This is how I afford to live in Thailand
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- čas přidán 21. 08. 2024
- This is exactly how much money I earn working in the UK, but is it enough?..
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I have been waiting to move to Thailand and build my life because I wanted to make a comfortable nest egg before I go but I can see now that I am making a huge mistake! I have plenty and I can consult overseas. Thank you for posting this. It's giving me motivation to make my escape.
When you have a goal such as saving money to go back to Thailand, mundane working life doesn't matter much. I worked hard to save my retirement fund. That was my purpose of working not so rewarding job. I managed to quit the working life earlier than the legal retirement age . Now everyday is Sunday and at my discretion.
I bet you’re missing the Thai sunshine. Rainy season has finally arrived in Isaan and the vegetation is becoming lush and green again. The mornings are refreshing for the morning coffee but very humid in the afternoon.
Do what is best for you, it’s about the balance of things. I been in Thailand now 16 months , often think did I pull the trigger too early quitting the uk 🇬🇧, from a monetary point of view yeah I guess so , but I’m happy , work isn’t everything but sure a few extra thousand baht while you can certainly helps 🙏
Dogs are so happy on a beach. They don’t care about weather.
What a way to be. Great vid, thanks Ben.
If working age & an income is required, I'd do exactly what you're doing.
Thailand 8 months of the year & the UK 4 months from May until September. Missing much of the Thai rainy season & getting the longer days of the UK.
& save save save
How do you accumulate enough wealth to stop working and retire with this approach?🎉
I have property in Spain which will be mortgage free in 2 years, and so that will go some way to sorting that issue. Certainly I won’t want to carry on with this approach beyond the age of about 50
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It all depends at what age/stage you adopt this approach, how you've lived your life financially upto that point, if you've property you can rent & how frugal you've been/what you've earned.
Either way, most can do this to fund their time in Thailand for the foreseeable future...the only issue I see is the lack of N.I contributions built up to make a full pension, on a pension claim date...This said it's frozen at point if living in Thailand anyhow, hopefully that changes.
Ideally, it's to work enough & save/invest in the UK, before moving to Thailand & have zero financial restraints.
But then some prime years have past...this is my case.
It swings & roundabouts, but there's one thing for certain...enough funding is required whatever way it's done.
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Exactly Ben.
Will you sell it or rent it out?
I rent mine out & it gives me enough to fund everything I require & without the need to work.
@@LifeinThailand777 Nice. Your home in Thailand looks lovely. I will be moving to our home outside Phimai next year. The house is not on the same level as yours but is on grid and has fibre optic internet cables even though it is quite out in the countryside.
We’re planting the rice now Ben..Wet season has arrived…great videos really enjoy then
Looks delicious! What a lovely dog. Have a great Saturday Ben. I was UK for a year & did me the world of good. Connected with relatives & friends, but realised my home is here with family. Sadly UK is a country in pieces, but the friendly ness is still there & sense of humour. Swedes have a superior attitude, but Covid changed many. Normally if you said Good Morning they would think you’re either on drugs or drunk! I have a contest every morning to see how many say Morning back. Found if you say twice they seem to hear you & reply. Sounds crazy doesn’t it. 😂😂😂💕
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I’d be doing the same thing if I were in your shoes Ben! So glad to see that you found a place you enjoy working at! Hang in there, take care & be well 😊 ( your lasagna looks amazing!)
I'd recommend stretching your hamstrings, at least 60 seconds apiece. Stand at the bottom of a flight of stairs, and raise up one leg so it's parallel to the ground and rest on the stair. Touch your toe and hold. Does wonders for preventing low back pain. Do it a few times a day. Gets me through 12 hour shifts. Enjoyed the video...
Great content Ben.. thanks for sharing.. I hope you are back at the farm soon.
I'd love to have a chat with you about some work related stuff.
My email is benthailand777@gmail.com
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What a lovely comment
N1. Enjoying your story. So how long will you be in the UK? ( shithole). Sorry, I can say it as I’m from the UK. Only 21 months to retirement & I’ll be over in Thailand too, chilling & enjoying what’s left lol. You cheer me up & make me want the time to fly by. All the best 😎🙏🙏
Thanks for the kind words. I’ll be here for another couple of months I guess. Financially I’ll be sorted by July, but then it’s a question of what’s best for me versus what’s best for my place of work, as the very busy summer holidays will be upon us. I think it will come down to how tired I am if I’m honest 😇
I am currently back in the US and really hating the colder morning and lack of sunshine. I can't do any outside yard work because it raining constantly and cold. I should be returning to South America at the end of the month. Running around after the animals and enjoying the hammock. I can really do this retirement thing. 🤣. I do how you feel.
Imagine if the dog felt so free from the tyranny of a lead, that he ran off for new adventures and never returned?
How would you explain that to the owner, young man? Huh, come on then, HOW? 😯😯🤔🤔🤣🤣🤣🐶
🤣🤣🤣 I’d say “he’s gone to a better place”
Beautiful dog.
Your food looks fab indeed!
I made it to 62 of working those restaurant shifts. It can be brutal. Your best friend near the end of the shift is simply called - Chair. Show more kitchen images!
I admire your resolve sir!
Ben under charging for wages,10 years back I get $150 hour as super indent on mine site, doing 60 hours week,the chef's were not far behind on $110 hour,probably now be much higher,so want check out north west of Australia,good money in mining industry. Best luck in new job.
I know cheffing within the mining industry is a goldmine (no pun intended) 🤣 but being in the Uk means I’m able to also catch up with friends and family. Maybe I’ll have a look at oz next year though. Actually I have a feeling there’s an age cutoff regarding the visa though. Great info though, thanks 🙏
@@LifeinThailand777 not sure about visa regulations,but lot guys work on site were 40+ I know Rio Tinto would sponsor them up to 12 month work contract.
Your life in Thailand was nice with family
Don't you miss the blue pipes? Thanks for sharing
I do 😂😂
Great vlog Ben as always your looking so much happier buddy 👍 save like crazy keep being frugal (good cappuccino 55 BHT Udon) so you can enjoy even more back home on the farm 😁😏
The plan's looking good Ben, that's a lovely place you're at now. I bet it's heaving in the summer months though.
I daresay it will be a tough choice come July when it's very busy, leave or stay for the 💷💷 💷
Just think how much blue pipe you can buy for £18 p/hr though mate, enough to go around the farm twice I reckon! That could be the clincher as to whether you stay until Christmas methinks. 😉
All the best from Bangkok, regards to Anna too, Tony
Food looked good Ben. I'll have some of that Lasagne! How long till you go back to Thailand?
Couple of months yet I think I Matt
@@LifeinThailand777 Oh, not too long then. At least you'll see a bit of the better weather in the UK!!
Nice video as always mate. Wondering if you ever realized you can make similar money teaching English in Bangkok. 600/hour ++. Minus all the hard work, minus the uneasonable western expenses, taxes and "perks" 😉 of the "first world" mate. Rooting for you. 👍
To be honest mate 18 quid an hour for your skill set, experience and work ethic is not enough money!!
Ah up lad....You look proper in your cap and a van.
Dogs mate the best tonic ever. I've had multiple dogs throughout the years and they all roamed free on my farm in the UK. I miss having one here, but soon to be rectified. Take care
wow how much blue pipe can you buy with 54,000 baht and hours and hours of fun fitting and playing with it, thanks for sharing i live in Carlisle and know that area well spent a lot of time there as a youngster,
Hahaha Phil you’re right. I’m really missing messing about on the farm
Looks like we both do the same both relief chefs
Thais will be “Saap” with the rabbits! Great Vid, nice mood changes, so natural. Focused about earning while enjoying hard work to bring back. Surely you meet miserable kitchen staff who see no outs like you do. I used to run a stand alone mountain resort, doing everything including prime rib roasting, cleaning silverware and later cleaning the cabins all because I knew it was just a summer job when younger.
Your summer job sounds awesome TBH
It's awesome to do this with a good job, but got to be careful of burnout especially if you are in a not so good job. But everyday you have to remind yourself why you are doing this.
Have you thought about using your lake as an income. My son and his mates are all travelling to Thailand next year for a fishing holiday, massive carp and catfish! A few cabins around the lake, fishermen don't require luxury accommodation.
Try toon and Leigh on porpang farm ,they have a great fishing set up and their videos are great too.
I think you should ply your skills in Thailand 🇹🇭 a good restaurant is a winner I know you live in a rural area but if I invested in you would you move to accommodate this arrangement
As much as I appreciate the sentiment, I wouldn’t move areas. Thailand and my home there is my haven. I fit in work around that - hence why I’m in the Uk now. If you’d like to open a place in nong Bua Lamphu then I’m all ears Gary 😇😇
Edit - my email is benthailand777@gmail.com
I guess everything is worth an open conversation, so feel free to get in touch 👍
Live cheap go far!! 🙌🥰🍷
Frank is so happy! Hahahahaha
Hi Ben, I do like your plan but is it 6 months in the UK and 6 months in Thailand? Though the money you are making is good you are living a bit hard I think and you should probably try and save a touch less and enjoy yourself more so the time you are there is not as uncomfortable. Just my thoughts :-)
Just 3/4 months per year for next couple years, until mortgage paid off that’s all 👨🍳🙏
All those beautiful wild rabbits would get killed off in Thailand
Bit of a rock n roll vlog this on, boozing, breaking the rules taking the dog out, 1990’s porn soundtrack to your clip of the kitchen.
I love watching Ben Fogle’s tv program New Lives In The Wild….but seems as though we have our very own Ben Frugal with his own New Life In The Wild.
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Frank😂
Question is, did the dog come back?
Haha he came back 😇
Do you pay income tax to Thailand when you transfer your money to Thailand ?
It’s not something I’m comfortable discussing in here TBH 🙏
Is your plan to make about $20k in one trip per year and live off of that in Thailand the rest of the year? You mentioned a property in Spain, how much could that bring in yearly in rental fees? Sounds like a good plan, but it must be difficult to be away from your wife for that long. At least with technology you can FaceTime whenever you want.
About that, we still have 2 years left on the mortgage on the Spain house, and so any rental income currently only covers the bank payments. The mortgage is £12k per year, roughy similar to the rental amount we receive each year. So once the mortgage is paid off, that should be about £12k per year income. Yes it’s hard being away but it’s not the end of the world. Only a few months 🙏
@@LifeinThailand777sounds like a good plan…wish you all the best
Why you not got your flipflops on .. come on
Are you as frugal in Thailand, what with all the distraction 😅
Haha I am 😅
Cheap charlie ....lol
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Great your doing ok, but you are not actually living in Thailand, you stay in Thailand when finances allow.
I moved there in may 2021, during that time I’ve left for just 6 weeks. I’ve built a house there. I live there. I’ll be back home in a couple of months and I’ll Likey not leave again for 18 months. I live in Thailand 😅
@@LifeinThailand777 ok, but I still disagree