like a better option than a scooter.
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08-08-15 06:19 #2565
Posts: 5470Originally Posted by Dragonrider [View Original Post]
When it comes to the girl, you could probably find one who would accept as little as 15,000 per month, maybe even less than that to live in with you and perform the daily chores. But that won't be the end of it by a long shot. She'll need to eat a meal or two on a daily basis too. And she isn't going to dip into her monthly income to pay for it as long as you or your wallet is within spitting distance. Then there is the sick grandmother emergency, the sick grandfather emergency, the sick mother emergency, the sick father emergency, the sick baby emergency, the jailed brother emergency, the birthday emergency, the mother's birthday emergency, the father's birthday emergency, the need a new smartphone emergency, the need more phone "up" emergency, the new clothes emergency, the new shoes emergency, etc. Some of which will occur on a nearly monthly basis and will blow that 15,000 baht girl budget out of the water rather quickly. You probably already know all about that kind of stuff but thought it should be mentioned on a topic like this anyway.
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08-07-15 19:38 #2564
Posts: 16Retirement plans
I'm heading to Pattaya in a few weeks to see if I like it (I realize that living there and hitting the bars for 2 weeks is totally different).
My income will be about 900,000 be per year plus I have another couple of million baht in reserve. I figure the following:
Rent- 15000- 20000
Electricity- 2000
Internet- 600
Food- 12000
Misc- 6000
So unless my math is off, that is only 400,000 - 500,000 per year. Am I missing anything?
How much would a full time girl accept to live in (cooking, cleaning, sex) ? I said accept, not how much would she want. She would want all I have of course. Would 15-20 K month be in the ballpark?
Thank you.
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05-21-15 17:11 #2563
Posts: 946Originally Posted by RunMann [View Original Post]
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05-20-15 23:29 #2562
Posts: 327Originally Posted by NeverJerkOff [View Original Post]
I was looking for investment based citizenship but coming up short by few million baht.
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05-04-15 08:56 #2561
Posts: 24I live in Bangkok and in my opinion now is not a good time to buy. There seem to be cranes everywhere building new mid-rises and above. Rents are fairly cheap for a city of this level of wealth, compared to other big cities in Asia. Then when you consider the tenuous political situation it just seems like too much risk for too low of a reward.
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11-27-14 04:04 #2560
Posts: 409Originally Posted by Amavida [View Original Post]
My philosophy is Passport, money and credit cards. Everthing else is expendable.
Always be prepared for a quick exit.
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11-26-14 23:19 #2559
Posts: 1856Sobering reading for prospective purchasers
Originally Posted by Tiered [View Original Post]
http://m.smh.com.au/world/eviction-t...26-11u7a1.html
AV.
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11-21-14 18:57 #2558
Posts: 409Originally Posted by Tiered [View Original Post]
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11-21-14 09:44 #2557
Posts: 55I am interested to buy an apartment or a house
Originally Posted by Tiered [View Original Post]
Second, the only thing available to you to buy is a condo, and even then you have several financial liabilities that can arise later to make the investment worthless.
Third, if you aren't American you can't own property in your own name, and if you are it takes a greater knowledge then just a causal investor to secure your assets. If you are only looking to buy a house or a living space this resource does not apply.
I am not saying this is impossible, just providing an ROI analysis and it really isn't any where near the ballpark.
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07-08-14 12:30 #2556
Posts: 3Originally Posted by RunMann [View Original Post]
I am interested to buy an apartment or a house in Pattaya.