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Ignoring rule number one has worked for many but I definitely agree with rule number two.

I’ve discovered a wonderful girlfriend 555 🤷🏻‍♂️

@@peteonretreat2023 Bob Guccione advises against that sort of thing: "If it floats, flies, or fornicates, Rent do not Buy, You will save money in the long run!"

That is true but I’d never plan my livelihood depending on someone else’s contributions.

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I think I’ve said I’ll never have another pet after my last two now. Losing them is so hard but I’m always thankful for the years of good memories. Traveling is definitely an issue. We have a couple friends that will help watch Mango but it’s still going to be hard for us to leave him for more than a night. If/when we start going to other countries, we are hoping that Koi’s son might stay here for awhile.

Oh my! What happened??

@peteonretreat2023 almost killed myself overloading on girls. A move to bang saray sorted me out though

@@graguitar6493 sounds like the right decision. Glad you’re sorted out now 👍🏼

That’s an interesting take… Yes, life can suck and the world is full of unbelievable crap which is why I listed many examples of the pointless complaining I was talking about. You seemed to have missed that. And yes, I’m retired. RUclips is a hobby 1st, personal 2nd, and more and more, a service 3rd. I don’t do it for money. As for the dopamine flicker… I don’t see how that makes me not retired, even if true. It’s no different than the games I play, the movies I watch, the music I listen to, the charity I do, etc. That doesn’t make me not retired, even if google does make money from me using their tool. I’ve talked about it long ago, as I’ve said before, only you can make yourself happy. I’m not ignoring the troubles of the world, I’m simply choosing not to waste my time on people who just want to moan about unimportant things. When talking about serious topics, you would find I’m far from toxic positivity. I’ll readily and passionately complain about things that deserve it. I wish you a good day 🙏🏼

Absolutely! On a retirement visa you are technically not allowed to work or volunteer but going to school isn’t barred.

Exactly. See how I stretched that out into a whole video? Lol

I think those are two important views to maintain. Positivity and being real about life and expectations.

@@Vlogging.on.a.donkey my mortgage wasn’t paid off but my house doubled in value in the 10 years I owned it. Selling it allowed me to clear enough money for 10+ years of living abroad. After that, I have a sizable 401k from my career at Trader Joe’s that I can start using when I turn 60. It’s big enough that the interest alone will cover most of my costs and I’ll be set. Numbers wise, well over 300k net from house alone, plus savings and some from selling my stuff. My 401k fluctuates but should still be 7 digits by the time I start dipping into it.

Do you actually expect this guy to detail every aspect of his financial life on here for the world to see? Everyone is different and there is plenty of vides out there on the cost of living in Thailand and what kind of budget you can expect to have. My advice is if you are planning to move there full time you should have at least 500K USD minimum if not a million.

@ I don’t think you need half a million dollars to live out 20 years in Thailand, if you budget you could probably live on 1/4 million

@@Vlogging.on.a.donkey No thanks. 20 years at 250K is just over 1K USD a month. An impossible amount to live on. Sure you are earning interest but that only covers inflation/taxes. 250K USD will last maybe 10 years and that is watching your pennies. 500K gives you some breathing room and makes it much more feasible. Me personally I wouldn't even think about retiring there unless I had 1 million plus USD net worth.

​@@Vlogging.on.a.donkeyif you are single and not mongering sure but if you got a missus or love mongering no where near enough

My pleasure. I’m happy to answer questions of you have them.

Howdy!

The only one I’m aware of is connected to the Royal Cliff Hotel. It’s a separate business and people seem to play they regularly but that’s all I know unfortunately.

Thai people (in general) are kind, welcoming and hard working. Thank you for the kind words too. I’ve been a little relaxed on my routines as I’m still adjusting to domestic life and finding the balance between us time and me time.

Same here, moving from US to Pattaya in February to retire. Not much of a drinker & don’t smoke. Met an amazing Thai to spend my time with so that will save me money from mongering. Fitness Instructor, so gym, walking, golf & tennis will be my focus. Planning to teach English online and hope to make this my life for the remainder of my time on this planet.

@Rexx1356 It's a great place, everything you need is here, and it's cheap.

@ sounds like a great plan!

There’s a few here… just a few.

Thanks for the comment! Vlogging is the worst paying “job” I’ve ever had. That’s not why I do it. I’m retired. I don’t need to work. I do this for fun, to keep my friends and family up to date, and now to help people who are considering moving here. I produce informational entertainment. If you don’t like it, no one is making you watch it but we have a very positive community built around this channel. As I said in the video, “ignore negative people” but I’ll give you another chance if you want. Maybe you are actually “cool.” 🤷🏻‍♂️ I’m a very productive member of society. I’m a founder of a charity organization here helping those in need. We’ve helped hundreds of people this year. What do you do? I’m not a monger. I’m in healthy, traditional relationship. Maybe you should save your judgements and comments until you know what you’re talking about. That’s my advice for you.

When you can easily get a 1 bedroom with a sea view in Pattaya for $350, then $580 is relatively expensive. I have a couple of friends who say this room is way over priced. They would never pay 20k for a room. They won’t even pay 15k.

Doc said my head looks good 🤷🏻‍♂️ Honestly, I didn’t think I’d stay here more than 6 months but know I’m a founder in an amazing charity and I’m here improving the lives of hundreds of people. Trust me, you can have a safe, happy and healthy life here and not partake in all the craziness and sin.

@@peteonretreat2023 But why Pattaya, there are lots of other places in Thailand.

@ I did a whole video on why I started here. ruclips.net/video/0ayqzffNlio/видео.html I plan on doing a video about why I’m still here but it’s mostly because of my friends and our charity foundation. My girlfriend and I talked about living away but we want to continue building the foundation we’re happy here.

@peteonretreat2023 That's great, wishing much success and happiness 😊

So everyone who doesn't have the same mindset as you is a mental case hey. What a stupid way to think

I’m always happy to meet viewers when I can. I met a couple just thing week.

@@foxmulder4560 I’m pretty proud of my body of work so far. Lots of variety in style, info and some entertainment. Thanks for commenting and welcome to the channel! Oh, and the XFiles screen name rocks!

Thank you for the sub 🙏🏼 I think it’s easier to make lasting changes when everything in your life is changing. Moving is a great opportunity to develop positive habits.

@peteonretreat2023 I agree, to a degree, the hardest part is letting go of the past and negativity associated with it, that's where the new habits need to become a focus so indeed, the positive greatly overshadows the negativity and youvare right to say that you need to surround yourself with positive people, and/or environment 👍

Exactly! I’m loving seeing all of these very quick summaries of my 15 minute video 😆

The pronunciation varies a lot, even among Thais but you are correct. It’s more of an A sound than an E sound. Vowel sounds in Thailand can be weird and are often misheard.

Right on, right on!!

Time well invested for sure. I need to get back into my Thai studies.

It’s maddening at times. I forgot to include complaining about how much better Pattaya used to be and how much fatter the woman are now.

My pleasure. Thank you for commenting 🙏🏼

I’m adding that to my lists. Very good and important point. Thank you 🙏🏼

Good point and thank you. 🙏🏼 These are mostly just good life tips. I hate seeing the guys that come here and find ruin. It’s definitely easy enough to do and many of them blame it on the country or the women.

Honestly, the big 4 seem to be basically the same. I use Tik Tok but Manereet, Mots and Key are all commonly recommended.

I’m really happy to hear that. I’ve had at least a dozen viewers over the years say they play. I know of 3 different play groups in the city right now. That said, we are a very small minority here. I’m definitely the public face of D&D in town. A couple of times people have asked about playing in an expat forum and other people point them in my direction. I mention playing a lot because I want to help build the gaming community out here. I met a viewer this week who is a huge board gamer and has a past with TTRPG. He might be moving here in the next year or two. One of my friends here is tired of D&D but will run or play nearly any other system. He prints his own books and has a 3D printer.

@peteonretreat2023 That sounds great. If all goes to plan, I will be asking you for leads to find a game in about 9 months or so. I think as more people our age start retiring, the number of nerds will rise. Thanks again for all the advice and inspiration.

@@robofthenorthadjacent2269 my pleasure. 🙏🏼

Thank you. The channel is becoming more about helping people decide of this life is for them and giving them the tools to succeed.

Thank you. I think it started with just one or two things I wanted to Share but then I kept adding to the list over the last few months.

I do not. I’ll ride them on the islands but that’s about it. It’s been on my video topic list for awhile. For me, it’s just personally not worth the risk. Bolt cars are cheap, we own a car and I’m not in that big a hurry. It’s just a risk too easy for me to avoid.

Thank you sir 🙏🏼

Since, we talked directly about insurance, I’ll just say here for anyone else that I’m still on travel insurance and that’s not a good thing. I really need to sign up. Respect means a lot to me. I give it to everyone and everything until I’m shown a reason not to. Even at that point, I’m more likely to avoid or ignore something than show disrespect to it. I believe I know some positive people here. Most of the members in our foundation are pretty positive. They’ve mostly come here for a better life and are very appreciative of what they have. They’re so thankful it drives them to give back and spread love. I’ll start drafting some ideas about a video just on attitudes. If I can get at least 8 minutes out of it, I’ll do it. It might morph into something else too, that happens a lot. Take care 🙏🏼

It sure doesn’t feel like 2 years already. Time is going faster and faster every month.

Thank you 🙏🏼 I don’t know why so many choose to be miserable.

8 years in Pattaya? Right on!

While calm waters don’t make the best sailors, I still prefer to avoid stormy seas.

Many thanks 🙏🏼

I’m sorry you didn’t hear back from her. She said she forgot we put her email on her business card. 🤦🏼‍♂️ She asked me “Why Farangs like to use email?” lol She just replied to your email and sent a message to your line.

Glad you’re enjoying the content and thanks for commenting. 🙏🏼 2 years in now and still no regrets!

@@bradtowle1161 I did use an agent for this place but they weren’t the best. I do recommend Pui at My Pattaya Condo. She showed us 2 rooms at this same building and the room we are now in. You can see both of those room in my 9 different Pratumnak condos video.