You can refill the water bottles at a water stand. The water stands are near laundry mats. It is cheap and a good way to get rid of those 1 baht coins (coin operated). I live in a condo that is a five-minute scooter ride to the beach. It has a huge custom pool, weight room, guard, concierge, and covered parking for $250/month. Health insurance is $150 per month (I'm old). My favorite lunch is a freshly made chicken kebab, which is very filling at $2.50. I can sit at a bar and enjoy the sunset with a beach view and a beer cost $2.50.
Hey mate thanks for sharing your cost with us... I have seen those water dispensary machines but I've also seen the guys going clean them and my oh my they're so dirty inside..... Lol It just wouldn't be worth the little bit of savings to use one for me anyways... Sounds like you're getting a kill or deal on your insurance..... Thanks for watching and commenting
Hi Mark. Great one. So important and at the same time so frustrating. 10% in about 3 months it’s huge change,and who knows what is going to happen with the exchange rate. I live here with my wife and we spend every month about 80K . During the last 3 months for the same amount of money I had to transfer 225 USD MORE EACH MONTH. Anyway, I’m not going anywhere else. Trying to listen to your advice. I’m just trying to enjoy my life here. love this country and the people. Cheers mate.Thanks again.🍻🍻🍻
Hey Gabriel and as you mentioned you guys definitely noticed it over the past couple of months... Now hopefully this trend is not going to continue.. I have faith that the Thai government is going to step in and stem the growth.... But so many people on this thread just don't understand the whole currency situation and how it affects their budgets... It's sad actually....
I like your channel because it doesn't make us feel bad about living on $1000 or whatever. Some other channels on Thailand present the idea that you're living like a dog if you're spending less than 2-3000 USD. My budget is around 1000 in the outer realms of Chiang Mai and I live a very good life thank you very much. I could afford to go back to America and buy all the fancy stuff they think you need but I choose not to. Many such cases.
Ah yes, comparing a bare bones lifesyle out in the sticks to a nice lifestyle where people actually want to live. Do you grow your own rice and run on a treadmill for electricity?
Hey Pixels,,,, made I really appreciate the acknowledgment because my channel is all about giving people hope... Giving people hope that they can have a better life than just barely existing back in North America or whatever country they're from... Chiang Mai is a beautiful city it's just not for me because I love the beaches ammdrh open roads down here ...... Cheers mate 🍻 And by the way you're 100% right you don't need to be going back to the United States and buying a bunch of fancy brand name bullshit that means nothing....
Roof_Pizza, mate why do you say such stupid things? I really don't understand it you've watched my videos now for 4 years do you really believe I'm living a bare-bones lifestyle??? You do understand that I live right in the heart of Patong, I eat fantastic foods I go on trips I have a fantastic life that people like you can only dream about.... This guy that you're commenting about lives up in Chiang Mai which happens to be a beautiful city with many things to do.... Just because some of us don't have to pay some girl to be with us who's draining all of our life savings from us doesn't mean we're not living fantastic fun-filled exciting lives..... Why don't you come down to Patong and I'll show you where I live my regular condo my one bedroom condo which is absolutely beautiful and you spend the month with me and then I'll go spend a month wherever it is you're wasting your life away.... I'm will compare and see who has a better life...... I guarantee you yours can't touch mine You're better than these comments that you make at least I hope you are.....
Hey Steve, brother I don't know what this guy's problem is but he's so negative all of the time.... It's hilarious.... I wouldn't give a f*** how much money you offered me to live his life...... No thanks .....
I love the bananas here in Thailand especially the small ones to me they're kind of like a treat they're so sweet and savory... I'm not sure I could eat for a day at least not the big bananas possibly the small ones though... Cheers mate 🍻
Quite honestly mate there's very few people that are living here in Thailand that are not drinking a fair amount... It's just the truth there is booze everywhere...
My food budget in Pattaya is about 200 to 250 USD. I cook my own food and I do not have to go our several times a day to get food. I usually buy in bulk at Makro (free delivery on orders over 1,000 Baht) and vacuum seal whatever I can. I usually make a big pot of chili using raw beans, spaghetti (make my own sauce), huge bowl of tuna fish. I make own breakfast sausage, bread, tortillas, English muffins, jam, peanut butter, blue cheese, caesar and ranch dressing, teriyaki sauce, sweet and sour sauce, mustard, mayonnaise, egg salad, pizza, grind my own spices, relish, pickles, BBQ sauce, pancake syrup to name a few, I also make my own deodorant, shaving cream, foot powder and aftershave for pennies on the dollar. I spend about 40 Baht per week and bottle water service (5 gallon jug for 40 Baht. I can fill them myself but it will be a pain in the a$$). I am also thinking about getting a portable solar system which will generate 2000 Watts per charge and save me about 30 to 40 bucks a month. After a few years it'll pay for itself.
Hey 👋 Mark The difference is about 10-12 percent so I suggest when you budget always allow at least 20 percent so the exchange rate won’t effect you so much. Peace guys 🙏
Hey Cory 💯 As I showed it was exactly 10% extra from the previous month.... And believe me I budget and prepare for everything... Like I said it's why I take hundreds of thousands of baht out at a time when the baht is low..... Cheers mate 🍻
Too many people come here and don`t think about inflation and currency fluctuations. The question people always ask is `can I live in Thailand on $xxxx` Tons of people pile in the comments (usually not living in Thailand) and say `yes you can`. No account of inflation, no account of currency exchanges. no thought of needing your income to increase over time. The real answer is that usually you can survive, not live a great life, on that income TODAY, in the long run life here will be tough if your income isn`t increasing. I don`t really have any sympathy for people who can`t work out the basics for themselves, Thailand is now full of these broke arses in the last few years.
This is the reason I made ether video, was to try and educate people on the importance of understanding the currency exchange situation. Sadly a lot of people have no idea how to do simple currency conversions.... That's the truth Even someone on a limited budget can live an incredible life here so long as they know how to allocate their money properly and how to watch their money.... I myself haven't seen too many of these broke ass people that you're talking about... I have however seen people with a decent income and savings go through it like crazy because they don't understand how to budget and they don't understand what stuff is actually costing them....
Hey Jon, I thought my booze budget was actually pretty good again that is the same as someone going to the bar every single day and just buying one lady drink... So I thought that was pretty good.. And of course the baht will go down again,,, but my channel is all about surviving and thriving living in Thailand on a limited budget so it's an important thing to share with people.....
Good Job Doc, kicking your coke habit. Wished I could quit the habit but it's got a strong hold on my taste buds. What about drinking bottled water with ice cubes? Is the ice safe in Thailand? Doc, for many of us, what you are sharing is just a dream. Glad that it works for you, the brave adventurer in Thailand. A loss of 35 chicken dinners, yikes.
Hey thanks for your support I really appreciate it... Point blank man quitting smoking was 10 times easier than getting off the Coke.... And the worst part is people say oh just have one once in a while but that won't work because if I have one I'm going to have 20.... The ice here I think is very safe I've never had a problem and I don't know anyone who has... I just find quite a honestly water is just so bland I drink a lot of it but I fire prefer coconut water.... Cheers mate 🍻
You have to live, like Thais. They can do it for $1,000/mo. So as you. First, it was hard for me. Now it's easy. I can do it in some month under $650. The Westerners must do self adjustment to the Thai lifestyle. I don't go out, and eat American junk food. I cook and eat Thai food. If you are living in Thailand, but living as western lifestyle. You are screwed. Live local, eat local. Don't live in Air Conditioningv doring the day, go outside and live like the local. I never drank sodas, since I was younger, I'm drinking smoothie from seasonal fruits available.
Hey mate I don't think you have to live like a local to be honest with you... Actually there's not too many locals making $1,000 a month... I do agree with you though I don't eat Western fast food and junk food I didn't do it when I lived in Canada so why would I come to Thailand and do it.... I don't cook at home even when I'm in my real condo I don't cook... The only thing I like to cook sometimes is barbecue and if I want to do that I will go to the beach and have a little picnic.... Thanks for watching and commenting
Hey Randolph thank you very much brother I really appreciate that... I'll be honest it has been a lifelong battle for me and I've got some health issues because of it now that I am definitely trying to combat... Cheers mate 🍻
Doc that’s still cheap because it cost 20 US dollars minimum for one meal in Texas and let’s not forget the tip. Thailand is still very affordable I plan to retire there next year.
💯 And the only thing I was saying in this video is that it is about the exchange rate and people need from be aware of it and pay attention to it.... Definitely still way cheaper than just about any place in the world But like I said at the end of the video if you're on a fixed income if you're on a pension etc etc or even savings and you're only getting a 5 to 7% return a year and all of a sudden your cost of living goes up by 10% over 2 months!!!! That is going to impact you.... Thanks for watching and commenting Have a blessed day
Hey Michael 💯 Still way cheaper than just about any place in the world.. Just for the guys that are coming here on fixed incomes on limited budgets they need to be prepared for stuff like this and I'm just trying to show people the reality of living.....
Hey Michael not you were not off at all. I think it's important for people to understand that with 40 or 50,000 you would find it incredibly difficult in Texas.... Here honestly you can live like a king on half of that
Exchange rates are just one reason why you shouldn't be thinking in your home currency. Your rent is in baht, your food is in baht, your electric bill will be in baht.
Actually you are completely wrong.... You have to think about it in your home currency because your home currency is where your money is coming from... And if you do not understand the conversion rates and how much something is costing you in both bought as well as US dollars £ Euros you name it you're going to fail at living here you're going to fail financially.....
@@Roof_Pizza unless you are earning Baht, you are wrong. Most expats have income or pension in their home country's currency. You have to convert it to spend it.
I’ve found that it’s pretty easy to live on $1,500 a month in the Philippines and Thailand. Every other day I’ll spend like a local and feel like I have a well rounded expat experience. When I go back to Thailand I’ll be staying in Hua Hin where it’s easier to adhere to my budget than it is in places like Phuket and Pattaya. At the end of every month I’m able to put plenty of money into savings. Pro tip: Albania allows Americans to stay visa free for up to a year and is much cheaper if you don’t need to have a local woman in your life.
Hey Solo, yeah it honestly really easy to live in Thailand or The Philippines and Vietnam, actually many places on $1500 or less,,,, plus save money each month . Hua Hin is an excellent option to help you save even more while having an incredibly active life .. And yeah it's the girls that kill the budget... Cheers mate 🍻
@@Joseph-wu6kd I’m just saying how I do it. Living local primarily means eating like a local, and as I mentioned that’s EVERY OTHER DAY If you want to be fat and have chronic health issues then eat like a westerner that’s up to you. You make it sound like I’m moving into a bamboo hut every other day ffs.
I'm only vacationing there, but $3.70 cdn for 100baht when I booked is now about $4.10cdn. Thankfully, I booked all my hotels and Thailand flights months ago. They went up dramatically. btw, that chicken dinner looks awesome
Hey Paul that's awesome And yeah you can see the difference right there... Look at all the money you saved by booking in advance... Have a blessed day And enjoy your vacation
I am just back from a 2 month trip, when I arrived 5,000 BHAT cost me 152.17 at ATM, the last time I took it out it was $171.00. I do use Schwab so I get all ATM fees back, but that was a quick increase over 2 months
Hey Joe and that's the exact point that I'm making in this video... This was over a 2-month period where we're getting 10% Less on our money... Could you imagine if every single thing that you bought back at home increased in price by 10% over 2 months???? It's crazy And it's one of those things that people need to be aware of right now....
Hey Jeff, sorry brother maybe I wasn't clear enough with that I was talking about how if you just went to the bar once a day and bought one lady drink your budget would be 7,500 baht, and then I proceeded to say that throughout the month I was doing this I was doing that having beers here having beers there and I spent 7,460 baht.... My point is if I went to the bars and bought lady drinks my booze budget and entertainment budget would be double if not triple what it is now
@@whyhellotherewithdrmarksabean yeah makes sense…I’m shootings for around 3400 a month once I retire..try spend around 2k…I’ve got awhile before I retire but I have a plan in place. You’ve got a great life and excellent budget.
Yes and there's no question that there are certain areas in Thailand right now that you can still live on 4 or 500 US dollars per month no question at all... I've proven that just in the past year alone... However I will say this much that this currency thing is going to affect everyone for a while.... Cheers mate 🍻
Brother, It is completely understandable that price of goods and services always goes up, the only question is by how much. Living abroad one is not only subject of inflation which happens everywhere but also currency fluctuations. Social security in USA adjusts for inflation but pensions generally don’t. Consequently if people are prudent they should live bellow their means and keep a healthy nest egg. I guess I am a dreamer Peace
Hey Michael Actually brother I don't think you listened to what I was saying in the video.... This is not a matter of inflation this is a matter of the currency crisis... The cost of things here has not gone up... I'm telling you in 4 years pretty much nothing has changed in price at all and if it has it's been so insignificant that you don't even notice it... What I'm talking about is the fact that the Thai baht has exploded in value against every currency in the past 3 months even over the past 4 or 5 months to be honest but especially the past three..... This has nothing to do with the rising costs of goods or services because I'm telling you right now those have not changed here in four or five years.... As a matter of fact when I first started coming here 10 years ago.... Prices haven't changed that much..... This is strictly totally about the currency crisis going on..... As I said all of my expenses stayed exactly the same when I'm looking at it through the BAHT!!!!!! But when I see the Canadian dollars it has gone up almostv11% in 2 months .... Again that's not the cost of goods that's not price is going up one stuff that's my dollar not being worth as much as it was.... As you know from following my channel I have talked endlessly about people being financially responsible people making sure that they're not living beyond their means.... That's how I was able to retire and travel all over the world when I was 49 years old..... I am just telling people the reality of Thailand at the moment Amd we are experiencing a brutal run on the Baht.... Hopefully the government will get it under control. Cheers mate 🍻
Under the category of everything being relative, how much have living costs gone up in the US over the last year or two? Even if costs have gone up in Thailand, in a relative sense, it may still be the same bargain it was, relative to costs in the same timeframe in the more developed countries expats are coming from.
But this is not about everything being relative,,, this is not about how living costs have gone up in the United States etc etc.... This is about the currency situation we find ourselves in..... This is showing that just 2 months ago I could live easily on $1,000 and now because of the difference in the currency...... Prices have not gone up prices have not gone up at all.... As a matter of fact some prices have come down a little bit...... It's the currency...... So its not all relative....I'm the sense you are using And yes it is still a bargain compare to North America,,,, but the fact remains it's almost impossible to live a comfortable life on Phuket right now because of the raising Baht.....
Sad news bro. I'm here now and the price for the beloved big chicken dinner hasn't' gone up slightly, it's gone up 40%. It's 139 and a coke zero is 35. That's an ok deal I guess, but not great.. Living in Phuket for 3 years.
Thanks for the video Doc. BTW does your condo in Phuket have A/C? I would like to see your place when I finally get there. Being close to the beach and getting food within walking distance would be great for me. Cheers, Francis.
Gotta work hard and save you $$$ Who wants to live , by choice, just getting by ? Although just getting by maybe better than the alternative. I was wondering g about the currency conversion lately and thanks for touching on it. Be well !
So Thai baht is not the issue, USD/DXY are getting weaker since the central banks are lowering interest rates to (TRY) avoid recession. So, in the next 12-24 months THB is getting back to the 30THB = 1 USD level, maybe even hit the 28 level, but we'll see how much the interest rates go down and the USD/DXY weakens.
The Baht is the issue, Meet the government are trying to step into slow the rise of the Baht,,,, no other currency is going crazy like this against the US dollar or any other foreign currency like the Thai Baht is right now...... It is having a negative effect on tourism and it is having a profound impact on people's budgets right now.... Hence why I said repeatedly throughout the video about the currency situation.... Hopefully the baht comes down,,,,, What people are missing is that prices are not going up services are not going up it's the damn Baht.....
when I first came to Thailand in 2005 it was $0.50 for a Thai dish with an egg. Today at new price of 60 baht and 32 baht/dollar it's $1.75 or TRIPLED in cost. There was massive inflation after COVID which accounts for a part of that but the USD is worth less now than than on average before COVID. I don't think wages are keeping up with inflation here either so Thai people must be struggling more than ever.
💯 That's the thing A lot of people are getting confused with what inflation is and what the rising costs are because of the exchange rate and they are not the same thing...
I gave up soda for sports drinks (Gatorade/Powerade/Body Armor) about 5 years ago. I switched from sugary sports drinks to sugar free sports drinks about three years ago.
Hey mate I have had a few sugar free Gatorade and they are actually pretty good I also like the VittC drinks but make sure they are sugar free as well . Have a blessed day
Hahahaha It's funny because I actually did a whole video about all the different types of coke that you can get in Thailand and I started it out by making a joke about how I only have one vice and that's my Coke habit and of course I had powder all over my nose etc etc... I did not release that video but maybe someday I will.... I'll be honest with you I'll bet you cocaine would be harder to kick than Coke....
Well hello there again Dr. Mark…… your job as the one thousand dollar man is getting harder and harder…… you will have to find something there that is equivalent to Canadian beaver tail…….. living is tougher and tougher In Minnesota too…… exchange rate in Thailand may change for the better……. Maybe start praying 🙏
Of course it will this is what happens with currencies but it's also something that people need to keep in mind... Like I said in the video this is only been the past couple of months and that it will change eventually... But anybody that's coming here that doesn't understand how to budget properly if they don't pay attention to the currency exchanges they will fail....
Hey Michael, yeah I deserve a toast mate..... It has been a battle but I'm finally Coke free. And it feels great... I only drink watye because I have to.... Lol I dorm enjoy it which is why I buy so many 🥥🥥🥥🥥. Cheers mate 🍻
Hi there. Can you please put a photo of the gamble sandals? I've been looking and can't find them with 'mesh between the toes'. Thank you. I really like your videos.
I wish I could put a picture here in the comment section but there's no option for that on TH-cam however if you do a simple Google search of GAMBOL flip flops you will see the many different ones they have What I like about them is that unless they're the full rubber flip-flops they always have the mesh between the toes.... Hope this helps Thanks for watching
@@whyhellotherewithdrmarksabean thanks for replying. my husband and I are looking at retiring there in the next year. i wasn't sure if you meant thongs or mesh between every toe because of your hand gestures when describing them.
Sorry I am talking about flip flops I think some people call them things,,,, These are the basic sandals that just have the thing between your big toe and the next toe.. Hope this helps
Most people that make ignorant statements like this are are the same people who fail financially at life because they don't understand exchange rates and how they affect your dollars and your purchasing power.... Sorry mate but your statement just makes you sound absolutely stupid... Doesn't make you look impressive or a hero or an alpha male or anything like that it just makes you look ignorant and stupid
@@whyhellotherewithdrmarksabean Luckily Im not most people, if you are ever in Bangkok I can show you and your viewers how easy it is to make 10,000 US dollars a day every day on as little as 1 Million US dollars.
Yeah no thanks Anything that promises those type of returns typically turns out to be a scam... I didn't get to where i am in life falling for rich quick schemes mate Hope your banking it, but I don't need any financial advice Cheers Have a blessed day...
@@whyhellotherewithdrmarksabean Its so easy, get 1 million, buy a blue chip stock that takes a dive today, tomorrow it will regain its lost value and you get a minimum of 1% return or 10,000 US, decuct tax etc and you have 6000. As for forex, its just a matter of transferring a standard weekly amount every week without fail and over the year, you get a mean average of the exchange rate. And please dont try tell me you know anything about forex, if you did, you would have done a vid 3 months back warning people about the stronger baht.
Good video, but much simpler to deliver the message in percentages. Thai baht is up about 10% to the dollar from the highs of 37. So your $1000/month would now be $1100/month. You shouldn't create a budget around the highs. Figure about 34 to be a good longer term average
The point for the video to be honest with you is to show people the actual difference so that they can see it for themselves... If you tell someone that this went up 13%, they're not going to understand it as well as oh it went up by $7 most people can understand quite honestly very few people are intelligent enough to understand percentages... It's also why I kept talking about you can have this meal for this you can have this meal for that... It's giving something that people can relate to
So the summary is with the currency fluctuations you lose 1 full month of living expenses every year. I think the long term average for baht vs USD is ~34 so we're not THAT low right now and it could go to 29 even! If you made your budget based on 37 that was a mistake and you need course correct, cut costs, move to a cheaper area, generate more income etc... 37 long term was never realistic sadly.
Hahahahaha David you missed my video about the building I live in... Hahaha 3 months ago when I started doing this $1,000 a month challenge that some subscribers have asked me to do I found a studio condo to rent in a building that is marketed to the local working girls .... So there's I think 40 rooms in total and 39 of them are rented by some of the most beautiful massage girls bar girls Freelancers down here on the island... And me!!! Lol The struggle is real!!!!
1500-2000 is decent minimalist budget for average westerner, i would not live on lower than that. More that that is better, think single western man wants at least $50 a day on average play money for food, drinks, fun... Its not even big money when low level girls starting at about $50. Unless gou getting for free and they dont ask you to spend anything on them
Hey mate they are thankfully looking at different measures to try and slow the raise Let's hope they do what is needed... Thank you for watching and commenting Have a blessed day
No it's not happening anywhere else but Thailand .. That's why I thought it was important to make this video ... I'm not sure what's causing it to go up so fast.... I do know that the government is trying to do something about it let's hope that they can.... Cheers mate 🍻
Well that's the thing mate,,, here you could two could eat 8X for that .... Amd is your $50 lunch even close to the chicken steak dinner in the video? Cheers 🥂 And
@@whyhellotherewithdrmarksabean No. Not even close, just 2 bowls of noodles, 2 pieces of fried chicken, a cup of coffee and water. I told my son when he turns 18 we will take a trip to Thailand and Vietnam to see if he wants to move there with me.
Yup It's just that anyone who's living on a budget or fixed income pensions etc etc they just need to be aware of it and make sure that they budget accordingly.... Cheers Reg
Hey Mate, I'm not American I am Canadian... And no I do not have a Canadian cell package, I cancelled that while I was in quarantine 4 years ago .. You don't need it ... If you're worried about getting codes and stuff from your bank etc etc they will text and send an SMS to a Thai number.... All you have to do is update your bank!!! Cheers mate 🍻
are you slicing and dicing alot of fruit at your apartment ? is it easy to take out to garbage ? I would imagine having fruit by-parts in your kitchen garbage can may attract alot of bugs there in the tropics ?
Hey Danny no mate I'm not slicing and dicing any fruit in my condo. All of my fruit is peeled sliced and diced at the fruit stands.. The only thing that I cut open are the coconuts.. So no I don't have an ant problem or a bug problem a fly problem or anything because there's no leftover byproducts... Cheers mate 🍻
Not just bugs, snakes too. My lazy friend didn't like taking garbage out then one night pack of cobras attacked him in his kitchens, barely made it out Now he got ptsd, never fully recovered
Hello Mark. Cost of living is rising world wide. It is not so much that the Thai baht is strong as western currencies are beginning to collapse as deficit spending is expanded. I am in the USA for business and even here in North Dakota two days rent here is equal to my entire monthly rent in Hua Hin. Whatever your budget is be sure to spend less than you earn so you can build wealth to at least somewhat insulated against such changes
Good point. I’m relying on long term planning with COLA for SS and investments still turning 6-8% (hopefully no long bear market will spoil things in my timeline)
Hey Steve here's the problem though mate if you watch my video and if you've watched my videos for the past couple of years you will see that the cost of living is not rising here ... It's not that prices are going up Throughout the entire video I'm stressing the fact that the prices are not going up at all.... The baht is going up This has nothing to do with the rising cost of living as me know if in north America, this is totally about the strong baht.... No other currency is experiencing this right now... None It is predominantly the Thai Baht... The government is having emergency meetings about it every single day because of the rising baht... Again I fully understand that prices are rising in North America and stuff but over here in Thailand Cambodia Vietnam the prices haven't changed for years and they're not changing quite honestly the price is here on Phuket over the past 4 years on the food and stuff beers etc etc clothing they haven't changed at all the only thing that has changed is some of the people are hoping to cash in during High season so the rents go up a bit... But then they come down to reflect the season... This has nothing to do about the rising cost of living it has to do with the rising baht...
It's a buffet place so she no Lol But Amy other place that has 2-1 sure you can Just not at an all you can eat place.. Thanks for watching and commenting Cheers 🍻
I'm told that the diet is every bit as bad as the regular.... I can tell you this much It's been hard Quitting smoking was easier I wish you the best.....
Typically I'm down on Phuket This video was about Phuket... Sorry if I wasn't clear about that!!! Thanks for watching and commenting Have a blessed day
Hey mate It doesn't matter where you are of course the currency rate is going to affect you.... But Bkk is historically cheaper than Phuket.... Cheers 🍻
Hey bro the good thing is the Thai government is stepping in and trying to slow the baht down.... Sadly a strong baht is not the greatest thing for Thailand at the moment because of it affecting tourism exports etc etc.... So here's to hoping they get it under control... Have a blessed day
Hahahahaha You missed the videos about where I live I'm renting a incredibly beautiful passionate pink room in a building that is full of some of the most incredibly gorgeous local girls you'll ever see... Lol They are mostly massage girls bar girls and freelancers.... It's a delight coming home Hahahaha
@@whyhellotherewithdrmarksabean I will go back and watch it, what is the title of the video? BTW, I'm a new subscriber, Nice to meet you & thx for taking the time to write back to my comment.
Hey mate thanks for subscribing I truly appreciate that... Try my absolute best to respond to every single message that I get... I think it is important to connect with the viewers.... Here is a link to that video.... th-cam.com/video/sxC5r5jEuUs/w-d-xo.html
Yeah apparently you have My new room that I'm staying in is in a building that is marketed for the local girls so it's full of massage girls bar girls Freelancers... Lol I'm the only farang.... It's fun....
Bitcoin..It's to prevent inflation. Why 21 million exactly? Because at the time 21 trillion was the total amount of money available in the world (2009). He expects each BTC to someday be worth 1 million each. Today, there is more than 21 trillion in the world which is probably why a lot of currency including the dollar has lost a lot of it's value
Bitcoin is not a safe hedge against due to its volatility.... Sorry mate you will have a hard time convincing me to put my money into crypto Again I understand why some people like it I just don't..
Lol I've done videos about this many times talking about why I don't put the the girls in my videos... If I can't grow my channel organically and I have to put a bunch of bikini clad girls in there for clicks I don't need to be on TH-cam...
Thanks mate And the sad thing is a lot of people don't understand the currency conversions they have no idea what something is costing them in their own money.... It's insane.....
@@whyhellotherewithdrmarksabean it is crazy. That's the first thing I look at when I travel somewhere new, easy to get scammed if you don't understand the conversion.
The baht is 9% stronger. Everyonebis acting like its +30% more expensive. So if you you was spending $1,000 usd now it would be $1,090 usd. But let's not miss the chance to make a video of how awful expensive it is now. Retirement in thailand is over now! 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️ Also the baht has gotten strong every year since covid this time of year then weakens around high season. But hey, don't come and ill try my best to take care of all the ladies as best I can. Just renewed my retirement visa again. 😅😅
Hey Greg, yes the baby has gotten stronger, substantially! To the point that the Thai government are actually having emergency meetings trying to stem the growth of the baht... It has gotten much more sxpensy over the last 2 months... That's just a fact... So what shame me for doing a video to talk about it???? A lot of my viewers are guys who are coming over here who are on pensions who are on fixed income who do not have a shit ton of disposable money..... This is actually a very important thing for them to know and understand.... Because for the past 4 years I've been doing a social media experiment showing people that you can live in Thailand on $1,000 a month even on Phuket... And right now because of the currency rate situation it's next to impossible to do that... Here on Phuket.....
? What's so funny about that It's a pretty normal budget for someone who does not gorge themselves to obesity.... If I just used the chicken steak dinner alone could you eat three of those every single day three plates of that every single day because that's 300 baht!!!!! And again there are many days I spend less than 200Baht.....
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You can refill the water bottles at a water stand. The water stands are near laundry mats. It is cheap and a good way to get rid of those 1 baht coins (coin operated). I live in a condo that is a five-minute scooter ride to the beach. It has a huge custom pool, weight room, guard, concierge, and covered parking for $250/month. Health insurance is $150 per month (I'm old). My favorite lunch is a freshly made chicken kebab, which is very filling at $2.50. I can sit at a bar and enjoy the sunset with a beach view and a beer cost $2.50.
Hey mate thanks for sharing your cost with us...
I have seen those water dispensary machines but I've also seen the guys going clean them and my oh my they're so dirty inside.....
Lol
It just wouldn't be worth the little bit of savings to use one for me anyways...
Sounds like you're getting a kill or deal on your insurance.....
Thanks for watching and commenting
Hi Mark. Great one. So important and at the same time so frustrating.
10% in about 3 months it’s huge change,and who knows what is going to happen with the exchange rate. I live here with my wife and we spend every month about 80K . During the last 3 months for the same amount of money I had to transfer 225 USD MORE EACH MONTH. Anyway, I’m not going anywhere else. Trying to listen to your advice. I’m just trying to enjoy my life here. love this country and the people. Cheers mate.Thanks again.🍻🍻🍻
Hey Gabriel and as you mentioned you guys definitely noticed it over the past couple of months...
Now hopefully this trend is not going to continue..
I have faith that the Thai government is going to step in and stem the growth....
But so many people on this thread just don't understand the whole currency situation and how it affects their budgets...
It's sad actually....
The number 01 channel (in terms of reality in Thailand)
Merci Marc!
I appreciate that mate
Have a blessed day
Keep speaking out on this topic . I’ve said many times. I’m on 40000b a month in northern bkk. All good 😊
I like your channel because it doesn't make us feel bad about living on $1000 or whatever. Some other channels on Thailand present the idea that you're living like a dog if you're spending less than 2-3000 USD. My budget is around 1000 in the outer realms of Chiang Mai and I live a very good life thank you very much. I could afford to go back to America and buy all the fancy stuff they think you need but I choose not to. Many such cases.
Ah yes, comparing a bare bones lifesyle out in the sticks to a nice lifestyle where people actually want to live. Do you grow your own rice and run on a treadmill for electricity?
Exactly right Hairy Pixels. The other reply to you is from someone who is attempting to shame you for living 4:31 simply that others may simply live.
Hey Pixels,,,, made I really appreciate the acknowledgment because my channel is all about giving people hope...
Giving people hope that they can have a better life than just barely existing back in North America or whatever country they're from...
Chiang Mai is a beautiful city it's just not for me because I love the beaches ammdrh open roads down here ......
Cheers mate 🍻
And by the way you're 100% right you don't need to be going back to the United States and buying a bunch of fancy brand name bullshit that means nothing....
Roof_Pizza, mate why do you say such stupid things?
I really don't understand it you've watched my videos now for 4 years do you really believe I'm living a bare-bones lifestyle???
You do understand that I live right in the heart of Patong, I eat fantastic foods I go on trips I have a fantastic life that people like you can only dream about....
This guy that you're commenting about lives up in Chiang Mai which happens to be a beautiful city with many things to do....
Just because some of us don't have to pay some girl to be with us who's draining all of our life savings from us doesn't mean we're not living fantastic fun-filled exciting lives.....
Why don't you come down to Patong and I'll show you where I live my regular condo my one bedroom condo which is absolutely beautiful and you spend the month with me and then I'll go spend a month wherever it is you're wasting your life away....
I'm will compare and see who has a better life...... I guarantee you yours can't touch mine
You're better than these comments that you make at least I hope you are.....
Hey Steve, brother I don't know what this guy's problem is but he's so negative all of the time....
It's hilarious....
I wouldn't give a f*** how much money you offered me to live his life...... No thanks .....
Since I've been eating Thai banana my gut has thanked me for it been having around 4 a day and it's made a big difference to my overall health
I love the bananas here in Thailand especially the small ones to me they're kind of like a treat they're so sweet and savory...
I'm not sure I could eat for a day at least not the big bananas possibly the small ones though...
Cheers mate 🍻
No alcohol saves a ton! Not for me but many people don't drink or drink very little.
Quite honestly mate there's very few people that are living here in Thailand that are not drinking a fair amount...
It's just the truth there is booze everywhere...
@@whyhellotherewithdrmarksabean definitely minority but for someone that didn't drink they cost of living goes significantly down.
Oh yes if you don't drink of course your cost of living is going to go down substantially...
But booze and drinking is prevalent here beyond belief
@@whyhellotherewithdrmarksabean I well know I live in Chiang Mai and very common and do partake of the demon spirits from time to time 😁🍺
Call brother let me tell you something Chiang Mai has nothing on Phuket when it comes to booze....
Lol
Have a blessed day
My food budget in Pattaya is about 200 to 250 USD. I cook my own food and I do not have to go our several times a day to get food. I usually buy in bulk at Makro (free delivery on orders over 1,000 Baht) and vacuum seal whatever I can. I usually make a big pot of chili using raw beans, spaghetti (make my own sauce), huge bowl of tuna fish. I make own breakfast sausage, bread, tortillas, English muffins, jam, peanut butter, blue cheese, caesar and ranch dressing, teriyaki sauce, sweet and sour sauce, mustard, mayonnaise, egg salad, pizza, grind my own spices, relish, pickles, BBQ sauce, pancake syrup to name a few, I also make my own deodorant, shaving cream, foot powder and aftershave for pennies on the dollar. I spend about 40 Baht per week and bottle water service (5 gallon jug for 40 Baht. I can fill them myself but it will be a pain in the a$$). I am also thinking about getting a portable solar system which will generate 2000 Watts per charge and save me about 30 to 40 bucks a month. After a few years it'll pay for itself.
Wow sounds amazing
Can you send me some chilli through KERRY express!!!!!!
Thumbs up 👍 Mark
Cheers Mango
Have a blessed day!!!
Hey 👋 Mark
The difference is about 10-12 percent so I suggest when you budget always allow at least 20 percent so the exchange rate won’t effect you so much. Peace guys 🙏
Hey Cory 💯
As I showed it was exactly 10% extra from the previous month....
And believe me I budget and prepare for everything...
Like I said it's why I take hundreds of thousands of baht out at a time when the baht is low.....
Cheers mate 🍻
Too many people come here and don`t think about inflation and currency fluctuations. The question people always ask is `can I live in Thailand on $xxxx` Tons of people pile in the comments (usually not living in Thailand) and say `yes you can`. No account of inflation, no account of currency exchanges. no thought of needing your income to increase over time. The real answer is that usually you can survive, not live a great life, on that income TODAY, in the long run life here will be tough if your income isn`t increasing. I don`t really have any sympathy for people who can`t work out the basics for themselves, Thailand is now full of these broke arses in the last few years.
This is the reason I made ether video, was to try and educate people on the importance of understanding the currency exchange situation.
Sadly a lot of people have no idea how to do simple currency conversions....
That's the truth
Even someone on a limited budget can live an incredible life here so long as they know how to allocate their money properly and how to watch their money....
I myself haven't seen too many of these broke ass people that you're talking about... I have however seen people with a decent income and savings go through it like crazy because they don't understand how to budget and they don't understand what stuff is actually costing them....
Good video & breakdown. But the drink 🍺 bill 😅🥴 yes the baht dropping sharp ish was 36 went to 33 now nearly 34 again .. hold on tight.. 😊🙏
Hey Jon, I thought my booze budget was actually pretty good again that is the same as someone going to the bar every single day and just buying one lady drink...
So I thought that was pretty good..
And of course the baht will go down again,,, but my channel is all about surviving and thriving living in Thailand on a limited budget so it's an important thing to share with people.....
@@whyhellotherewithdrmarksabean I know was just teasing & comparing it to me 😆
Lol
Sawadee Kra! Great 411, on the Budget. Ka Pun Ka, for sharing.
Maraming Salamat
Saludos
thank you for watching and commenting
Have a blessed day
Very good information on the true cost of living in Thailand
Thanks Lee
I hope you got something from the video
Have a blessed day
Cheers 🍻
Good Job Doc, kicking your coke habit. Wished I could quit the habit but it's got a strong hold on my taste buds. What about drinking bottled water with ice cubes? Is the ice safe in Thailand? Doc, for many of us, what you are sharing is just a dream. Glad that it works for you, the brave adventurer in Thailand. A loss of 35 chicken dinners, yikes.
Hey thanks for your support I really appreciate it...
Point blank man quitting smoking was 10 times easier than getting off the Coke....
And the worst part is people say oh just have one once in a while but that won't work because if I have one I'm going to have 20....
The ice here I think is very safe I've never had a problem and I don't know anyone who has...
I just find quite a honestly water is just so bland I drink a lot of it but I fire prefer coconut water....
Cheers mate 🍻
Good video Mark..very accurate. I am back November 6, let’s catch a drink of Soda Water and a cheap bite.
Hey Steve that will be great
Cheers 🥂
Lady drinks in some bars are about 25% more than a pint 🍺 in some bars in the uk 🇬🇧
Crazy
On Phuket, at least Patong the average price is 250Baht....
I think that is insane
You have to live, like Thais. They can do it for $1,000/mo. So as you.
First, it was hard for me. Now it's easy. I can do it in some month under $650.
The Westerners must do self adjustment to the Thai lifestyle.
I don't go out, and eat American junk food. I cook and eat Thai food.
If you are living in Thailand, but living as western lifestyle. You are screwed. Live local, eat local.
Don't live in Air Conditioningv doring the day, go outside and live like the local.
I never drank sodas, since I was younger, I'm drinking smoothie from seasonal fruits available.
Hey mate I don't think you have to live like a local to be honest with you...
Actually there's not too many locals making $1,000 a month...
I do agree with you though I don't eat Western fast food and junk food I didn't do it when I lived in Canada so why would I come to Thailand and do it....
I don't cook at home even when I'm in my real condo I don't cook...
The only thing I like to cook sometimes is barbecue and if I want to do that I will go to the beach and have a little picnic....
Thanks for watching and commenting
Congratulations kicking coke much healthier lowering sugar as you get older invest in good health as its wealth keep it going man great stuff 👍🍻🍻🍻
Hey Randolph thank you very much brother I really appreciate that...
I'll be honest it has been a lifelong battle for me and I've got some health issues because of it now that I am definitely trying to combat...
Cheers mate 🍻
@@whyhellotherewithdrmarksabean hope all goes well bud and hope we can meet too sometime next year cost cost cost going up everywhere
Crazy
I'm sure we will share a toast somewhere....
Doc that’s still cheap because it cost 20 US dollars minimum for one meal in Texas and let’s not forget the tip. Thailand is still very affordable I plan to retire there next year.
I am doing the same 2025 ✌️
If I tried 40-50K here in TX it would be tight!! SEAsia still a bargain compared to this and even have $ for girls 🎉
💯
And the only thing I was saying in this video is that it is about the exchange rate and people need from be aware of it and pay attention to it....
Definitely still way cheaper than just about any place in the world
But like I said at the end of the video if you're on a fixed income if you're on a pension etc etc or even savings and you're only getting a 5 to 7% return a year and all of a sudden your cost of living goes up by 10% over 2 months!!!!
That is going to impact you....
Thanks for watching and commenting
Have a blessed day
Hey Michael 💯
Still way cheaper than just about any place in the world..
Just for the guys that are coming here on fixed incomes on limited budgets they need to be prepared for stuff like this and I'm just trying to show people the reality of living.....
@@whyhellotherewithdrmarksabean Hey. I must have sounded too off topic. Sorry about that mate 🙏🏽
Hey Michael not you were not off at all.
I think it's important for people to understand that with 40 or 50,000 you would find it incredibly difficult in Texas.... Here honestly you can live like a king on half of that
Exchange rates are just one reason why you shouldn't be thinking in your home currency. Your rent is in baht, your food is in baht, your electric bill will be in baht.
Yep
Actually you are completely wrong....
You have to think about it in your home currency because your home currency is where your money is coming from...
And if you do not understand the conversion rates and how much something is costing you in both bought as well as US dollars £ Euros you name it you're going to fail at living here you're going to fail financially.....
No that is completely wrong!!!!!
@@Roof_Pizza unless you are earning Baht, you are wrong. Most expats have income or pension in their home country's currency. You have to convert it to spend it.
💯. HOBO
I'm actually going to do a video about this in the next couple of days....
I’ve found that it’s pretty easy to live on $1,500 a month in the Philippines and Thailand. Every other day I’ll spend like a local and feel like I have a well rounded expat experience. When I go back to Thailand I’ll be staying in Hua Hin where it’s easier to adhere to my budget than it is in places like Phuket and Pattaya. At the end of every month I’m able to put plenty of money into savings.
Pro tip: Albania allows Americans to stay visa free for up to a year and is much cheaper if you don’t need to have a local woman in your life.
Hey Solo, yeah it honestly really easy to live in Thailand or The Philippines and Vietnam, actually many places on $1500 or less,,,, plus save money each month .
Hua Hin is an excellent option to help you save even more while having an incredibly active life ..
And yeah it's the girls that kill the budget...
Cheers mate 🍻
@@Joseph-wu6kd I’m just saying how I do it. Living local primarily means eating like a local, and as I mentioned that’s EVERY OTHER DAY If you want to be fat and have chronic health issues then eat like a westerner that’s up to you. You make it sound like I’m moving into a bamboo hut every other day ffs.
Locals eat terrible food
Street food is poison,
Stop glorifying thai street food, do some research and see whats in there.
I'm only vacationing there, but $3.70 cdn for 100baht when I booked is now about $4.10cdn. Thankfully, I booked all my hotels and Thailand flights months ago. They went up dramatically.
btw, that chicken dinner looks awesome
Hey Paul that's awesome
And yeah you can see the difference right there...
Look at all the money you saved by booking in advance...
Have a blessed day
And enjoy your vacation
I am just back from a 2 month trip, when I arrived 5,000 BHAT cost me 152.17 at ATM, the last time I took it out it was $171.00. I do use Schwab so I get all ATM fees back, but that was a quick increase over 2 months
Hey Joe and that's the exact point that I'm making in this video...
This was over a 2-month period where we're getting 10% Less on our money...
Could you imagine if every single thing that you bought back at home increased in price by 10% over 2 months????
It's crazy
And it's one of those things that people need to be aware of right now....
Cost is 10% more, but all those smiles are priceless. The kindness of the Thai's is also priceless. It will not stop me from coming back soon.
Hey Joe 💯
So well said
Have a blessed day!
@@Joseph-wu6kd If you are saying $450 USD you can live like a rock star.
It’s crazy you were even able to come close to 1000 with girls, that’s still awesome
Hey Jeff
I'm not going out the the bars and wasting my hard earned money on bargirls.....
@@whyhellotherewithdrmarksabean oh I misunderstood you, you were saying that your alcohol costs the same as buying 1 lady drink a day… my bad. lol
@@whyhellotherewithdrmarksabean enjoy your massages then…nice
Hey Jeff, sorry brother maybe I wasn't clear enough with that I was talking about how if you just went to the bar once a day and bought one lady drink your budget would be 7,500 baht, and then I proceeded to say that throughout the month I was doing this I was doing that having beers here having beers there and I spent 7,460 baht....
My point is if I went to the bars and bought lady drinks my booze budget and entertainment budget would be double if not triple what it is now
@@whyhellotherewithdrmarksabean yeah makes sense…I’m shootings for around 3400 a month once I retire..try spend around 2k…I’ve got awhile before I retire but I have a plan in place. You’ve got a great life and excellent budget.
Back in 2017-2019 Cheap Charlie Chronicles would make videos about living on just $400 to $500 USD per month in Pattaya
Yes and there's no question that there are certain areas in Thailand right now that you can still live on 4 or 500 US dollars per month no question at all...
I've proven that just in the past year alone...
However I will say this much that this currency thing is going to affect everyone for a while....
Cheers mate 🍻
Brother,
It is completely understandable that
price of goods and services always goes up, the only question is by how much. Living abroad one is not only subject of inflation which happens everywhere but also currency fluctuations. Social security in USA adjusts for inflation but pensions generally don’t. Consequently if people are prudent they should live bellow their means and keep a healthy nest egg.
I guess I am a dreamer
Peace
Hey Michael
Actually brother I don't think you listened to what I was saying in the video....
This is not a matter of inflation this is a matter of the currency crisis...
The cost of things here has not gone up...
I'm telling you in 4 years pretty much nothing has changed in price at all and if it has it's been so insignificant that you don't even notice it...
What I'm talking about is the fact that the Thai baht has exploded in value against every currency in the past 3 months even over the past 4 or 5 months to be honest but especially the past three.....
This has nothing to do with the rising costs of goods or services because I'm telling you right now those have not changed here in four or five years....
As a matter of fact when I first started coming here 10 years ago....
Prices haven't changed that much.....
This is strictly totally about the currency crisis going on.....
As I said all of my expenses stayed exactly the same when I'm looking at it through the BAHT!!!!!!
But when I see the Canadian dollars it has gone up almostv11% in 2 months ....
Again that's not the cost of goods that's not price is going up one stuff that's my dollar not being worth as much as it was....
As you know from following my channel I have talked endlessly about people being financially responsible people making sure that they're not living beyond their means....
That's how I was able to retire and travel all over the world when I was 49 years old.....
I am just telling people the reality of Thailand at the moment
Amd we are experiencing a brutal run on the Baht....
Hopefully the government will get it under control.
Cheers mate 🍻
Under the category of everything being relative, how much have living costs gone up in the US over the last year or two? Even if costs have gone up in Thailand, in a relative sense, it may still be the same bargain it was, relative to costs in the same timeframe in the more developed countries expats are coming from.
But this is not about everything being relative,,, this is not about how living costs have gone up in the United States etc etc....
This is about the currency situation we find ourselves in.....
This is showing that just 2 months ago I could live easily on $1,000 and now because of the difference in the currency......
Prices have not gone up prices have not gone up at all....
As a matter of fact some prices have come down a little bit......
It's the currency......
So its not all relative....I'm the sense you are using
And yes it is still a bargain compare to North America,,,, but the fact remains it's almost impossible to live a comfortable life on Phuket right now because of the raising Baht.....
Sad news bro. I'm here now and the price for the beloved big chicken dinner hasn't' gone up slightly, it's gone up 40%. It's 139 and a coke zero is 35. That's an ok deal I guess, but not great.. Living in Phuket for 3 years.
At Steak and Ramen on Na Nai Rd??????
I was just there and it was 99Baht!!!!.
I think it was the place. You go up a little incline to park on the side? Little side ladle of brown gravy. The food was really good.
Did you have the black pepper chicken steak?
Thanks for the video Doc. BTW does your condo in Phuket have A/C? I would like to see your place when I finally get there. Being close to the beach and getting food within walking distance would be great for me.
Cheers, Francis.
Hey Francis yes my condo has AC as I mentioned in the video I used 40% more power last month then before....
Cheers mate 🍻
Gotta work hard and save you $$$
Who wants to live , by choice, just getting by ?
Although just getting by maybe better than the alternative.
I was wondering g about the currency conversion lately and thanks for touching on it.
Be well !
Hey Bro
Here the thing,,, this is not just getting by, this is living a permanent vacation every day....
Cheers mate 🍻
So Thai baht is not the issue, USD/DXY are getting weaker since the central banks are lowering interest rates to (TRY) avoid recession. So, in the next 12-24 months THB is getting back to the 30THB = 1 USD level, maybe even hit the 28 level, but we'll see how much the interest rates go down and the USD/DXY weakens.
The Baht is the issue,
Meet the government are trying to step into slow the rise of the Baht,,,, no other currency is going crazy like this against the US dollar or any other foreign currency like the Thai Baht is right now......
It is having a negative effect on tourism and it is having a profound impact on people's budgets right now....
Hence why I said repeatedly throughout the video about the currency situation....
Hopefully the baht comes down,,,,,
What people are missing is that prices are not going up services are not going up it's the damn Baht.....
when I first came to Thailand in 2005 it was $0.50 for a Thai dish with an egg. Today at new price of 60 baht and 32 baht/dollar it's $1.75 or TRIPLED in cost. There was massive inflation after COVID which accounts for a part of that but the USD is worth less now than than on average before COVID. I don't think wages are keeping up with inflation here either so Thai people must be struggling more than ever.
there has not been any inflation in Thailand above 10 %. Check the stats. Its price increases directed at tourists.
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That's the thing A lot of people are getting confused with what inflation is and what the rising costs are because of the exchange rate and they are not the same thing...
The prices have not changed the prices have stayed the exact same over the past 4 years....
I gave up soda for sports drinks (Gatorade/Powerade/Body Armor) about 5 years ago. I switched from sugary sports drinks to sugar free sports drinks about three years ago.
Hey mate I have had a few sugar free Gatorade and they are actually pretty good
I also like the VittC drinks but make sure they are sugar free as well .
Have a blessed day
“I finally kicked the coke habit “
I wasn’t sure where that was going but congratulations! 😅
Hahahaha
It's funny because I actually did a whole video about all the different types of coke that you can get in Thailand and I started it out by making a joke about how I only have one vice and that's my Coke habit and of course I had powder all over my nose etc etc...
I did not release that video but maybe someday I will....
I'll be honest with you I'll bet you cocaine would be harder to kick than Coke....
Well hello there again Dr. Mark…… your job as the one thousand dollar man is getting harder and harder…… you will have to find something there that is equivalent to Canadian beaver tail…….. living is tougher and tougher In Minnesota too…… exchange rate in Thailand may change for the better……. Maybe start praying 🙏
Jazzzzzzzz
Where have you been????
I've missed our chats.....
Hold on tight folks,.. it will go back up right after high season is over
It’s already back above 33.14 today it should vary from 33-35 I think it will be ok
Of course it will this is what happens with currencies but it's also something that people need to keep in mind...
Like I said in the video this is only been the past couple of months and that it will change eventually...
But anybody that's coming here that doesn't understand how to budget properly if they don't pay attention to the currency exchanges they will fail....
Congratulations i actually love my water
Hey Michael, yeah I deserve a toast mate.....
It has been a battle but I'm finally Coke free.
And it feels great...
I only drink watye because I have to....
Lol
I dorm enjoy it which is why I buy so many 🥥🥥🥥🥥.
Cheers mate 🍻
@@whyhellotherewithdrmarksabean I'll buy you the first two bottles of water when we meet and then we'll toast with some Coconut 🥥 water my friend
Lol
Cheers mate
Hi there. Can you please put a photo of the gamble sandals? I've been looking and can't find them with 'mesh between the toes'. Thank you. I really like your videos.
I wish I could put a picture here in the comment section but there's no option for that on TH-cam however if you do a simple Google search of GAMBOL flip flops you will see the many different ones they have
What I like about them is that unless they're the full rubber flip-flops they always have the mesh between the toes....
Hope this helps
Thanks for watching
@@whyhellotherewithdrmarksabean thanks for replying. my husband and I are looking at retiring there in the next year. i wasn't sure if you meant thongs or mesh between every toe because of your hand gestures when describing them.
Sorry
I am talking about flip flops I think some people call them things,,,,
These are the basic sandals that just have the thing between your big toe and the next toe..
Hope this helps
Im glad Im not poor and dont have to worry about exchange rates.
Most people that make ignorant statements like this are are the same people who fail financially at life because they don't understand exchange rates and how they affect your dollars and your purchasing power....
Sorry mate but your statement just makes you sound absolutely stupid...
Doesn't make you look impressive or a hero or an alpha male or anything like that it just makes you look ignorant and stupid
@@whyhellotherewithdrmarksabean Luckily Im not most people, if you are ever in Bangkok I can show you and your viewers how easy it is to make 10,000 US dollars a day every day on as little as 1 Million US dollars.
Yeah no thanks
Anything that promises those type of returns typically turns out to be a scam...
I didn't get to where i am in life falling for rich quick schemes mate
Hope your banking it, but I don't need any financial advice
Cheers
Have a blessed day...
@@whyhellotherewithdrmarksabean Its so easy, get 1 million, buy a blue chip stock that takes a dive today, tomorrow it will regain its lost value and you get a minimum of 1% return or 10,000 US, decuct tax etc and you have 6000. As for forex, its just a matter of transferring a standard weekly amount every week without fail and over the year, you get a mean average of the exchange rate. And please dont try tell me you know anything about forex, if you did, you would have done a vid 3 months back warning people about the stronger baht.
Sadly my typing skills are brutal.
Sorry my last reply was literally unintelligible....
Back in 2021 $1 USD equaled 29.69 baht
Yup
The Baht just hit a 5 year high today....
Good video, but much simpler to deliver the message in percentages. Thai baht is up about 10% to the dollar from the highs of 37. So your $1000/month would now be $1100/month. You shouldn't create a budget around the highs. Figure about 34 to be a good longer term average
The point for the video to be honest with you is to show people the actual difference so that they can see it for themselves...
If you tell someone that this went up 13%, they're not going to understand it as well as oh it went up by $7 most people can understand quite honestly very few people are intelligent enough to understand percentages...
It's also why I kept talking about you can have this meal for this you can have this meal for that...
It's giving something that people can relate to
Yes sir. And good job addressing this factor as most people ignore it but it can be significant sometimes@whyhellotherewithdrmarksabean
Cheers mate
It's funny but so true
A lot of people cannot understand percentages and they also cannot do simple currency conversions....
I am in Patong now Sweden money is bad... Yes bath is strong now 😢
Hey Klas all money is low against the baht
It's brutal at the moment....
Have a great visit...
So the summary is with the currency fluctuations you lose 1 full month of living expenses every year. I think the long term average for baht vs USD is ~34 so we're not THAT low right now and it could go to 29 even! If you made your budget based on 37 that was a mistake and you need course correct, cut costs, move to a cheaper area, generate more income etc... 37 long term was never realistic sadly.
Hey mate yes you get it!!!!
Awesome comment!!!!
Have a blessed day
Wait wait wait…. I wanna hear more about your living situation! lol. You share a room with how many beautiful girls??? Explain please!! hahahaha
Hahahahaha
David you missed my video about the building I live in...
Hahaha
3 months ago when I started doing this $1,000 a month challenge that some subscribers have asked me to do I found a studio condo to rent in a building that is marketed to the local working girls ....
So there's I think 40 rooms in total and 39 of them are rented by some of the most beautiful massage girls bar girls Freelancers down here on the island...
And me!!!
Lol
The struggle is real!!!!
@@whyhellotherewithdrmarksabean holy hell. I would be broke as a joke living there! I couldn’t resist he temptation
1500-2000 is decent minimalist budget for average westerner, i would not live on lower than that.
More that that is better, think single western man wants at least $50 a day on average play money for food, drinks, fun...
Its not even big money when low level girls starting at about $50.
Unless gou getting for free and they dont ask you to spend anything on them
Yes again if you're paying for company you'll need at least $50 a day......
The central bank just needs to drop the fed rate. It's so simple... but they won't follow the rest of the world.
Hey mate they are thankfully looking at different measures to try and slow the raise
Let's hope they do what is needed...
Thank you for watching and commenting
Have a blessed day
@@whyhellotherewithdrmarksabean - I guess. But there is really only 1 thing that can be done - drop the fed rate.
The walking road up to patong tower 200 bath massage 1 hour 😊
Just around the corner is 150!!!!!
@@whyhellotherewithdrmarksabean i think 200 good price...
14:52 like a hockey player sometimes you gotta just play through the pain
Hahahaha
Yup
Never met them see ya sweat 😅
Cheers mate 🍻
What's made the Bhat rise in the first place? Is this happening in other Southeast Asian and East Asian countries?
No it's not happening anywhere else but Thailand ..
That's why I thought it was important to make this video ...
I'm not sure what's causing it to go up so fast....
I do know that the government is trying to do something about it let's hope that they can....
Cheers mate 🍻
Dr is full of crap.
Baht ks stable over oast 2 years, 32-36..now its 33.57.
We seen these little dips before..
It's all relative. I live in Hawaii and lunch for my son and I averages $50
Well that's the thing mate,,, here you could two could eat 8X for that .... Amd is your $50 lunch even close to the chicken steak dinner in the video?
Cheers 🥂
And
@@whyhellotherewithdrmarksabean No. Not even close, just 2 bowls of noodles, 2 pieces of fried chicken, a cup of coffee and water. I told my son when he turns 18 we will take a trip to Thailand and Vietnam to see if he wants to move there with me.
Wow that's crazy!!!
That's would be less than $6 here......
It's a bit of a worry. Still cheaper than the west at the moment
Yup
It's just that anyone who's living on a budget or fixed income pensions etc etc they just need to be aware of it and make sure that they budget accordingly....
Cheers Reg
I guess many people will be forced to become minimalists eventually. Probably not a bad thing in this consumer society
I’m coke free so far.
On my first day.
Congratulations Tony!!!!
Super proud of you!!!!!
But You Kicked The Coke Habit....good job sir!!!!!the dollar will rise again soon..
Hey Rusty yes the baht will raise again
Lol
Amd yeah I'm pretty proud of myself
This is the longest I have ever gone in my life without a Coke.....
Do you still have your US phone carrier and what do you pay?
Hey Mate, I'm not American I am Canadian...
And no I do not have a Canadian cell package, I cancelled that while I was in quarantine 4 years ago ..
You don't need it ...
If you're worried about getting codes and stuff from your bank etc etc they will text and send an SMS to a Thai number....
All you have to do is update your bank!!!
Cheers mate 🍻
you’re lucky, my bank in Australia will not do that. Need an Aussie number.
are you slicing and dicing alot of fruit at your apartment ? is it easy to take out to garbage ? I would imagine having fruit by-parts in your kitchen garbage can may attract alot of bugs there in the tropics ?
Hey Danny no mate I'm not slicing and dicing any fruit in my condo.
All of my fruit is peeled sliced and diced at the fruit stands..
The only thing that I cut open are the coconuts..
So no I don't have an ant problem or a bug problem a fly problem or anything because there's no leftover byproducts...
Cheers mate 🍻
Not just bugs, snakes too.
My lazy friend didn't like taking garbage out then one night pack of cobras attacked him in his kitchens, barely made it out
Now he got ptsd, never fully recovered
Hello Mark. Cost of living is rising world wide. It is not so much that the Thai baht is strong as western currencies are beginning to collapse as deficit spending is expanded. I am in the USA for business and even here in North Dakota two days rent here is equal to my entire monthly rent in Hua Hin. Whatever your budget is be sure to spend less than you earn so you can build wealth to at least somewhat insulated against such changes
Good point. I’m relying on long term planning with COLA for SS and investments still turning 6-8% (hopefully no long bear market will spoil things in my timeline)
Hey Steve here's the problem though mate if you watch my video and if you've watched my videos for the past couple of years you will see that the cost of living is not rising here ...
It's not that prices are going up
Throughout the entire video I'm stressing the fact that the prices are not going up at all....
The baht is going up
This has nothing to do with the rising cost of living as me know if in north America, this is totally about the strong baht....
No other currency is experiencing this right now...
None
It is predominantly the Thai Baht...
The government is having emergency meetings about it every single day because of the rising baht...
Again I fully understand that prices are rising in North America and stuff but over here in Thailand Cambodia Vietnam the prices haven't changed for years and they're not changing quite honestly the price is here on Phuket over the past 4 years on the food and stuff beers etc etc clothing they haven't changed at all the only thing that has changed is some of the people are hoping to cash in during High season so the rents go up a bit...
But then they come down to reflect the season...
This has nothing to do about the rising cost of living it has to do with the rising baht...
Michael you should be perfectly fine because don't forget this is an anomaly right now what we're experiencing with the baht is not normal ...
With 2 for 1, if ur single, can u bring 1 home?
It's a buffet place so she no
Lol
But Amy other place that has 2-1 sure you can
Just not at an all you can eat place..
Thanks for watching and commenting
Cheers 🍻
Not sure if I can give up diet coke or diet pepsi.
I'm told that the diet is every bit as bad as the regular....
I can tell you this much
It's been hard
Quitting smoking was easier
I wish you the best.....
Where are you in Thailand?
Typically I'm down on Phuket
This video was about Phuket...
Sorry if I wasn't clear about that!!!
Thanks for watching and commenting
Have a blessed day
What about bkk?
Hey mate
It doesn't matter where you are of course the currency rate is going to affect you....
But Bkk is historically cheaper than Phuket....
Cheers 🍻
Thailand is meh anyway. Go to Vietnam or Taiwan. Taiwan you can work for yourself or others easily.
It's not easy to work in Vietnam unless you're a digital nomad....
And Taiwan is unbelievably expensive mate....
Cheers
@@whyhellotherewithdrmarksabean neither for me. Both easy to work and live. I taught in both countries.
Ah teaching
Ok
Cheers
If you can’t have the chicken why don’t you have Japanese A5 Wagyu?
😅😊😂
I've had Wagyu I've had Kobe, honestly I prefer pork ....
...ANd it will only get worst
Hey bro the good thing is the Thai government is stepping in and trying to slow the baht down....
Sadly a strong baht is not the greatest thing for Thailand at the moment because of it affecting tourism exports etc etc....
So here's to hoping they get it under control...
Have a blessed day
Hows the bee sting? Nasty.
Yeah he was just sitting there, that's some pissed off bee.
It hurt like a Mofo!!!!
That's the first time I've been stung in probably 20 some years I would think....
I'm not sure if I clipped him with my hands when I was talking and stuff as you guys noticed I I definitely am a hand talker.....
You live with 40 or 50 gorgeous girls, I don't understand, what is the situation?
Hahahahaha
You missed the videos about where I live
I'm renting a incredibly beautiful passionate pink room in a building that is full of some of the most incredibly gorgeous local girls you'll ever see...
Lol
They are mostly massage girls bar girls and freelancers....
It's a delight coming home
Hahahaha
@@whyhellotherewithdrmarksabean I will go back and watch it, what is the title of the video? BTW, I'm a new subscriber, Nice to meet you & thx for taking the time to write back to my comment.
Hey mate thanks for subscribing I truly appreciate that...
Try my absolute best to respond to every single message that I get...
I think it is important to connect with the viewers....
Here is a link to that video....
th-cam.com/video/sxC5r5jEuUs/w-d-xo.html
The coke you quit was coke zero?
No regular Coke...
I can't drink the Coke Zero or the diet coke I just can't do it it's it's like drinking non-alcoholic beer...
Lol
Cheers mate 🍻
U live with a bunch of girls ? did I miss an episode ?
Yeah apparently you have
My new room that I'm staying in is in a building that is marketed for the local girls so it's full of massage girls bar girls Freelancers...
Lol
I'm the only farang....
It's fun....
Bitcoin..It's to prevent inflation. Why 21 million exactly? Because at the time 21 trillion was the total amount of money available in the world (2009). He expects each BTC to someday be worth 1 million each. Today, there is more than 21 trillion in the world which is probably why a lot of currency including the dollar has lost a lot of it's value
Hey Patrick
Thanks mate, I just myself dear the volatility of Bitcoin
But I see the appeal to many...
I prefer cash
Thanks mate
Have a blessed day
@@whyhellotherewithdrmarksabean inflation!
Bitcoin is not a safe hedge against due to its volatility....
Sorry mate you will have a hard time convincing me to put my money into crypto
Again
I understand why some people like it I just don't..
Ill take my 5k a month disability and live like a king there
Haha... yeah they'll keep funding you for years too come once they learn your a non resident at home.... a😮
5000 a month???
@@NZMuzzI’ve heard that’s true for some Europeans and certain pensions. Fortunately US SS is still par regardless
can pleeze bring girls on show ?
Lol
I've done videos about this many times talking about why I don't put the the girls in my videos...
If I can't grow my channel organically and I have to put a bunch of bikini clad girls in there for clicks I don't need to be on TH-cam...
The number one thing foreigners don't think of when budgeting for the move overseas.
Thanks mate
And the sad thing is a lot of people don't understand the currency conversions they have no idea what something is costing them in their own money....
It's insane.....
@@whyhellotherewithdrmarksabean it is crazy. That's the first thing I look at when I travel somewhere new, easy to get scammed if you don't understand the conversion.
The sad thing is so many people are uneducated it's frightening
The baht is 9% stronger. Everyonebis acting like its +30% more expensive. So if you you was spending $1,000 usd now it would be $1,090 usd. But let's not miss the chance to make a video of how awful expensive it is now. Retirement in thailand is over now! 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
Also the baht has gotten strong every year since covid this time of year then weakens around high season. But hey, don't come and ill try my best to take care of all the ladies as best I can. Just renewed my retirement visa again. 😅😅
😂💯
Hey Greg, yes the baby has gotten stronger, substantially!
To the point that the Thai government are actually having emergency meetings trying to stem the growth of the baht...
It has gotten much more sxpensy over the last 2 months...
That's just a fact...
So what shame me for doing a video to talk about it????
A lot of my viewers are guys who are coming over here who are on pensions who are on fixed income who do not have a shit ton of disposable money.....
This is actually a very important thing for them to know and understand....
Because for the past 4 years I've been doing a social media experiment showing people that you can live in Thailand on $1,000 a month even on Phuket...
And right now because of the currency rate situation it's next to impossible to do that...
Here on Phuket.....
300bht per day ??? Haha
?
What's so funny about that
It's a pretty normal budget for someone who does not gorge themselves to obesity....
If I just used the chicken steak dinner alone could you eat three of those every single day three plates of that every single day because that's 300 baht!!!!!
And again there are many days I spend less than 200Baht.....
This from the guy who tries to peddle the worst scam dating site on the internet, lol....
Lol
They pay me dude what can I say....
Lol