LIVING on $1000 a month in THAILAND as an expat! He tells why!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 มี.ค. 2023
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How is this expat living and traveling all over the country of Thailand for under $1000 a month. Mark will tell us how and why in this interview.
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M O R E A B O U T U S
My name is Brian but everyone calls me Greeny. I retired in January of 2020 after working 30 years in Law Enforcement. I wanted to retire young enough to be able to do some of the things I always dreamed about! I knew I wanted to travel extensively and retire somewhere warm and exotic I sampled a ton of places in the Caribbean, Panama, Colombia, Turkey but set my sights on Thailand. In 2020 I met Fai on a Tinder date and we hit it off immediately. We have been inseparable ever since!
I started making videos as a hobby but now it is more like a passion.
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Great interview and vid! Mark is doing what I hope to do, once I again find myself in the land of smiles. And when I achieve that, the biggest smile will be mine! 😁
He’s having a blast. Going everywhere
food, rent, elec/water is only $600month (US). so it is doable. especially for us guys who don't drink.
Yep. Partying a big cost.
Great content w an interesting guest! Thx
Thank you Judy. Glad you enjoyed it.
Mark is a great guy. Hope you gentleman are having a great time down there.
Good time!!
Really great interview. Interesting guy and these types of things are inspiring for would be expats. Thanks Greeny.
Great info thanks
Thanks you!!
Great Video!
Thank you!!
Good story. Very insightful. Thanks. Happy travels and stay safe. God bless you guys👍🏿.
Thanks Antonio
Sorry my friend... i meant to add .. love the interview, love the channel and love the life u and your beautiful wife lead..
May it continue 🙏
I appreciate it!!
Hey mark. I to live in Jomteim. I love it there.
Great area. I’m down the road in NaJomtien
He is doing what I plan on doing when I get there from grand rapids Michigan just to buy a bike and just let the wind take me with no rush and just go to drain the body of all the bad this country puts on the people. Will have to look him up and pick his brain . Great vidio .
He’s having a blast
There is a man in Pattaya from Detroit suburb his name is Sal, and he helped me get situated and wouldn't take a dime.
I was there for a month he helped me with portable WiFi and how to get around,once comfortable I went to Hua Hin for 2nd half of my trip.
His vlog is Budget Dream Travels
@@salaparo2975 great to know thank you very much will talk to with him. Counting the days off . Can't wait to start a new life there .
Any plans on doing a vlog on bang saen, I hear the beach is nice & cheaper cost of living
Was down there in the fall. TROUBLE IN food PARADISE | Bang Saen Beach | Preparing for a cold spell
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Interesting motorbike tour Mark is doing, thought about doing exactly the same. Any viewers know of there any touring motorbike clubs in Thailand do these rides with?
I wonder. Don’t know if any
You can either live to a budget or create more income life is about choice and priority have a great day greeny 🇦🇺🇹🇭🇺🇸🤙🍻🙏
Thanks Erikh. You are right. To each his own.
Hiking is very hot in Thailand . Temperature wise I don't know if I could handle the heat
Lucky in the national park there was a lot of tree canopy but I was sweating my a$$ off. The dip in the river felt great
Hear the 5 day ride of the golden triangle is a great ride . BC Media did it years ago on video but he did not take his time
I did it in a rental car 😂. Before I started biking.
$1000/month? The median per capita income in Thailand is about $250K baht per year. That’s about $600 USD per month. So maybe $1000/mo isn’t so hard
It’s doable if you don’t drink or philander too much 😂
Or get involved with a high maintenance woman.
Google how far the median income in Thailand goes. Young Thai people can’t afford to live on their own. I wouldn’t recommend anyone trying to live without a substantial savings and $1500/mo (Bare minimum).
@@TheGreatEscape9833 Right Eric, I've been there many times and could easily live in Pattaya or Bangkok for about $1000 USD a month or less. I've done it before and I could do it again. Maybe you can't but that doesn't mean I or others can't.
@@TheGreatEscape9833 Fair point. I was just trying to create a reference point to reflect Thailand’s low cost of living. Here’s another way. He’s spending $1K USD per month. That’s 160% of the median per capita income in Thailand. In the US, 160% of the median per capita income is about $5k per month. Just a measure of relativity to show that it’s not a ton of money, but it’s not exactly subsistence living like it would be in the US
if you live a healthy single life style, you can live the same life as working thai, about ($22aud) 500bt a day piss easy, 800,000bt in the bank, immigration for a retirement for 50 and over non O-visa costs 2000bt, go figger dudes, rent is cheap as water here!
Yep. Food rent life. No problem here. Just gotta get here
@@GreenyTravels im here now 5 years
I’m sure I’ve seen this guy driving around Koh Chang ….
He’s a wild man.
Grennie ! how about you and Fai do that thousand-dollar challenge for a month? Just don't tell her it was my idea because she will Block me jajajaj
Lol. That would be impossible
1st
Thank you!!
How can I get in toch with mark? I think his experience is same as mine and I want to aks him how to do a few things?
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Fun times. Not sure how u lived in 1,000 baht a day. All ur travel and hotels. Hotels have gone up a lot. But if u can fantastic
There are a lot of inexpensive housing options here if you are willing to stay in the small fan only rooms.
If u retire to any Country and u want to live fairly comfortably, first thing u need to have is your own house, condo, apt and its yours, no debt.
If u rent and u want to move about , yeah no problem .
But u can not retire for lets say for the next 30yrs and live on $1000 a month renting and living.
No way,, not comfortably.
I have stayed in Pratumnak and Jomtien , and they are very nice places ,so if u want to stay in a decent condo for a year it will be at least $400 a month.
So ,for lets say, 20 years plus and costs will rise , u need to own your own place.
I respect what this guy is saying and i like his travelling buzz but u wont do that year in year out.
Bottom line is ,,own your own place, travel when u want and u might do $1000 bucks a month for the next 10 years, 20 years only if u own your place..
Prices are on the rise and Thailand is no different..
Its a great story but life is not cheap and it aint getting any cheaper and neither is your age.
U dont start going backpackin at 55 years of age.
Its a progression, u start at 18 and move thru your life and its challenges. Start at 50 years of age, rent bikes, rent condos, go on trips, eat cheap at thai restaurants.. yep i love it and i love Thailand but u will not retire here on $1k a month without owning your own pad unless u are very wealthy.
I think he probably won’t buy anything. He loves Thailand but I know he wants to explore some of Europe and South America as well. Eventually he will settle back down
@@GreenyTravels good for him so he's not retiring yet,
I totally disagree.. I've been to Thailand many times and believe I could retire there on a 1,000 a month with some back up in the bank .....❤️🏌
I agree, you’re also not living on $1,000/mo when you invest thousands from savings into a property anyways. No matter if you have rent or own your property, that cost is somewhere.
Speak for yourself only, what you're saying isn't a fact
Life has meaning. I think living a year on 12 thousand dollars sounds silly for a challenge, but everyone is different.
I couldn’t do it but he’s enjoying it. He likes tracking it all.
His chips are stacked, but he's living on $12,000/year? 🤔..."Just because you can, doesn't mean you should!"
Life is short. Live it up!
Paul, For some people millions, believe it or not who are living in the same world you are, have to live on $12,000 a month or much less. Is this news to you? Does that mean their life has no meaning?
What is the meaning of life?
For some people the meaning is not suffering. You were just being sarcastic. I get it. It is not philosophy 101 but reality 101. Enjoy
Sounds like you are enjoying married life. Everyone has their weakness.
It’s great. She’s a good girl to be married to. She doesn’t hassle me
You can't take all the money with you when you die. 😆
True that !!
Pro tip when interviewing people.
Keep your hand away from your mouth.
Start of the video it was hard to understand what you were saying.
Exerlent video other than that.
Is he on a retirement visa ?
90 day reports would be another question.
Boring questions I know, but !
Pro tip for guys with zero content, keep your pro tips to yourself.
Lol. I noticed that when editing. I could hear it fine though
Hostage video
Lol.
The challenge is not to blow more than a $1000 on ladies, pot and booze a month.
Rent with utlities 1000 - misc 1000 + 1000 partying = 3000.
That’s more like my budget
Brian you mentioned everyone would like Thailand. The overweight American Woman wouldn’t, because of the hot 100lb Thai Girls. 😂
I’ve been seeing a lot of female couples here lately. Especially on the islands
Looks like hes not a big drinker or a lady chaser then monthly will rise for sure😂
It definitely would.