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@@sarlina1 anxiety is worrying about things you can’t control and yeah, I haven’t been too worried about any of this. I know there’s no plans now but with how quick things change around here, it’s hard to predict what new leadership will do.

@@peteonretreat2023 Of course. But as a Thai, I have more faith in the new government, than the previous one. They are more foreigner friendly, and I believe it will look better in the future for both you guys, and for Thais. I will not be surprised if all this blows over. The only thing I don`t like about the new government is that they have approved casinos in Thailand. I am convinced that will have a negative effect on Thailand, and also for foreigners. I see more crime, scams, and a lot more gambling addiction, and street beggars. But that be might a topic for another video, Pete 😊😊

@@sarlina1 I’m with you 100% about the casino. It would cause far more harm than good in my opinion. Gone Adrift did a good video on the casino topic this week. I really like his channel.

I’ve seen a few people run and get their ID numbers but yeah… I think most folks out here are just going to ignore it for now.

@ 🤣🤣🤣 that’s very silly

There's so much feeling in this music! Have a you ever thought approximately making tracks with regular topics, Like summer or winter vibes? It seem be a one of a kind expansion to your channel!!

Wow, thank you. I originally wanted an unnerving piece of music for the intro but then I didn’t want it to be too off putting and cause people to click away.

@ Your video is excellent! I've taken note that a few video channels join visuals or particular to boost engagement. Fair a thought that might be fun to explore!"

@@FREELANCERKAMAL24 oh, I didn’t make this track. It’s from the RUclips library. I do enjoy looking for the right music for my videos and trying different things.

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@@patrickconnolly7799 lol, your feedback about the 20 seconds of music has been noted. Historically, my videos with intro music tend to do much better than those without. Is there a genre you would prefer to hear?

I am not but many of my friends here are.

You’re welcome and thanks for the sub. There’s quite a variety of videos on this channel and I hope you find some you like.

@@peteonretreat2023 When will you post a video about Pratumnak?

@ looking like February. I’ve been working on a big Pratumnak video for months but have restarted it because the area keeps changing. Lots of new spots. It looks like I’ll do 2 videos on Prat next month.

I’m finding more and more people talking about the good side of this crazy city. It’s cool to see a bigger positive community forming here. I personally don’t want to own a car here but it’s nice that my girlfriend has one. It really does come in handy.

Hey there! Welcome to the channel and thanks for commenting 🙏🏼 Yes, it’s easy to fall into bad routines out here. Luckily, I’ve never been much of a drinker.

She doesn’t need to give me anything 😂 I did include how much I give her though.

555 oh, I’m LOVING it! I’m just confused lol

I'm speaking og Hua Hin

People do live out for for $1k or less but… I sure don’t want to. It would be a very humble and boring life but for others it works. My girlfriend is more frugal than I am! It’s hilarious. My friend has been married here for 30 years and his wife is in charge of all the money. It works for them and he says she’s good with the money.

By budget is simple… I have X amount of dollars for Y years. X/Y/12 is therefore my monthly budget. (My teacher was right about algebra after all!) Then I’ve got a goal of spending about 40% less than that to build up some savings. After Y number of years, my retirement funds kick in and it won’t be so simple because I don’t know how many years I’ll have left. I do like your budgeting though.. I’m not sure what I’d do with 10k a month. Lots more trips and yacht parties!

Haha, do you two go out for drinks a lot? Koi is pretty frugal. She often talking about how things are too expensive for us to do and have to constantly remind her that we are fine. Yes, we are saving money for a big trip to the US eventually but we are far from hurting.

@peteonretreat2023 no we don't. We eat out once every 4 or 5 days but that's about it. But I think the big difference is I unfortunately sponsor my girl as she doesn't work. 3000 a week I give her for her girlie stuff so that does make a difference

Wow, that’s a perfect way to think about it and I think few do. I’ll definitely be sharing this point of view when I talk about the subject again.

No, it’s pretty rare. I had a friend who had it and was in the hospital for about a week though. It’s no joke and he was really sick. I’m pretty good about wearing mosquito repellent and I don’t go into many areas that have a lot of mosquitoes, so my odds of getting it are incredibly low. I only seem to get about 10 mosquito bites a year. In a high-risk area your chances are about 1% per month but I do not live in a high-risk area.

I only went to Jamaica once and I loved it. Always wanted to go back but never did. I’m a big reggae head and man, that place feels like a pilgrimage spot to me.

You’re welcome! 🙏🏼

There’s a video on our last condo (we moved a few months ago) and it was on the expensive side at 20,000 baht (about $570 usd) I’ll release the tour of my new condo in March but it’ll be for members only.

@@MrOisJustLiving Mr O! That’s so awesome, congrats!! Where are you headed?

@@peteonretreat2023 first stop Bangkok

@ that’s so exciting! Congrats

That’s awesome! I’ve really only looked a bit. I’m hoping to find a good place that I won’t want to change in a few years.

Have you found coverage for the major issues yet? Are these pre-existing conditions or are you just planning for the inevitable bodily breakdown?

@@andrewfrechtman6536 only preexisting issue is asthma so I think I’ll be ok. That’s another reason I need to get off my travel insurance plan. Got to get insurance before we find something.

Yeah, I don’t know how dangerous brushing your teeth is. It was just cheap enough not to risk it but I brush with tap water. That said, the amount of water you absorb through your skin is incredibly small. You can dip your hands in all sorts of poisons and venoms but if you swallow them, it’s a whole different things. One of your skin’s main purposes is to ask as a barrier to keep toxins out of your body. Food here I’m general can be tricky. A bunch of people got sick on an island a few months ago because of contaminated ice. It’s a reasonably regular occurrence that people here get sick from the water or the food. Produce washed in tap water is often thought to be a culprit but so is the mishandling of raw meat.

@@andrewbrann6231 health insurance, that’s the main difference. Health care, gas and food would eat up my spending goal of $2k a month and that’s without paying rent. After that, you live in a 40sq foot, cabin which is perfectly cool for some people. I’ve looked into the tiny house thing and I don’t think it’s for me. My 1 bedroom condo is 21 times the size of your cabin and my room is too small for some people. Shoot, my house was 87 times the size of your cabin so this lifestyle is already a huge change for me. I’m 100% glad you’re living your dream, that’s awesome! We just don’t have the same dream. Another big reason I moved out here is to travel and Thailand is a great home base for seeing Asia.

@peteonretreat2023 yes I have a very minimalistic lifestyle even in America all of my bills including my food and rent and including drinking and smoking are probably less than $600 a month in Tennessee. Also when I visit Thailand the lady I've been talking to for 4 years her house is paid for there's no rent. When I visit I'll pay for the food it's about $250 a month or something for me and her easily and the electric and water is like $20 I paid that when I'm there. Yes I'm not cutting anyone's lifestyle but I live in a town of 10,000 which does have million-dollar homes but it also has homes you can still get for like $80,000 and you can still find rent around $500 and something a month in some cases. So yeah even if I had 1 million US dollars I would never buy a house over 150,000. Like I said I can travel the world and I do on 15 to 18.00 an hour. I already raised my children I had full custody of their grown they have their own children and I make 15 to 18 an hour and I travel to Thailand almost every year now the last 2 years travel to the Philippines before that work at national Parks every spring and Summer getting paid about 18 an hour plus free housing I love that kind of lifestyle and I personally know someone living in the Philippines on 1200 a month in living room really good and of course there are many RUclipsrs that claim you got to make a certain amount but there's also many with receipts showing that they're living on 1200 a month or less and that includes getting to go out and entertainment and everything

@peteonretreat2023 even my children have different goals than me. My daughter pays $1,800 a month for a two-bedroom apartment. I would never pay that much for an apartment. She can do that that's her choice but you will not find anywhere not even a one-bedroom in Nashville for 1200 a month anymore but I'm an hour and 20 minutes away you still can find 5 to 600 a month rent. I love minimalistic lifestyle because it gives me an opportunity to not have any rent. My little Kevin's paid for and I just paid $150 a month and they don't charge me anything when I go out west to work at Yellowstone or when I go to Thailand for a month at a time usually I'm going to Yellowstone or Grand Tetons or Glacier Park to work for 3 to 4 months I don't get charged anything there for rent and I don't get charged anything here for rent

@@KB3TLE yup. I’ve looked into Cambodia and enjoyed my time there but I feel in love with Thailand. Here’s to happiness abroad! 🍻

I have a 401k and then I assume social security. The house fund is only to cover me until I can get into my retirement account without penalties.

Yeah, I caught that during the editing. The cost is for two but I point out that Koi pays for her car and her phone.

Awesome!

Sorry, I don’t understand the question. I’m 97% sure I’m not ever going to have to go back and if if I do, it would likely only be for a year or two.

Appreciate it! 🙏🏼

You’re welcome, thanks for commenting 🙏🏼

That helps a lot!

I know a couple people that a relatively hobbiless but almost everyone I know does something. One friend bike rides and takes walks. Another goes bowling 2-4 times a week. Some play games. One golfs and dives. One plays chess and meets with traders to talk about money a lot. But, I can definitely think of a few that just socialize a bit and chill out. Watching sports is a pretty big pastime, and playing pool. Lots of gum rats too. I’m often busier than I’d like to be. Between the charity, RUclips and my D&D game, and my girlfriend, I always have something I can be doing.

​@@peteonretreat2023 cool, thanks discount

The best prices I’ve heard of are about 14k-15k baht (about $400+) a month and the daily price is typically about 1,000 baht.

@@scottgeen3062 it depends on your pension size and lifestyle. You really need to do the math on it and assume that cost of living will likely rise over the next years and decades.

@@peteonretreat2023 thank you for your advice from Scott new Zealand

555 according to some

@@timwalker2458 The fee for afirst year of a retirement visa is 10,000 then it’s 1,900 to renew. If you use an agent, it’s considerably more.

Yes and he is also her sons first dad. Why do people try and be clever ?

@@gothops2632 I’m her first foreign boyfriend.

@@peteonretreat2023 Does it not bother you as a heterosexual male that your girlfriend engaged in sexual activities with other men before she met you?

@@timwalker2458the kid could of been immaculately concepted 😊

😂

Koi’s car can fit four people (and has with our friends) but it’s not ideal and I wouldn’t recommend it for a long drive. It’s a smaller Toyota and there could also be a problem depending on the size and amount of luggage. That said, my email is in the description of every video so reach out to me when you’re coming over and we can try to meet up. Happy new year 🎊

@@andrewrobinson2565 good question. I’m definitely not thinking about my RUclips income, I hardly make anything from doing this. I’m also not planning for my savings to go away. My current savings will last me until my 401k kicks in. A couple years after that I’ll start collecting social security. Even without investments, I should be good for the rest of my life.

@peteonretreat2023 Excellent 👍💯. Ours is all in productive property. Don't own a single share. We'll both be retired, on smallish French state pensions in January 2027 and be having June-September in Thailand every year thereafter. Looking forward to it 😃👍.

@@clivebaxter6354 I’m sorry but this topic is incredibly popular, it makes more money than any of my other videos, and I have only made 3 budget videos in over 2 years. I do have a lot of videos that I feel haven’t been done to death but they don’t get views. For example, I have one of the only English speaking videos on Khao Kitchakut (an amazing place that people would definitely go to if they knew about it) but it only has 1,000 views.

@@peteonretreat2023 Yawn, this crap wont last, you do know that right

@@clivebaxter6354 uh, what crap is that? My happy retired life? Yeah, I'm going to die someday just like everyone else. Is there a topic you would like to see me cover?

@@peteonretreat2023 what next street food, 7/11 or another market lol

@@clivebaxter6354 I’m guessing you’ve never watched the channel before… like I said, I’m open to suggestions. 🤔 I regularly cover things that nobody else out here does but then I also do popular videos to pay the bills. What do you want to see?