welcome.
arrive, and look around, dont rush to sign a less anywhere.Originally Posted by detroitdave
welcome.
arrive, and look around, dont rush to sign a less anywhere.Originally Posted by detroitdave
Man I've had a few 200,000 baht months in Thailand and they just about killed me ... 500k yr dreaming mate!Originally Posted by TEAKD00R
If you're here on a retirement visa best to pass on teaching job. Not allowed to work with retirement visa.Originally Posted by john1000
Maybe he wants to supplement the minimum per month income of 65,000 baht required for retirement visa.Originally Posted by mooncake
[quote=Mr Brown;1148039]For Bangkok 100,000 a month is the bare miminum with a family of one child in my opinion and you can't save that much from experience
100,000 and single with a going out habit is the bare minimum I reckon.
What about this scenario?
I have a collge degree+a Lifetime California teaching credential. and
$800 mothly retirement (but I'm not going to tell them that).
However... I am in excellent health...but I will be 70 this month.
Best to let some of our teachers answer this but depending on where you find a teaching position it may not be a problem. Up here in Isaan, I know a few folks teaching English at private schools and they have no degree. These folks make between 30,000 and 40,000 baht per month.Originally Posted by john1000
"Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect,"
Seen gas chambers that pay betterOriginally Posted by Adolf
Depending on your lifestyle, smoking, drinking and the area you intend to live, you can live quite comfortably on 30k. Supporting two could be difficult though.
Given your sexual orientation it may be prudent to budget for those inevitable expenses arising out of the many ad hoc liaisons so typical of your ilk. In more orthodox partnerships it is to be expected the chap will have his bit of fun on the side whilst wifey maintains order in the home but in your case both of you will doubtless be out and about.
A useful rule of thumb is to calculate what you think you need as a bare minimum and then double it.
I have carried out training for a computer based company to large business groups, so am well used to projecting myself...hence a TEFL idea and possibly live in Thailand.
But I need a recomendation that its not a rip off exercise as some of these companies may well be; and will it really help getting employment after.
My current situation, I have a house I cannot sell here at the moment but feel, despite good friends and family, nothing here for me in UK if that makes sense.
Made redundant two months ago and get pension earlier than I wanted starting this January.
I don't have a Thai gf so thats not influencing me..guess after two divorces and getting ripped off big time, its best to leave that area alone
Any advice greatly appreciated.
Last edited by john1000; 04-11-2009 at 12:58 AM.
Don't fall in love with the first bargirl you meet....
Any er um other advice?
No, really, you do sound like a prime candidate for BG infatuation the second you arrive here. Please remember this advice. In fact I'd suggest not even stopping in BKK and get yourself out to the sticks.
As regarding a job, you'll need a degree and some sort of TEFL/CELTA certificate to get anything good.
Can't advise you on much else as the info you've supplied is somewhat vague.
A friend of a friend works at an international school and gets paid 120,000 Baht a month. I couldn't do it, but the money is at least reasonable!
"Slavery is the daughter of darkness; an ignorant people is the blind instrument of its own destruction; ambition and intrigue take advantage of the credulity and inexperience of men who have no political, economic or civil knowledge. They mistake pure illusion for reality, license for freedom, treason for patriotism, vengeance for justice."-Simón Bolívar
Originally Posted by StrontiumDogor the second one who is even cuterOriginally Posted by john1000
don't burn your bridges; you sound a bit down and despondent, so it is a bad time to just run awayOriginally Posted by john1000
the best way forward is to rent out your house, come to Thailand and look around
talk to others, see what is going on
maybe after three months look for a teaching job
the rent on your house will, hopefully, cover your mortgage, so you can live on your payoff for a while
Thanks for advice. I have been to Thailand on four occasions to visit some friends who live here and am aware of the pitfalls regarding " the Thai gf " For that reason, and to stay focused, I will not get involved. Had enough in UK of that
But apart from Udon, not visited other places. I want to live in los cheaper, and maybe enjoy a different life style.
Need to sell house and free mortgage as if interest rates change, I am in the sh1t....
My background is in IT and have undertaken many training sessions and think with a TEFL could teach although would be a steep learning curve. Dont have a degree though....
I like Udon, but would like to stay maybe somewhere likes KK as is somewhere different.
You can't live on 30k long term, even if you can or think you can short term. There is no money to replace things like computers, to buy airline tickets, to pay for dental work etc.
It is a pauper wage and should only be considered if you already have a reasonable and liveable income from another source and this 30k would just be a top up.
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