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Sure I do.. Had the egg, beans this morning at O'shea's Pub

We all love our dogs. Same in Thailand

Ha Ha. Yes. watch that high and tight haircut

Flowhouse looks like fun

Ha ha. It's 215am just left Stella's. She's the best

That's a good plan

I agree. Great food

Yes I agree. But, Thai people do there own thing. I've seen Franks at Villa Market

I sure am. I miss the guys at work, but retirement is much better

That cat has a good life

Thank you very much Mario

I sure am. Retirement is much better than working. Ha ha

Thanks for watching

It's a good cut

I hear you

Miles and points are great

I like my points and miles

Airline miles are great

I fly Air Asia often. Great budget airline

Nothing wrong with Tupelo. I think that's where Elvis was born, Didn't Levi's come from San Francisco and the gold rush. I might be wrong. Still, search from Los Angeles if you want an award ticket. Not Tupelo. Green Bay, Decatur, etc..

Totally agree. I love the miles and points

Nice. That's old school

Ya that stinks. The US airlines make more selling points to the credit card companies than they do selling tickets to the public. That's why they have a dozen cards for each airline

@EagerExpat yeah, first world problems, eh? 😬😆

@@No_Strings This is true

Glad you like them. More to come

Yes, I used to do those. Even recently I would earn a ton staying two nights at a $32 property in Pattaya. I would go for 6 nights. But, I was a bog Hyatt guy back in the day. 3500 a night at the brand new Hyatt Place on Soi 24.

Nah it's doesn't hurt your credit. At one time I had 50 cards open. I was still over 800. If you do have say 10 cards open, keep the Reserve at say 10K, but lower all the other cards to 2k or 3K credit limits. Having 15K or 20K available on each card, for a total of 100k, etc.. available credit, will hurt your chances of getting a new card. There is a chance you could run off and charge up 100k in one day. The computer doesn't like to see that. Also never close a card, especially your oldest. That hurts your credit history. You can have had mortgages for 30 years. The history on cards is weighed more heavy. Read about all this at Doctor of Credit.

That’s a lot of cards to manage. You’re a master at the game. Never thought about lowering the credit limits. Good idea.

@@Goldfinger555 That's was back in the day. I'm not sure what I have today. Maybe 10. The other issue is there is an unwritten rule on how much credit they will give you. 10 years ago you wanted 20K on each card. When you got denied, you called in reconsideration. You would then move credit around. Take 2k of this card, 5k of that and give me a new card with 7k limit. These days, they usually wont do that. It's better to do it ahead of time and let the robot approve you.

Thanks for watching. More to come

Live where you want to live. The Facebook warriors have no idea what's going to happen about the tax situation. They love to say you will be double taxed at 35%. Nothing has been released stating that. Thailand doesn't even operate that way. You probably need a salary well over 150K (US) to even get in the 35% bracket. Yet, some guy online who gets $1000 month social security thinks he will be taxed 35%. There are double tax treaties in place. More than likely, if you paid tax in the US, you won't pay a second time in Thailand. The rate you pay in the US is more a concern. Hopefully, that won't be 50% one day. Maybe we will need to fill out another form at immigration showing tax was paid. Well see. They haven't told us. Yet the "sky is falling" types online have it all figured out. It's true, the guy who makes $1000 probably didn't pay any tax on that sum in the US. Personal exemptions, etc.. I have no idea if there are write offs and exemptions in Thailand. To think they will compare your US tax form to a Thai form is pretty crazy. They would need 1000 times more agent than they have. For what? To try and get Mr $1000 for $33 of tax. I don't think so. But, like most of those guys say, "I'm going to Cambodia" Good, let them go. I guess you can live on cash. If the idea is to bounce in and out of the country for a few months at a time, at some point they will stop you. If you want to come over for 30 days (maybe 60 soon? Again wait and see) Then get a 30 day extension, for a total of 90 days, you should be able to do that at least once a year. If you want to do that twice a year, I'd guess come year three, you might be pulled into the small room at the airport. If you want a real visa, you will need a Thai account. It will need 800K ($23,000) That has to come from abroad, not an ATM. We will see what happens on the tax. If I had to guess, it's another piece of paper. Maybe, and it's a big maybe, they will tax the difference on US tax to Thai tax. But, they don't really have the resources to collect that. I doubt they want to see thousands of good expats run away over a double tax. You won't find a landlord that will take cash. So plan on double the price for a hotel. Or AirBnB on a credit card. For instance, they announced last year they would start a 300b tax on incoming airline flights. To cover idiots who crash motorbikes without insurance. They asked the airlines to collect it. The airlines said no. The other week, they said, Ok forget it. I remember the Facebook commandos going crazy over that too. I have no idea what the future holds tax wise. I'll deal with it if anything happens. My rent is $500 a month for a luxury apartment. If for some reason I have to pay $500 a year tax, or whatever the next fee will be, I've saved that living here in 1 month. So it's all relative.

@@EagerExpat appreciate your insight and response. I get VA disability which is not taxed here in the states plus some investment income which is why I am a little more concerned as I’ll have to pay the higher rate. I am not a doomer I just have to make smart choices. I’d much prefer to live in Thailand and I feel like that’s the way to go but given I’m a year out I’m just doing my due diligence. I greatly appreciate your channel and opinions. Thank you for your service!

@@TheKnowledgeispower2 Ya man. It's always smart to do the research. Just remember, half these guys acting like pros don't know what there talking about. Until it's in the Royal Gazette, it's isn't law. Pay attention to Khao Sod English. He's a straight shooter. Ignore the trolls on Facebook and TH-cam. These guys are just looking for clicks

Ya cards are nice. The Hyatt Place here in Bangkok on Soi 24 is an amazing property and a category one. It's often 3500 in the low season. If you had the card and (whatever it's called today) Globalist, you got free breakfast buffet, which was amazing. I think they took that away, but it's $9? What do you mean don't ring the bell? I'm earned 100K Alaska miles ringing that bell. Ha ha

I remember being 5 years away. I came over and started looking at areas to live. I went back to work and 5 years seemed to pass like one year. There are many married couples that move over. Great place to live

Thanks for watching

Ya I've had the card in the past. Free breakfast in Paris or Sydney might cost $30 US. That's always a nice benefit

Always good to get status from a card

Of course you don't need it. But I think it's foolish not to have one. It's 3400 baht. If that's a deal breaker, you might need to stay home and save a little more. I travel abroad once a month. Getting a single entry permit 12 times a year doesn't make sense for me. If you don't travel it might make sense.

I agree Thailand is not a 3rd world country. In fact, that's exactly what I said in the video

It's a nice area. I'm in more central Bangkok in Phrom Phong. That comes at a higher price. Today, it's worth it for me

I'm not sure. I read a few things about BRICS. China, Russia, India, etc.. My guess it won't change life for expats. I'm welcome today, alongside many Russian expats. I think Chinese are the number one tourists to Thailand. It just sounds like business. Thailand also just hosted APEC last year. The US vice president showed up. Sitting next to Chinese reps. I'm just a regular guy, but I think this is all about money. It will have little affect on expats. We bring money here too.

Ya I was in a mood to correct a few trolls that day. Hey you try walking in the Bangkok heat for 6 hours straight. You might get a little cranky that day too. Ha Ha. I don't think TH-cam is cutting costs. They're a business selling advertising. I'd say 99% of those clients aren't interested in being associated with Soi Cowboy, etc.. I'm sure there are other topics the bots look for. They shut the video off and you ask for a human to review. I did a video on Nana Plaza in the day. It was all G rated. It was cut from earning. I appealed and it was approved. The problem is you might get 2000 views when it comes out that earns nothing, then they turn it on.

@@EagerExpat no worries, I always troll ppl who even come close to making the video too much about them. a lot of ppl are really bad about that, trying to make themselves the star when we view these for info,not because they are celebs. good video.

@@honestyrocksu I hear ya. I am also a TH-cam fan. I had visited 4 or 5 times, but I watched all the vloggers to prepare my move over. I was more interested in Bangkok than looking at them. So, I made an effort to show Bangkok. I'm very rarely in the shot. I want to show people Bangkok, not Thailand over my shoulder. Ok man, more videos to come.

Thanks for watching. I have a solid group of viewers. One or two trolls, but they count as a view too. Maybe they don't realize that. Ha ha

Ya it's pretty nice up front. Get those miles together and enjoy.

Hey thanks. I'm a Bangkok guy, but I really like to visit Jomtien. Maybe I'll stay there sometime.

Everyone has a system. I did bring a US number with me. The trouble is, if it doesn't hit a US cell tower in a few years, they may shut it down. We were talking about that at a bar last night. My one buddy said, he had his Verizon out of the US for 10 years and only returned to the US twice. So who knows if that rule is enforced. I just went over two years and I'm still working. I have a $55 T Mobile plan. I know a few people that have Mint Mobile $10 plan. I think it's on T Mobile network? Maybe that's an option. It's best to be used on Wi-Fi calling at home anyhow. Bottom line, having a US number has made my life easier with OTP's and calling older relatives that don't know how to use What's App. They can text you for free and you can call them on WiFi calling. I also have a Thai number. That's really cheap. I have What's App on that for those in the US that have that. I can't call Wifi from a Thai number to a US number. I could call the US in an emergency. I never have. Maybe 30 cents a minute?

Yes, I need to figure that out. I've heard the same. For 300b a year, I'm in no rush.

It used to be much rougher. Even the hood is fancy these days. If an apartment is under $2000, people moved to any area.

@@EagerExpat Oh, the last time I was there was in 2003

Hey Kevin. Hope the dental work is working out. Ya, the Thai account works well for me. But, I have still had NFCU since 1985. Let me know when you feel a little better. We'll catch up.

That's a nice number. I like the frequent miler. Good website, and they started a TH-cam channel. Yes, it's much easier to find awards with two one ways. If you search, leaving the first and returning the 26th, if one leg isn't available, you won't get the other date. With points, two one ways is the same price as a rt

Appreciate the information. If you're just starting out this is very confusing. My retired postal lady and I are looking forward to travels.

@@stoweford10 You did the hard part getting the miles. Follow the steps in this video. If you are trying to get to Thailand in business, get to LAX. What miles do you have? That will depend how you spend them. You can also hire someone to get the best use out of the miles. I think that isn't needed. I can't take 3 or 4 hours to find you two seats, but I'll point you in the right direction. Do you have American, United? What do you have?

@@EagerExpat I have 1 mil AMEX Rewards, 300K Delta and 100K Capital One.

You can do anything you want. The Amex points and Capitol One transfer to many of the same airlines. The Delta are meh, but they have these flash sales. Atlanta to Paris, 1 week only, etc.. Do about 3 or 4 hours of reading at Flyertalk. Decide where you want to go. Of the top of my head, Cathay is a partner of Amex and Capitol One. If you want to come to Bangkok, see who offers the lowest rate. Maybe Cathay, maybe it's Air Canada flying on ANA. You find the award and then move the miles over and book within 1 minute. You have a dozen options with all those miles. Just don't do something crazy like pay 400,000 rt a ticket for business. It should be 60k, 70, maybe 90k at worst one way in business. Take a dozen flights instead of two. Have fun

I think I've checked a bag a handful of times in 100 points flights. But, there's no extra cost on any airline to pick a seat or check a bag. In fact, most international flights give you 2 bags. There are weight restrictions. But maybe 50 pounds a bag? If you use AA miles, you need to then go to JAL or Cathay to pick a seat. But that's free.

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks Jim

Oh wow, I know that building. I live very close. Thanks for watching

That's the same info I got. My home office is Exchange Tower. This day, I was just changing my address and doing the facial recognition thing.