Thailand Basic Costs $802 USD Month

[@VagabondAwake]

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[@inCARSONate]

Another awakened wonder. Cheers to more men making phenominal choices 🙏🏻

[@floydventures]

Cheers it is phenomenal indeed 🙏

[@nomadjim]

Great video and guest, Dan. Floyd has it figured out. He's traveled the world and has found his place. I'm still searching and enjoying the journey. Never been happier. Don't wait...get out there and see the world for yourself!

[@floydventures]

Thanks for your kind words. See the world is the best advice 🙏

[@brucesnyder690]

Ima retired expat from the US living in Thailand seven years Every day great. Havent missed rhe US for a moment.

[@larrymcguire512]

Great video, I'm retired 54 with a good pension living in Southern California. This makes me want to venture and travel outside of the States

[@2GringosOnTheGulf]

@@larrymcguire512 Do it you won't regret it. ❤️✌🏼

[@Amanda_downunder]

yes, go for it ! Cambodia is possible too !

[@yunusboolay6742]

@@Amanda_downunder I LIVE IN PATTAYA, THAILAND, FO EVEN LESS ,THAN, THE ABOVE, AND WHILST I AM HERE , I WOULD TRAVEL TO AT LEAST FOUR OR FIVE OTHER COUNTRIES, AND LIVE IN EACH OF THOSE COUNTRIES FOR ONE MONTH AT A TIME, I AM GOING TO KERALA INDIA NEXT MONTH, I HAVE BEEN DOING THIS FO MANY , MANY YEARS NOW, THANK YOU

[@sunnyla2835]

What a great story! And Jomtien sounds heavenly - quiet, beach, eating out every day, awesome❤. Great info, Dan, thank you.

[@stanleykyle]

Live here also in Jomtien, on $1,300 a month

[@floydventures]

Glad you enjoyed my story. Cheers 🙏

[@VagabondAwake]

Come share your story Stan: vagabondbuddha.com/contact/

[@Badger345]

Another great interview Dan

[@Mrjonblakely]

Great interview of a great well balanced guy. I'm in planning for my departure from the USA and Floyd seems like the type of traveler I would like to be, In Thailand but not involved in the bar girl scene. Great information.

[@ScooterOnHisWay2024]

There is wayyyyyyyy more than bar girls in Thailand. It is whatever you make it.

[@floydventures]

Glad I can be an inspiration 🙏.

[@yunusboolay6742]

YOU DON'T HAVE TO, I HAVE BEEN HERE FOR MANY YEARS NOW, THANK YOU

[@TravellingMan20]

Thanks Dan, an interesting and informative conversation. Floyd is a nice guy with an open and honest personality. The numbers were great, just visa fees to look at now.

[@floydventures]

Thanks for your comment and compliments 🙏

[@Banana6265]

Floyd's friends and followers are always looking forward to his latest chat. He has life figured out!

[@floydventures]

Thanks for your kind words. New content coming soon👍

[@stanleysalters1195]

Good video keep em coming 😊

[@2GringosOnTheGulf]

Another great video men.🎉 Very informative as always. Cheers from 2 Canadians 🇨🇦 living in Mexico. 🇲🇽✌🏼🥰

[@floydventures]

Cheers!

[@2GringosOnTheGulf]

@floydventures Saludos 👋🏼👋🏼❤️

[@H.O.P.E.1122]

So brave and wonderful to travel the world!

[@truckn]

Another great interview Dan. Floyd been so many places I'm surprised the two of you haven't run into each other at the airport somewhere.😂

[@floydventures]

It’s a small world …we probably passed each other in the air ✈️ over the ocean somewhere one day lol

[@truckn]

​@@floydventuresyes it's a small world but I wouldn't want to paint it. 😂

[@Mason-db5xu]

Dan, one of your betters interviews. 😊

[@Nunya37]

I really appreciate these interviews with people who are living in one place. Getting many different perspectives is great education. Can I ask, it seemed many expats were leaving Thailand for Vietnam and Cambodia due to expenses. Has that calmed down?

[@VagabondAwake]

Always just a trickle moving around. Inertia keeps most people where they are.

[@johnnyserratt6176]

Thanks Dan

[@ScooterOnHisWay2024]

Jomtien is fantastic. Don't tell anyone!

[@davidbudd5425]

good video, info

[@bepto4877]

Govt pension at 60? Wow Im in the UK and its 67 for me :(

[@garymclure1]

@@bepto4877 We in the uk have one of the worst state pensions and have to work the longest before we receive it. Uk is finished am retiring in cambodia ASAP go there every year for the first 4 or 5 months of the year

[@Avarua59]

The CPP is reduced every month before age 65. So if you start it at age 60, you only collect 64% of your normal entitled amount. But if you have a family history of short longevity, it probably makes sense to start early. Also depends if you have other income - investments, a company pension, RRSPs, etc. You can also factor in OAS at 65.

[@bepto4877]

@@Avarua59 Ah I see, so if you collect the 64% from age 60 do you stay on that amount even past age 65?

[@Avarua59]

@bepto4877 Generally yes. Increases do occur based on yearly inflation rates. I read that a person starting at 65 will catch up with the age 60 collector by 74. If you have a history of longevity in the family, you are better off waiting. You also have the option to delay both your CPP and OAS to age 70 which means far higher monthly payouts at age 70. That's okay for those that love their work and continue past 65! There is no mandatory retirement age in Canada.

[@mrbHanoi]

@@bepto4877 I will take my first 6 months at 70.5 years of age in a couple months

[@dlg5485]

As a gay man looking forward to leaving the US when I retire, Thailand has always been on my short list of possible destinations. It's great to hear that Jomtien is an open minded town.

[@VagabondAwake]

There room to be yourself in Thailand.

[@Roger_Rademakers_1971]

How big is your studio/condo in m2 ?

[@MrYatesj1]

Is this gentlemen staying in Thailand full time. Meaning no monthly trips to re-up the visa

[@floydventures]

Yes I am staying here full time on a retirement visa. 👍

[@yunusboolay6742]

YES

[@OhReallyQc]

Hey i have a question being from Canada too , does he still have foot in Canada (pays Rent or Home) or only Rent in Thailand now , if so is that hard to do if i'm 30 years old versus someone retired to stay long times in Thailand ? How does that work because of Visa there's probably a time limit you can stay there no ? Thank you~

[@VagabondAwake]

I suggest going to his channel for questions.

[@OhReallyQc]

Thank you 👍

[@dragonfly5895]

Are there a lot of wolf spiders that fly across the room?

[@formica.]

🤦Oh jeez! Are they flying now? I thought they just jumped on you at night, big packs of them, with fangs!

[@VagabondAwake]

Never seen one

[@limitlesszenproductions865]

Fellow Canadian here who is coming to Thailand in January 2025 with no plans to return to Canada. I don't have much of a plan. Just going to travel around for a bit and find a place that speaks to me. It might not be Thailand. It might end up being another country. All I know is that I am done with Canada. Thanks for the video.

[@surreycase]

Agreed, Vancouver has lost it’s charm. I’m out of here soon!

[@ScooterOnHisWay2024]

Hua Hin and Jomtien are great. I've never been to Chiang Mai, but I hear it is great outside of the crop 'burning season.' Lots of other great areas. Avoid Phuket.

[@ScooterOnHisWay2024]

In Jomtien and I've never even hit $25 for my electric bill. $2-5/mo water. The baht bus is a great convenience and practically free and Bolt is very budget friendly.

[@VagabondAwake]

Come tell your story: vagabondbuddha.com/contact/

[@yunusboolay6742]

I KNOW MANT PEOPLE HERE IN PATTAYA, THAILAND WHO HAVE DONE THE SAME THING THANK YOU ENJOY

[@dessaint5341]

Ok, so good job Floyd, but I doubt that you have a regular girlfriend. I would say that $802.00 a month is really minimalist and should not be expected ( also, Floyd has another source of money coming in through KZbin ) Jomtien has a lot of modern condos, the cheapest would be around $400.00 but you are not getting any extra amenities with that. For $200.00, if you can find it there, you are basically living like a Thai in some street rental. For $600.00 you can get a large studio or a 1 bedroom that's in a nice, secure building, that has a gym and a pool and a washer, fully furnished with big fridge, microwave and TV.. I can do the street food scene in Thailand and sticking to that could eat pretty good for about $300.00 a month. Throw in another $100.00 for some local groceries (including 7-11) and water. Add power, hi-speed internet and cell phone, that's at least another $250.00 plus $100.00 transportation All that is about $1350.00 a month, if you are a total hermit. Also, remember that you need to put down, at least one month rental deposit, a lot of places require 2 months, so that's dead money. Most guys would date or have a Thai girlfriend and that i could cost you, at least another $550.00 ( cause now you are paying for 2, food and reasonable stuff she needs) but only Thai local mom's and pops restaurants. Bottom line, if you are single and don't date, you can live well on $1500.00 a month. If you are dating (and I am not talking bar girls) it's going to be $2000.00+ . I've done all of Europe, South America, North America, Australia and Pacific Islands, Micronesia and most of Asia( not been in Malaysia, Indonesia and Burma ) but not as a backpacker, on a backpacker budget. Based on what I 've seen where Dan has stayed, that's pretty much my style and in some places a little bit more. I've been to about 8 places in Thailand and the biggest problem are longer term Visas. They definitely require more money. Thailand does not want more permanent people that are spending $1000.00 a month. That's why many foreigners wind up in jail for overstaying their Visa. The days of making border runs are long gone and if they see you leave the country and try to come right back only after a few days, they will deny you entry. For a one year visa, you have to shell out some serious money and show proof that you can support yourself ( at least $2000.00 a month pension) or put in about $22,000.00 in a Thai bank toward a permanent residence. You can never own land (only with Thai wife, in her name), never be a citizen and will always be looked on as a foreigner. In Thailand, they love tourists but basically favor permanent residents that have money, and their Visa policies constantly keep changing.

[@VagabondAwake]

Thanks for your thoughts. I would say you numbers are more typical of the expats I meet in Thailand. Nothing wrong with that. Thanks for sharing your numbers. There are also people spending three times what you are and half what you are. Nothing wring with that either.

[@NCM-xy8ow]

It's Pah-tah-ya!!!

[@indiandaeng]

I question living on that amount of money in Thailand. I spend more monthly at the grocery store here. After 30 years here, I don't buy it.

[@floydventures]

If you go to the grocery store you’re spending way more 🤷‍♂️ I don’t buy it.

[@VagabondAwake]

There is no set budget, just like in your home country.

[@yunusboolay6742]

I ALSO LIVE HERE FOR MANY MANY YEARS, AND I SPEND LEESS THAT THAT, THANK YOU

[@MrYatesj1]

@@indiandaeng you spend $800 a on groceries Gez! Well the video explained clearly you can spend much more or a bit less. Finding accommodations you are happy with determines the monthly cost. Generally electric, phone, food and rent are cheaper in Thailand and many places around the world than they are in Europe, Canada and the USA but not everyone is happy with a $200 rental.

[@jellycream1964]

30 years and you didn't figure out going out to eat is cheaper than shopping?

[@billycaymann]

Hey. Would like to know.do you still keep your property in your own home country once you retire in thailand or any other? And how do you settle your visa ? Is it that you retire overseaswhile keeping your propertyin home country as a backup ?

[@VagabondAwake]

I talk about your options in the Retire Overseas Course, but in the end that is up to you. :-)

[@billycaymann]

@VagabondAwake oh yeah totally forgot about it. Rent it out in home country and just be a tenant in overseas. Yeah, now I remembered.

[@dimplypaprika7693]

So I am not interested in seeing how little I can spend in Thailand when I retire. I do plan on retiring in Thailand, probably either Pattaya or Chiang Mai. I plan on having a 2br apartment with a sea view (or mountain view if in Chiang Mai). I plan on eating out twice a day, probably street food for lunch and a casual or local restaurant for dinner. Go to a bar perhaps once a week. Maybe a massage once a week. Basic utilities like wifi,, cell phone, A/C, etc. I don't expect to live like a king, but I do want to live a good life that I am not wanting for anything. I worked my whole life, the whole purpose of moving to Thailand would be to live a 'luxurious' life on a budget that I could not accomplish in the United States. What is a reasonable budget for a situation like this???

[@VagabondAwake]

Many expats fall in the range of $1800 to $2800 but you will need to do an exploratory visit to determine your numbers.

[@yunusboolay6742]

I HAVE BEEN HERE FOR MANY, MANY YEARS, AND I LIVE ON LESS THAN THAT , ITS WHAT YOU MAKE OF IT, ???? THANK YOU

[@MrYatesj1]

Rent will be your biggest expense so finding a manageable price that does not continue to raise over time is the first trick

[@TMACMACHINE]

If you have unlimited internet on your phone, couldn’t you just create a hotspot at home and not need the WiFi and WiFi bill?

[@floydventures]

The internet speed on my cell is a lot slower for uploading and downloading videos and files. The fibre optic wifi is well worth the $15 a month 👍

[@VagabondAwake]

Many people do that.

[@Frank50505]

Which community does the gentleman live in? Thanks.

[@floydventures]

Jomtien Beach 🏖️

[@ffgmiller]

Just don't bash your own country and all is good. Our dollar is what allows us to live like Kings in these countries while the local population cannot travel. Appreciate and respect our home.

[@nala3038]

Very well said

[@brucesnyder690]

Yup, just so happy I'm not there. Escaped the matrix for good.

[@andreww4898]

I live there for a month, the only thing is too hot, always over 30, and the food is cheap but up to person taste.

[@cmeds1993]

@@andreww4898 It takes 3-6 months but you get used to the heat. The more time you spend away from the aircon the better.

[@DaNangJohnS]

Well said.

[@jellycream1964]

My question would be, Do you need to be this cheap? My thing would be to live like a king there. Are you saving money for a reason? I could see if you were poor or needed to save up for some reason but you seemed to have a good career where you should have some money saved up. It seems like you're defeating the purpose of going to a cheaper country. Cheap is how we should be living in the usa not Thailand. Hey, its your life and u can do what you want im sure im going to see if anyone responds but but im in Chiang mai now and with all the good cheap food here i think its crazy to eat that microwave crap at 7-11

[@VagabondAwake]

The beauty of life is you get to make all of these choices for yourself. I like have money left over at the end of the month so I have a fighting chance if inflation gets ugly again or if the dollar looses power.

[@ThatOneGuy-hp2pb]

I spend that 3 days on soi 6, Boooooooooooom

[@davidthelen1457]

Living under $1k is not enough.

[@VagabondAwake]

What are your numbers?

[@jellycream1964]

If you don't drink or smoke it is