Wow, life is good! What's your target monthly budget? Many of you are asking for my Visa agent's contact info so I've added a link in the description.

@brianpark-siart2216

3 ай бұрын

Aloha! My wife and I will be retiring in a few years to either Hua Hin or Ko Samui from Hawaii. Our conservative monthly budget is $5K a month and already preparing for the move by downsizing all our material things. Much appreciated on all the information.

I am a widow and lived in Chiang Mai for a year in 2019. My expenses, all out, everything came to $1150 per month. Not joking. I lived across from the mall, explored the area, participated in local English speaking theater, and had a blast. I was STUNNED by how easy it was, how safe I felt, and how inexpensive daily living was. I'll be returning once I become eligible for Social Security....

@RetiringToAsia

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching Beverly.

@Kinai89

4 ай бұрын

where do you live now?? still in Thailand?

@user-hs4xi7cv1u

4 ай бұрын

Were you in Chiang Mai during the "burning season"? If so, how did you deal with the pollution?

@beverlyweber4122

4 ай бұрын

@@Kinai89 I left back to America just as Covid was hitting. My retirement visa was running out and I wanted to get back stateside to finish out my work life and save for a glorious final finish, with good income once I officially retire. But I will definitely be back, in a couple years.

@kathyhirsch379

3 ай бұрын

How was it to leave there as a single woman I leave in Australia thinking of changing 🤔

USA , literally doing the same thing you did , house just sold , pension is completely done 55 and moving to the land of smiles 🙏😎 Such a beautiful country , beautiful people , and incredible culture...... LOVE THAILAND

@RetiringToAsia

4 ай бұрын

Fantastic!

@rustythelegend2225

4 ай бұрын

​@@RetiringToAsiar u single?

@rustythelegend2225

4 ай бұрын

​@@RetiringToAsiaI love your videos btw I want to visit with my wife n 2 toddlers watching your videos helps me alot

Hello from Scotland UK. Your first 30 days in Thailand popped up and I enjoyed it so subscribed. I have been visiting Thailand for years. Hope to retire in next few years and hope to spend winters in Thailand. Probably 3 or 4 months.

@RetiringToAsia

Ай бұрын

Awesome! Thank you! Stay tuned for the "first 6 months" video I'm planning for next week.

Niagara Falls Canada here! Thanks so much for sharing. We're coming this fall for our first visit. Want to retire in SE Asia. Thailand is top of our list to check out!

@RetiringToAsia

Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching. I hope you find more of my videos helpful.

Excellent video! Great information. Thank you for preparing and sharing this - well done!

@RetiringToAsia

4 ай бұрын

Thanks, I appreciate it.

Thanks so much for sharing all this. Good information on many fronts. Love the visa agent discussion! Keep up the great work.

@RetiringToAsia

4 ай бұрын

Thank you.

I visited Thailand last year. I've been before, back in my 20s. I'm now 67. That was a 30 day due diligence trip. No real surprises. I had an international career and I've spent a fair amount of time in Asia, as well as other cultures around the world, so I'm comfortable pretty much anywhere. I'm thinking Wong Amat / Na Kluea, initially. Possibly Bang Saray. Then explore from there... Hua Hin, Chang Mi, Koh Samui. Only thing holding me back are the new tax policy considerstions. But if those are a negative, I may do the 179 days here, 90 days there, a few months back in the States thing. Still contemplating. Just want to thank you for the info you provide. It helps with the decision making process! Keep 'em coming. 😊 Oh, almost forgot... PNW of the U.S. at the moment.

Watching from South Carolina, USA. Enjoyed the information you have given. Thanks

@RetiringToAsia

4 ай бұрын

Thanks, hope you'll keep watching.

Alaska checking in thanks for the terrific videos and keep them coming

@RetiringToAsia

4 ай бұрын

Brrrr! 🥶 Thank you.

Howdy from Corpus Christi, Texas....love your channel and best wishes on your new journey!

@RetiringToAsia

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

Recent subscriber. Good information. Living the Dream!

@RetiringToAsia

4 ай бұрын

Thank you

Watching very intently from the UK. My aim is to retire to south Pattaya in a couple of years. Thanks for the effort you have put in, lots of useful info!

@RetiringToAsia

4 ай бұрын

Thanks, glad you're getting value from the videos.

Watching from Canada. Really informative. Thanks

@RetiringToAsia

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Cheers from NC in the USA! Loving the videos brother!

@RetiringToAsia

4 ай бұрын

Glad you like them!

Hi Michael, jayCee here from Seoul. I enjoy watching your videos which inspire me to make a move quick rather than sitting here and just getting vicarious satisfaction from youtubers like yourself. Thanks for your contents and looking forward to seeing more contents of your happy life.

@RetiringToAsia

4 ай бұрын

Don't wait. Get out there.

Super smart move to use an agent. :) Good call. Good job in taking into account health insurance - something most people ignore, possibly to their detriment.

@RetiringToAsia

4 ай бұрын

Definitely worth having insurance

Hi Michael! I’m in the US. I appreciate the honesty and helpfulness of your content. Great to see you living life on your own terms.

@RetiringToAsia

4 ай бұрын

Thanks Risa. More food videos coming soon for you.

@RetiringToAsia

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the coffees Risa. ☕️

Beautiful man, beautiful! Bravo! Thanks for the informative video and channel. USA, MS BTW.

@RetiringToAsia

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

Hey Michael. I am watching from the US. Enjoying your videos, keep them coming 😊

@RetiringToAsia

4 ай бұрын

Thanks, will do!

Hi Michael, Simon here from the UK. Very informative video, thank you 👍

@RetiringToAsia

4 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Great informative video, thanks for posting. Will be relocating from San Antonio Texas to Hua Hin in next couple of months. Take care.

@RetiringToAsia

4 ай бұрын

Very nice. Lived in Laredo many years ago.

Loving this video!! Watching from Canada 🇨🇦

@RetiringToAsia

4 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it.

Thanks mate that was very helpful from Tasmania Australia

@RetiringToAsia

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

A wonderful detailed presentation on your life in Thailand....Thank you...from Dublin, Ireland Happy St. Patricks Day 17th of March. Mark K

@RetiringToAsia

4 ай бұрын

Thanks Mark. Cheers

Hello Michael, I'm almost 45, everything you say about your life and worries before you retired to BKK resonates with me soooo much. I just hope I can make it to 50 so that I too can live the life you do. Much love from Scotland brother ❤

@RetiringToAsia

4 ай бұрын

Thanks. Get your plan going. You can do it.

Hi, thanks for great videos, i am from Stockholm and had à condo in Metro (nearby) in 15 years. I loved Jomtien and i miss the sea, the weather, the smell and the binds. I wish you all the best in ”paradise ”

@RetiringToAsia

4 ай бұрын

Thank you.

Another great video Michael! Watching from Germany

@RetiringToAsia

4 ай бұрын

Thank you

Enjoyed your video. I lived in Thailand for 3 months last year. Your expenses matched mine as well. Thailand is the best. Looking forward to finally making the move to Thailand in 2025, from Los Angeles, California.

@RetiringToAsia

3 ай бұрын

That's great! Thanks for watching

Great video, I like the knowing what the start up cost were. I plan on coming in May/June this year for 120 days and see how it goes. Cheers

@RetiringToAsia

4 ай бұрын

That's a great start. Enjoy!

Dan, 50's, watching from Virginia. I've been enjoying your videos. Thanks

@RetiringToAsia

4 ай бұрын

Thanks Dan

Great video.

@RetiringToAsia

4 ай бұрын

Thank you

Watching from Northeast in states and find your message so clear and straightforward to assimalate. Much appreciated as senior/ retired veteran with good income for life and considering living abroad 🙏🏻🙏🏻

@RetiringToAsia

3 ай бұрын

Thank you. Glad you're enjoying the content.

Stockholm, Sweden. Thanks for doing a great job!

@RetiringToAsia

3 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching!

Good on you, Michael. You're living the life. I;m watching from the Netherlands by the way and I'm planning to come and move to Thailand as well.

@RetiringToAsia

4 ай бұрын

Such a great place to live.

All the best from Birmingham, England. Great informative videos.

@RetiringToAsia

4 ай бұрын

Thanks. Glad you're enjoying them.

Excellent video.😊

@RetiringToAsia

4 ай бұрын

Thank you

Very informative video, thanks for sharing. watching from Kauai, Hi

@RetiringToAsia

2 ай бұрын

Glad you found it useful. Thanks for watching.

USA - Vegas. Making my 2nd trip back in April. Retiring to Thailand in 5 years. Can’t wait!

@RetiringToAsia

4 ай бұрын

That's great. Stick to the plan. You'll love it.

Great video & info mate, I’m from Australia and heading to Vietnam/Thailand long term this year age 61

@RetiringToAsia

4 ай бұрын

Welcome to paradise.

Good info….thank you! Long Island, NY

@RetiringToAsia

5 күн бұрын

Thank you

Watching from Tennessee, USA.

@RetiringToAsia

4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

California, enjoy ur weekly videos. Congrats on the move.

@RetiringToAsia

4 ай бұрын

Thank you.

North Devon in the UK, really enjoyed your vlogs 🎥😎👏

@RetiringToAsia

4 ай бұрын

Thank you. Hope you'll keep watching.

Congrats on 90 days! I’m not far behind you.😊

@RetiringToAsia

4 ай бұрын

Thailand is waiting for you.

Thumbs up 👍 Michael, Semi retired in Phuket with my wife from San Francisco….every 3 months fly back and forth

@RetiringToAsia

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing

Good info, will check your other videos. From the US, want to do a trip to Thailand to check things out to at least retire part-time there.

@RetiringToAsia

4 ай бұрын

Have fun!

Hello, living in the USA, in Mexico at the moment but will be in Thailand next year. Just subscribed.

@RetiringToAsia

3 ай бұрын

Great, thank you.

Thanks for the video and info. Last year, I lived in the Jomtien area for 6 months and my monthly budget was $3K and that's with companionship with a regular Thai lady for 3x a week without buying any LDs and barfines. I did not eat any western food due way more expensive and been eating Thai food in the market. In my early 50's now, I was planning to retire but I changed my mind in the very last second and back to work in CA. Will do this again, next year.

@RetiringToAsia

4 ай бұрын

That pizza is the only non-Thai food I've had in 3 months. 🤣

@BirdDog.

4 ай бұрын

Everyone say 1500 or 2k a month. Glad you were honest with a 3k number. Every time I crunch my numbers I feel like I will need 3k as well. Plus that doesn’t cover my travel expenses. So I would need another 5-10k a year for that.

@apoloestrada2908

4 ай бұрын

@@BirdDog. Exactly, you will need more than enough. Everything way too expensive nowadays and all the establishments owned by the westerners, that's the reason. Looks like you not in Thailand anymore. Better be off to Manila.

Watching from new Jersey. Catching up since visited Thailand in February

@RetiringToAsia

4 ай бұрын

Thanks, Wendy. Hope you enjoyed your trip.

Hi, I just discovered your channel, very interesting. I am surprised to see that you can live a good life for only 900 dollars. Regards from Belgium

@RetiringToAsia

4 ай бұрын

I was surprised too but very happy!

Watching from the USA.

@RetiringToAsia

4 ай бұрын

Awesome thanks

I like it and plan to move to Pattaya sometime this year. I am in CA.

@RetiringToAsia

3 ай бұрын

Great! Thanks for watching.

Hey... Nice video... As for me... Watching from Ireland

@RetiringToAsia

4 ай бұрын

Awesome, thanks.

Watching from Panama on vacation but living in the US. I'll retire next year and plan on living 6 months in the States and 6 months in Thailand. Congratulations on your retirement.

@RetiringToAsia

4 ай бұрын

Awesome! Thanks for watching.

Hello from VA Beach VA USA .... Hoping to make my first trip there in November. Love the videos!! 😍

@RetiringToAsia

3 ай бұрын

Just down the road from Richmond. Say hello when you're here if you come to Jomtien/Pattaya

Watching from Stockholm, Sweden. Sweden is a country in Scandinavia in northern Europe. Our climat is similar to Canada, and the northern states in the US.

@RetiringToAsia

4 ай бұрын

Awesome! Thanks for watching.

Watching from Belgium !!!

@RetiringToAsia

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching.

Watching from New Jersey, will toast with you at the expat retirement shindig in 2025! I had emergency surgery and 3 days at Bangkok Hospital Chonburi last year, surgeon was amazing, so was the hospital and had a crush on all the adorable and caring Thai nurses.

@RetiringToAsia

4 ай бұрын

Cheers

I live in Canada. I can't wait to get back to Thailand.

@RetiringToAsia

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

You are so correct about the health care I'm in the Philippines right now but I left the US to have some major dental work done in Bangkok Thailand over the 8 months I was in Thailand a few years back, the results were excellent but 40 percent less than what I was quote in the US a few years back. Ever since I've been living 6 mos. a year in Jomtien Thailand and 6 months in Mikati Philippines I love both.

@RetiringToAsia

4 ай бұрын

That sounds great

Listening from Canada.

@RetiringToAsia

4 ай бұрын

Thank you

I am watching from Australia

@RetiringToAsia

4 ай бұрын

Thank you

Watching near Khon Kaen in Isaan. I left Texas in July 2022. Bought and sold a condo in Phuket. Bought a brand new truck and now building a new house up here.

@RetiringToAsia

4 ай бұрын

Sounds great.

good job .

@RetiringToAsia

4 ай бұрын

Thank you

Watching from Canada ..

@RetiringToAsia

4 ай бұрын

Thanks

Hello watching your video from south of France! Thank you for all the good info. Where do you learn thai?

@RetiringToAsia

4 ай бұрын

I chose Pattaya Jomtien Language School.

Greetings and Salutations from Corpus Christi Texas.

@RetiringToAsia

4 ай бұрын

A few people in Corpus are watching. Thank you.

Watching from Aus. Planning to retire in Pattaya in 3 years

@RetiringToAsia

4 ай бұрын

Great plan

I am from USA. I was there in January. Planning on my return in January

@RetiringToAsia

4 ай бұрын

Great time to visit.

Watching from Florida...In a year or so, we will be in Krabi...

@RetiringToAsia

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

Great video . Am listening from guernsey channel islands you might have to Google that😂 I have been to Thailand around 30 times set up bank account last visit will get driving licence when I visit in November ready to move over in a couple of years .enjoy your retirement

@RetiringToAsia

4 ай бұрын

🤣 I'm familiar with it. Thanks for watching.

Watching from the United States in Indiana.

@RetiringToAsia

4 ай бұрын

Stay warm!

Watching from south of Brazil where a huge germany colony Live.

@RetiringToAsia

4 ай бұрын

Thank you

I am watching from Denmark.

@RetiringToAsia

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

HI, checking in from right here in the Riviera Jomtien. Budget around 45k Baht ($1260) a month and 55k savings ($1540). I use my agent for many things besides just the visa and DL. They are very knowledgable about almost all aspects of life here and how to get things done.

@RetiringToAsia

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for checking in neighbor.

From UK. I think you did plenty of research before electing the Thai language course you are on. It would be good to have some feedback as you progress. Many thanks

@RetiringToAsia

4 ай бұрын

Will do. Thanks.

So you know that life isn't about working; I stopped nine years ago; I love having my time to myself; look you up when I move there😎

@RetiringToAsia

4 ай бұрын

Definitely. I'll be here.

@lancewilliams5726

4 ай бұрын

I had to correct myselff

From Las Vegas here

@RetiringToAsia

4 ай бұрын

Very cool, thanks.

From NH and same age as you....leaving in September to one of the three...Thailand, Vietnam or the Philippines. I want the stress-free live also.

@RetiringToAsia

4 ай бұрын

It's waiting for you. Go get it!

$900 is very good and could even be lower since there are rents lower than 17,000 Baht. The 1K budget is confirmed again.

@RetiringToAsia

4 ай бұрын

Yes definitely. I think I mentioned rent could be much lower. It's all about individual needs and preferences.

good video i am from granite falls north carolina looking to move there in three years

@RetiringToAsia

4 ай бұрын

That's great. Thanks for watching.

Watching from CA, counting down the weeks till after Songkran for my return...lol... I did the move by accident, got trapped in Thailand when the borders were closed for COVID... Did all the setup during the slow times... Originally budgeted $3k/month... spending nowhere near that, struggle to reach $2k/mon... lol... rent 10k baht/mon near Big C extra... considering moving but location is too good/central... See ya around... cheers...

@RetiringToAsia

4 ай бұрын

See you when you're back.

Viewer from USA. A couple of years to go before we are neighbors!

@RetiringToAsia

4 ай бұрын

Great. See you when you get here!

Viewer from Aus just came back from a trip to Thailand.

@RetiringToAsia

4 ай бұрын

Thanks. Hope you had a great trip.

Rob from the Netherlands

@RetiringToAsia

4 ай бұрын

Thanks Rob.

17000 baht a month for a contract condo is almost crazy expensive like airbnb price . i paid 11000+ water/electricy to market price for my condo in central Bangkok with 1 year contract studio with bath and kitchen washing machine condo. And it had gym and pool

@RetiringToAsia

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching.

Madisonville Louisiana.

Thanks Michael, for excellent information. Would you mind sharing the agency you used for retirement visa, bank acct and drivers license. Also the order & timeline - like first bank account, 3 weeks to secure retirement visa, after that one week for car/ motorbike license. Looking at this, is the 2 months visitors visa preferable to 30-day visa exemption, at the time of first entry. From US.

@RetiringToAsia

4 ай бұрын

Great question. Since I'm on a "retirement visa" there's a bank deposit maintenance required, so bank account first, then visa. You can do them on a 30 day entry but you've got to start within a day or 2 of arrival. Once the visa is back, it's off to get a license. I used So Good Visa here in Pattaya. Tell Aom I sent you. She's great. Bank account 1 hour, visa 3-4 weeks, license 1 hour. Watch my other video on things to do before you come to be sure you're ready.

Steve in California USA

@RetiringToAsia

4 ай бұрын

Thanks Steve

I am 54 and look forward to someday being able to retire in Thailand

@RetiringToAsia

4 ай бұрын

Good luck

Very informative video. Thank you very much. I am now a subscriber. 👍😊 Who did you use to port your phone number?

@RetiringToAsia

4 ай бұрын

Tello is my new provider

France here. Toes in the Mediterranean. 🇨🇵🇪🇺☮️❤️

@RetiringToAsia

4 ай бұрын

Hey, first France comment. Thank you.

@andrewrobinson2565

4 ай бұрын

@@RetiringToAsia This was another excellent no-nonsense video 👍👍. Been here in France living (and working) the dream permanently for 35 years. Planning our Go-Go retirement travel years starting in 2027. Winter in southern Spain, summer in Pratumnak, and autumn and spring at home in France. Pensions and property rental income will easily finance the semi-frugal lifestyle you are practising 👍 (we've been three week millionaires already so many times - age has made us slow down, but we "did it - got the t-shirt"). 17 years of visiting Phuket and Pattaya for holidays 2003 to 2019 as a "wild couple with no taboos". Few bucket list items left. 40th wedding anniversary this year. 👍❤️👍 We really like your videos as you prepare and analyse with zero "walk, see and tell". Keep it up 😀👍.

@RetiringToAsia

4 ай бұрын

Glad you're enjoying them. Thanks.

Canada here.

@RetiringToAsia

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

I’d use an agent just for peace of mind. I’m in the US and specifically eastern Washington state

@RetiringToAsia

4 ай бұрын

Great, thanks.

Great that you've found your idea retirement location and lifestyle. I listened 5 times to your initial rental costs and I don't understand why upfront 1st months costs total $3785 for a $470 per month condo?

@user-hs4xi7cv1u

4 ай бұрын

Ok, later on I hear and understand that you paid 6 months rent in advance included in that $3785. Great post Michael!

@RetiringToAsia

4 ай бұрын

6 months rent, 2 months deposit...8 months amount.

United States, Clearwater Florida

@RetiringToAsia

4 ай бұрын

Very nice. Thanks.

I’m from Tampa Florida age 57 my wife is 61 , I’ve been enjoying your videos. I won’t bother you with our details but my wife and I will probably move to Thailand for about a year or two but she is from the Philippines so we will probably fully retire there. In my opinion Thailand seems to do condo living so much better than Philippines, what’s your thoughts on the difference between Philippines and Thailand, thanks and have a great day

@RetiringToAsia

4 ай бұрын

I haven't visited there yet. I chose Thailand over Philippines because travel seemed easier.

@rcardoosuna6491

4 ай бұрын

Do you have any knowledge of the new taxation system in Thailand that many are talking about and how it will affect you and other foreigners living there?

@TheDercomiszar

4 ай бұрын

@@rcardoosuna6491 no first I’ve heard of it

Tampa Bay, Florida, USA

@RetiringToAsia

4 ай бұрын

Thanks

Hi Michael, can I set the health insurance up when I arrive there or do I have to do it before?

@RetiringToAsia

4 ай бұрын

Can do it here. I did.

@gordon.Jacko1055

4 ай бұрын

@@RetiringToAsia ok thanks 👍