We are spending about $450 per month for two in a farm with my wife comfortably. In our farm has a lot of fruits, chickens, eggs, fish in our ponds, and we grow our own vegetables. Although, we are still going out to eat oftens. Here in Krabi, weather is nice we probably using 3 months of a year for air-conditioning. We spend most time on a beach, and hangout with friends in town.
I suggest showing the expenses in THB along side your native currency. That way the expenses are more relevant to people from other countries, and aren't affected by large currency fluctuations. Your expenses tracker should also use the local currency THB. You can then have it converted in a separate sheet. I think these changes could make the video appeal to a larger audience, and get the audience thinking in THB as they should if they plan to travel there. I also suggest tracking food expenses separately for men and women. I know I eat about twice as much as most women in Thailand, and in my home country
@TaraandLukeDigIn Also the advice @3:04 of booking a hotel room direct from the hotel hasn't been cheaper in my experience in Thailand. I've found Google maps with the hotel search function to give the best prices, or at least equal price to what the hotel offers. And some of the apps that have the same price as the hotel will give you loyalty discounts. Doesn't hurt to check on Google maps after you have the hotel's price. Google saved me about 750฿ for 1 night on my last hotel booking vs direct from hotel.
@3:04 The advice to book direct from hotel isn't correct from my experience in Thailand. Google maps with the hotel function has always been cheaper or the same cost as direct booking. And if it's the same cost, you get loyalty discount from some services. The only exception is longer stays such as 1 week or 1mo where the hotel may give a larger discount. Just last week I saved about ฿750 for 1 night using Google vs booking direct from hotel.
@3:04 The advice to book direct from hotel isn't correct from my experience in Thailand. Google maps with the hotel function has always been cheaper or the same cost as direct booking. And if it's the same cost, you get loyalty discount from some services. The only exception is longer stays such as 1 week or 1mo where the hotel may give a larger discount. Just last week I saved about ฿750 for 1 night using Google vs booking direct from hotel.
@EDISH901 Thanks! We are too! We actually have found that our budget goes a little further in Japan than South Korea. That was a surprise! Where are you now?
389 likes, as of this moment? THis is a great video. You may have to resort to flashy pix or something or sensationalized title. This deserves more. Someone else posted, "Ultimate guide to Chiang Mai," when it was NOT. GOOD stuff, but not near ultimate. BUT, they get it: - title creates controversy; people comment. Doesn't that get you $$$? - tho they are incorrect, they still provide a lot of really good info so people aren't totally angry w/ them. - they're a couple as well, and the woman is on the video thumb. THoughts... may you be well!
@@toddaron Thanks for the compliment and advice. We are always trying to learn and improve, but most of all, we just want to encourage people to travel more. 😊
Your vlog popped up on my feed and, yet again, I find myself challenging this. There is a massive difference between “living” a life in Thailand and “surviving” in Thailand. You are surviving. Basically you spend $1,500 per month between you. That is fine if you want to live like hermits in Chiang Mai and Pai, but that will get boring very quickly. Trust me, I have lived here long enough to know. I live in Asoke in Bangkok, bang centre of the action. My core living costs (rent, bills, general groceries and daily food intake) is 60,000B per month or roughly $1,700pm. More than you spend between you per month. Now I could save massively on things like rent etc by moving. But I’d still hit at least 45K per month or $1,300pm. The huge difference is I also spend 40/50,000B per month on what you didn’t have - entertainment, going out, eating in nice restaurants, travel (I go away at least twice a month, sometimes other parts of Thailand, often other countries), generally the stuff that makes it a life. That’s between $1150-$1450 pm on having a lifestyle. Clearly you are going a different pathway, but this whole “Thailand life is cheap” is old news. I have many friends here and they all agree with me. The absolute bare minimum to have a decent life here now is $1,800-$2,000 US per month, per person. Enjoy being here, Thailand is the best country in the world IMHO. But don’t try and sell it like this. It’s a falsehood and it can sucker people in to moving here completely unprepared for reality.
@Wee-Rex Thanks for your input. We accurately represented exactly what we spent and how we lived. There are many different ways to live, or like us, slow travel through a country. And we agree with you: Thailand is wonderful!
@boopme100 The heat was a bit hard for us during the day. We were there in July and August, so the peak of the rainy season. It was quite humid every day, but when it rained, it could get a little chilly. Definitely weird patterns! As for mosquito repellent: yes, we made sure to wear it every day in Pai since it's surrounded by forest. In Chiang Mai, we only wore it if we went out at dusk. I definitely worried about Dengue Fever. I've heard it's bad! However, repellent is affordable and available even in convenience stores.
I lived in cheaper Krabi. Even there $50 a day living in a modest hotel won't give you much of an enjoyable life. If you only need to see the beaches and eat in lower priced restaurants, it is fine.
In South Korea are you going to visit more temples? Are you going to talk about the DMZ? Most importantly, are you going to learn how to do the baseball cheerleader dances?
Hi. We’ve also recently set up a small travel channel and hoping to do what you’re doing with selling up and hitting the roads. We are trialing 4 months next year and just doing small trips until then. This was a helpful video. Just wanted to say hi. Having just started our own channel, I find it so disheartening putting so much thought, love and effort into a video and not getting many views. Wanted to share and say we’ve subscribed to show our support. Look forward to seeing your travels. Our celebration was hitting 250 subscribers this week 😄
That's awesome! Are you thinking international slow travel or domestic? Have any specific spots you want to hit first? And thanks for the support! Yes, these videos are a lot of work, but if even one person gets some helpful info from them, it's worth it! What's the name of your channel? We'd love to support you back! :)
@@TaraandLukeDigInignore if my comment comes twice. The app keeps crashing on me! That’s our thoughts as well. I get so many tips out of videos and hope ours will give back to the travel community too. Our channel is Travel With Tanya and Simon. If I can figure out how to follow you from the channel as well you’ll have another subscriber there 😂
"Murder Machine" loooool So true! I've been living in Thailand for 20 months now and more often than not you have to be a road crossing ninja here lol But I love Thailand!
@TaraandLukeDigIn I've been all over, but I'm in northern Pattaya now. More of a Thai local vibe, away from the Pattaya Beach mess and party life. Living it up one Pad Kra Pao Gai Kai Dao at a time lol
Two people on 1600 baht combined per day. That means 800 per person including accommodation, transportation, food, coffee in a cafe.....? Lol I'm sorry but what's the point of travelling if you can't afford it? I live a pretty frugal life so I understand the importance of low expenditure, but when you are on a holiday, it's not enjoyable if you really keep counting the money as to what you can afford or cannot. But I bet you didn't tell the truths. Surely you have spent more than that. Just the foods you showed would cost you 300-400 baht per day provided that you eat 3 times per day and drink that coffee, plus fruits.
@garrya7576 Thanks for your comment. We were entirely truthful. We have a spreadsheet that contains every expense. (Even if we purchased a single smoothie. Every purchase was tracked specifically for this challenge.) We are not on holiday; we are full-time travelers. We must work during the day, so we can't go to every attraction, eat lavish food, or drink alcohol every day. However, we were able to do everything you saw in the video on $50 per day. We rarely used transportation because we walked. We ate our meals at local markets. It was all wonderful, and we don’t regret our budget. If we were in Bangkok, I dont think we could have lived on this budget. Chiang Mai and Pai are very affordable. We aren't sure why our budget isn't believable because we did it... Maybe we will show our spreadsheet in more detail in future videos as we track every purchase we make as a rule.
@@TaraandLukeDigIn It's not the place that is affordable but your way of your living. Anyways, you're not telling the truth. I can put money on it. The most generous calculation of what you showed would cost you easily 60+ USD. Just your coffee and fruit costs you 100-150 Baht per person per day. The portion you showed for 50 Baht isn't enough for the dude. He'll starve to death. You didn't add all your expenses 100%. I know. Done it.
@@garrya7576 Living here for almost 2 years straight and I do the same. I've had even $600 months and I'm never bored. I average below $2K monthly and I have a BLAST! We all live how we prefer and what's good for us individually. They are doing great!
We are spending about $450 per month for two in a farm with my wife comfortably.
In our farm has a lot of fruits, chickens, eggs, fish in our ponds, and we grow our own vegetables.
Although, we are still going out to eat oftens.
Here in Krabi, weather is nice we probably using 3 months of a year for air-conditioning.
We spend most time on a beach, and hangout with friends in town.
That's amazing! I sure miss having a garden. We've been to Phuket, but not Krabi. What's your favorite part about living in Krabi?
@@BureaucracyWorld do you have to deal with mosquitoes
@@boopme100 I live here, too, and no. So minimal if ever.
Love this introduction to Thailand! Can’t believe it’s so cheap! Thank you for sharing!
@@KimberlyPritchard-c6u Thanks!! And that's the message: great travel doesn't have to be expensive! 😊
I suggest showing the expenses in THB along side your native currency. That way the expenses are more relevant to people from other countries, and aren't affected by large currency fluctuations.
Your expenses tracker should also use the local currency THB. You can then have it converted in a separate sheet.
I think these changes could make the video appeal to a larger audience, and get the audience thinking in THB as they should if they plan to travel there.
I also suggest tracking food expenses separately for men and women. I know I eat about twice as much as most women in Thailand, and in my home country
@@rickross4337 Fair enough. That's a good idea. And yes, Luke does eat more than I do! We appreciate the constructive feedback.
@TaraandLukeDigIn Also the advice @3:04 of booking a hotel room direct from the hotel hasn't been cheaper in my experience in Thailand. I've found Google maps with the hotel search function to give the best prices, or at least equal price to what the hotel offers. And some of the apps that have the same price as the hotel will give you loyalty discounts. Doesn't hurt to check on Google maps after you have the hotel's price. Google saved me about 750฿ for 1 night on my last hotel booking vs direct from hotel.
@3:04 The advice to book direct from hotel isn't correct from my experience in Thailand. Google maps with the hotel function has always been cheaper or the same cost as direct booking. And if it's the same cost, you get loyalty discount from some services. The only exception is longer stays such as 1 week or 1mo where the hotel may give a larger discount. Just last week I saved about ฿750 for 1 night using Google vs booking direct from hotel.
@3:04 The advice to book direct from hotel isn't correct from my experience in Thailand. Google maps with the hotel function has always been cheaper or the same cost as direct booking. And if it's the same cost, you get loyalty discount from some services. The only exception is longer stays such as 1 week or 1mo where the hotel may give a larger discount. Just last week I saved about ฿750 for 1 night using Google vs booking direct from hotel.
Awesome content! Me and my Girlfriend are currently travelling on a very similar budget and are amazed at how far it's going!
@EDISH901 Thanks! We are too! We actually have found that our budget goes a little further in Japan than South Korea. That was a surprise! Where are you now?
Great information on this video. Best of luck on the future
@@leewellstead2305 Thank you! We appreciate that! 😊
389 likes, as of this moment?
THis is a great video. You may have to resort to flashy pix or something or sensationalized title. This deserves more.
Someone else posted, "Ultimate guide to Chiang Mai," when it was NOT. GOOD stuff, but not near ultimate.
BUT, they get it:
- title creates controversy; people comment. Doesn't that get you $$$?
- tho they are incorrect, they still provide a lot of really good info so people aren't totally angry w/ them.
- they're a couple as well, and the woman is on the video thumb.
THoughts... may you be well!
ps Wife was born in Sukothai and spent much of her life in Chiang Mai and Bangkok.
@@toddaron Thanks for the compliment and advice. We are always trying to learn and improve, but most of all, we just want to encourage people to travel more. 😊
Your vlog popped up on my feed and, yet again, I find myself challenging this. There is a massive difference between “living” a life in Thailand and “surviving” in Thailand. You are surviving. Basically you spend $1,500 per month between you. That is fine if you want to live like hermits in Chiang Mai and Pai, but that will get boring very quickly. Trust me, I have lived here long enough to know. I live in Asoke in Bangkok, bang centre of the action. My core living costs (rent, bills, general groceries and daily food intake) is 60,000B per month or roughly $1,700pm. More than you spend between you per month. Now I could save massively on things like rent etc by moving. But I’d still hit at least 45K per month or $1,300pm. The huge difference is I also spend 40/50,000B per month on what you didn’t have - entertainment, going out, eating in nice restaurants, travel (I go away at least twice a month, sometimes other parts of Thailand, often other countries), generally the stuff that makes it a life. That’s between $1150-$1450 pm on having a lifestyle. Clearly you are going a different pathway, but this whole “Thailand life is cheap” is old news. I have many friends here and they all agree with me. The absolute bare minimum to have a decent life here now is $1,800-$2,000 US per month, per person. Enjoy being here, Thailand is the best country in the world IMHO. But don’t try and sell it like this. It’s a falsehood and it can sucker people in to moving here completely unprepared for reality.
@Wee-Rex Thanks for your input. We accurately represented exactly what we spent and how we lived. There are many different ways to live, or like us, slow travel through a country. And we agree with you: Thailand is wonderful!
Can you tell me if the heat is hard to take, and if you have to wear mosquito repellant 24/7 so you don't get dengue fever?
@boopme100 The heat was a bit hard for us during the day. We were there in July and August, so the peak of the rainy season. It was quite humid every day, but when it rained, it could get a little chilly. Definitely weird patterns! As for mosquito repellent: yes, we made sure to wear it every day in Pai since it's surrounded by forest. In Chiang Mai, we only wore it if we went out at dusk. I definitely worried about Dengue Fever. I've heard it's bad! However, repellent is affordable and available even in convenience stores.
Bull. I say they lived expensive. You can pay much less
I lived in cheaper Krabi. Even there $50 a day living in a modest hotel won't give you much of an enjoyable life.
If you only need to see the beaches and eat in lower priced restaurants, it is fine.
In South Korea are you going to visit more temples? Are you going to talk about the DMZ? Most importantly, are you going to learn how to do the baseball cheerleader dances?
Baseball's in the post season!! But we can go to a soccer game!! Crossing our fingers for cheerleaders there!
Very good post! Very helpful!! Are you going to Malaysia??
@eds032456 Thank you! In the future, definitely. We're in South Korea at the moment. Budgeting is much more challenging here!
Hi. We’ve also recently set up a small travel channel and hoping to do what you’re doing with selling up and hitting the roads. We are trialing 4 months next year and just doing small trips until then. This was a helpful video. Just wanted to say hi. Having just started our own channel, I find it so disheartening putting so much thought, love and effort into a video and not getting many views. Wanted to share and say we’ve subscribed to show our support. Look forward to seeing your travels. Our celebration was hitting 250 subscribers this week 😄
That's awesome! Are you thinking international slow travel or domestic? Have any specific spots you want to hit first? And thanks for the support! Yes, these videos are a lot of work, but if even one person gets some helpful info from them, it's worth it! What's the name of your channel? We'd love to support you back! :)
@@TaraandLukeDigInignore if my comment comes twice. The app keeps crashing on me! That’s our thoughts as well. I get so many tips out of videos and hope ours will give back to the travel community too. Our channel is Travel With Tanya and Simon. If I can figure out how to follow you from the channel as well you’ll have another subscriber there 😂
@tsutt35 😂 We also struggle with the stupid app. Glad it's not just us!
Can you tell.menif thrvweather there is hard to cope with, and if you have to wear mosquito repellant 24/7? Thanks
I live here, too, and no. You don't need it. Sun block maybe if you're sensitive, during most of the year.
@TraderMigs what about mosquitoes and dengue fever?
"Murder Machine" loooool So true! I've been living in Thailand for 20 months now and more often than not you have to be a road crossing ninja here lol But I love Thailand!
@@TraderMigs Ha! "Road crossing ninja!!" LOVE that! Agreed. Thailand is awesome! What city are you in?
@TaraandLukeDigIn I've been all over, but I'm in northern Pattaya now. More of a Thai local vibe, away from the Pattaya Beach mess and party life. Living it up one Pad Kra Pao Gai Kai Dao at a time lol
@@TraderMigs Sounds like heaven!
Take me to Monster Doggy Bar!
@@kate0010 Done and done!
Two people on 1600 baht combined per day. That means 800 per person including accommodation, transportation, food, coffee in a cafe.....? Lol I'm sorry but what's the point of travelling if you can't afford it? I live a pretty frugal life so I understand the importance of low expenditure, but when you are on a holiday, it's not enjoyable if you really keep counting the money as to what you can afford or cannot. But I bet you didn't tell the truths. Surely you have spent more than that. Just the foods you showed would cost you 300-400 baht per day provided that you eat 3 times per day and drink that coffee, plus fruits.
@garrya7576 Thanks for your comment. We were entirely truthful. We have a spreadsheet that contains every expense. (Even if we purchased a single smoothie. Every purchase was tracked specifically for this challenge.) We are not on holiday; we are full-time travelers. We must work during the day, so we can't go to every attraction, eat lavish food, or drink alcohol every day. However, we were able to do everything you saw in the video on $50 per day. We rarely used transportation because we walked. We ate our meals at local markets. It was all wonderful, and we don’t regret our budget. If we were in Bangkok, I dont think we could have lived on this budget. Chiang Mai and Pai are very affordable. We aren't sure why our budget isn't believable because we did it... Maybe we will show our spreadsheet in more detail in future videos as we track every purchase we make as a rule.
@@TaraandLukeDigIn It's not the place that is affordable but your way of your living. Anyways, you're not telling the truth. I can put money on it. The most generous calculation of what you showed would cost you easily 60+ USD. Just your coffee and fruit costs you 100-150 Baht per person per day. The portion you showed for 50 Baht isn't enough for the dude. He'll starve to death. You didn't add all your expenses 100%. I know. Done it.
@@garrya7576 Living here for almost 2 years straight and I do the same. I've had even $600 months and I'm never bored. I average below $2K monthly and I have a BLAST! We all live how we prefer and what's good for us individually. They are doing great!