I'm a graduated engineer first jobber from top3 uni in Thailand. All of my friend including me now got like 18k-30k THB a month. More than that would mean their brain is god tier or they just do million hours of overtime. 70k THB a month is probably somewhere among top 5% of the population already. 100k is like top 1%. So, yeah. There is a reason why everything is cheaper. Today $1 is 34.41 THB btw.
@@MatthewKanwisher That's only for IT sector. Average salary is still low. I am 40 and still got less than 100k. (I don't even want to go into my qualification. you'd be shocked that I get this little. Everyone tells me to leave Thailand to get a better pay)
@@MatthewKanwisher Some of my friends are like that too. But, at the end they still ends up in “god tier brain” I wrote up there. Computer Engineering at my uni is the one that needs the highest score when entering compared to every other engineering departments at the time.
Joyce, your integrity clearly comes thru the screen. I found your share here very rich. I need around $6000 per month to live in US. I have a huge home with some acreage so fuel, electricity, etc way over what Thailand has to offer. Retired veteran with service connected injury it’s God grace that has brought me this far with my eye continually on your content and others pressing me to make the change and relocate abroad. Love your outfit-first thing I noticed! Keep up the great content and being you. Much appreciated 🙏🏻
Joyce, Very informative video and I really, really agree with your sentiments on Thailand. How you live in Bangkok is truly sensible and I am in complete agreement. I hope people - of all ages - interested in coming to Thailand see this presentation. Well done!
Thanks for sharing Joyce! I moved to BKK after watching your earlier videos of courageously just dropping everything and moving here 😂 it’s one of the best decisions I’ve made in life, so I guess I got you to thank for that 555. A little random realization when I was trying to get a phone line in Bangkok is that good phone plans for long term require you to be a resident or have foreign identity number, so for those who are doing border runs to stay here or staying shorter term costs may be higher.
UA-cam is really LISTENING TO ME AND MY CONVERSATIONS 👹 the moment I openly started sharing my moving to Thailand plans, your channel instantly showed up on my fyp ❤️ so grateful, tysm ❤️
For real it's listening. A while ago a friend and me were talking about a specific video he watched YT, and more specific something I would never watch myself. The next day exactly that video we talked about showed up in my YT homepage, no kidding.
@@ed_ms no I 100% believe you because I was talking to someone on whatsapp call about this new alpro caramel drink & in 5 minutes I saw it on yt ad (never had seen any food related ads before)
I am always surprised by the cost of living in Bangkok. In the comments, everyone is always so rich and wasteful lmao 10 000 baht - I have been living for over a year for 10k a month in a beautiful new condo not far from the center (not big apartment, but for 1 person is more than perfect) 1000 baht - water and electricity 1000 baht - internet and phone 8500 baht - for food (I calculated 4 times a day for about 70 baht at a time) it is often cheaper to eat, I just included different snacks, and rare cases when I can afford to eat for 150-200 baht. Cooking at home from supermarket products is almost free lol 1200 baht - for transportation (I go to the center by metro only on Saturday and Sunday, there and back about 150 baht. 8 trips a month for 150 = 1200) 1200 baht - for beer (yep) 1000 baht - for various household goods, toothpaste, soap, shampoo, paper, etc. very good Gym available in my condo so its free I can not include also shopping, since in this climate I do not need a lot of clothes. So I spend about 25k and all the time I think that I spend too much and I need to start saving at some points lol
@walkon. 280 meters from Phasi Charoen MRT station. Yes, maybe a little bit far from center, but it's only 30-35 min to the Lumpini park by MRT, or 15-20 min to China Town. I love my location asf
@@aleksei1002 25000 is what on thai person on upper level of their budget live on. I know thai ppl who budgets are 15000 baht per month and can make it work.
I’m Thai and have lived in 7 countries, recently moved back to Bangkok. Your estimate is spot on for those living a mix of Western and Thai lifestyles. Anything less is doable, but you’d need to adapt to the Thai way of living-like eating street food and relying on the BTS/MRT/Bus instead of taxis or Grab. However, for someone who wants to eat Western food daily, shop for groceries at supermarkets, and stay in a nicer condo in prime locations, a minimum budget of $3,000 per month would be necessary (which is still good cuz a 1-bedroom in NYC/Miami is already $3,000/month)
As someone who is from Toronto, Canada, and has been living here on and off for 2 years. I've been here for 4.5 months and my monthly average budget is 50,000 baht or $2050 CAD or $1500 USD per month. I could reduce it to 40,000 baht, $1650 CAD, or $1150 USD per month if I sign a 12-month lease on a unit in Bangkok. I do agree that Westerners do have much better living conditions living in ASEAN. I know a lot of Thai people who are working professionals who are in Bangkok and their monthly salaries can range from 15000-30000 baht or $850 to $1500 USD. Some of them are struggling to live a good lifestyle as their earning power is made in bahts and not in dollars euros, or British sterling. They tend to have roommates (which reduces the cost by 50%), and eat out at hawker centers where it costs 50-100 baht or $1.45 to $2.90 USD per deal or eat out once per day to reduce cost
Actually, it is even cheaper to live in neighboring Msia. I spend about $3k a month to live very comfortably here in the KLCC area, and in Bangkok to have an equivalent 'top 3%' lifestyle, it's about $4-4.5k. But of course, dating in Bangkok is much much better. lol
part of the 'hold onto things' mentality was that products were much higher quality than today (was a hallmark of German, Japanese, and especially American industry at one point) but now since everything is so cheap and mehhhh ... it gives more weight to minimalism
And everyday items were generally more expensive compared to income. Nowadays everything other than housing, healthcare and education is far cheaper than the past. Airfares are also much cheaper comp to incomes, hence mass tourism.
For me I have been leaning towards wanting to move to Japan more if I were to move overseas. I’ve been learning the language and I just feel like overall I enjoy more things Japanese and Korean. I just decided to pick Japan because it checks alot of the things that I enjoy the most haha. And jeez being a millionaire is a pipe dream of mines. Definitely not something I’ll be able to do anytime soon, but maybe a goal someday
I would never think about not ordering fixed internet / wifi for my place but its interesting to hear many people ditching the wired connection relying on the mobile internet completely and shared wifis.
Actually, we've been living in Bangkok over 6 months (back and forth). We mostly used Bolt, it's way much cheaper than Grab (taxi). In terms of ordering food, we like Foodpanda and Bolt (barely Grab, too expensive). Anyway, enjoy your life in Bangkok. We will definitely visit this city again! Happy New Year Joyce 😁💕
I blow through 500k thb month roughly usually more, I didn’t come to Bangkok to live in poverty, I came to enjoy my life and get more Rough costs off top of my head 120k rent 137sqm penthouse in Asoke 10k electricity 10k water (Evian monthly) 50-100k food (eating out is 2-5k at nice restaurants sometimes more if it’s NOBU or similar) 50-100k shopping (designer items or clothes can be expensive unless you want to shop at street market) 50-100k coaches (tennis, private PT, Pilates coaches) 20-40k dermatology treatments 50-100k pleasure fun activities 30-40k maid/assistant (yes overpaying but they do everything for me) Other general expenses and new purchases 50k+ (coaches, consultations, new products etc) My point is yes you can cheap life here if you want that lifestyle, you can also have everything you want if you can afford it
No fear, most people especially in the US don't like long plane flights especially older Americans. That is why 1.36 million Americans call Mexico home.
I love watching your videos, you seem so genuine and just true. I am a Filipina and I am moving to Thailand next month. I hope I get to meet people like you, where I can learn so much from.
You need to stress that if someone is making money in Thailand independently, you still need a proper visa and a tax number to pay tax in Thailand even if you have a digital nomad visa, or a DTV visa. In some circumstances, depending on what work you do, you might need a Non-immigration B visa and a work permit.
Thank you for the information now I realize my monthly rental for a room same with your Condo. Salute with you able live in Bangkok, looking forward more information about Bangkok or Thailand.
Good idea to keep saving. I’m 63 and will retire to Thailand soon, and at my age health insurance becomes exorbitant and my likelihood of needing it increases with age. Health insurance premiums rise every year as you age and for high quality coverage over 70, it can be $800US per month. Many older expats choose to self insure by putting aside a large amount of savings. Also Thailand, in 2024 brought in taxes for expats. How much tax do you expect to pay? My retirement income will be taxed also.
My expenses in the US are about eight times higher, but honestly, most of it is wasted on unnecessary things like a big house, multiple cars, and other items I don’t really need. I don’t consider staying at nice hotels and flying business/first class a waste in which I spend good amount of money.
I’ve watching your videos ever since your first trip to Thailand! By the way, are you concerned about the tax changes in Thailand? Everyone who stays in Thailand for over 6 months in a the calendar year is required to file taxes in Thailand now, although the details are pretty confusing for foreigners
Hey Joyce, love your content and your views on BKK. Just wondering is your first language Cantonese (you have a Cantonese accent when speaking English) and if so, did having a Chinese base help you pick up Thai faster? Asking this as a Chinese speaker wondering how fast I can pick up the language (you seem to have done it so quick!)
@@joycehysin thats great, some of the words in cantonese are so similar to Thai as well (numbers, chicken 'gai' as examples), hoping my Chinese knowledge can accelerate the Thai language process.
Might be thinking too far ahead but where would you want to retire? If you earn good money from Thailand perspective and save a good % but want to eventually move back to US, the savings from a USD perspective would be minimal.
Thanks for the video! 8:32 - Hey Joyce, what are some of the massage places you go to? As a guy I don't want to mistakenly go to the naughty massage places. I am not about that life. 🤣 Oh also, what kind/type of massage is your favorite?
But what about the other side of the equation? Wouldn't your earning potential be a lot lower after moving unless you have the possibility of remote work? Not everyone can or wants to be a full-time content creator 😅
The lovebirds just got together. Lets give them some privacy, space and time to develope. When they are ready to move on to the next phase, Joyce will naturally reveal the love of her love. A boyfriend is only still just a boyfriend. Even married couples divorce early on and late into their marriage, nothing is absolute nor forever in this time and day.
@jamesondominique9759 Not just got together. She said that he has been her boyfriend for over 1.5/2 years or so. So that's a long time for a relationship.
@betserv.1187 I'm a 50+ old man. Dating for 1.5 to 2 years was considered 'recent' in my era. So, do pardon me for not being up to date with the current dating scene. My time, we generally dated for around 3 - 4 years before introducing our significant other to our relatives and friends, 6 - 8 years to pop the golden question and 10 years to be a married couple. Old school as compared to the modern fast love, my bad. 🙏
Sorry but gotta defend thai streets food reputation at all cost 7:16 actually that’s very normal bc cha tra mue’s rose tea is very famous for its detoxification benefits so you go to toilet after having it was not bc they’re not hygienic or anything it’s natural effect! me as a thai person with a thai stomach find it very effective for when you have constipation as well 😂 but i agree with you tho not every street food place is worth trying you can carefully check how hygienic they are by looking at how they display or prepare the food but i promise you that most of them are safe and very tasty! pick a nice location and give it a try there should not be any problem🫶🏻💝
I'll take the other side. I think it's great that you can reduce costs and stress in Thailand. (I just can't imagine reducing stress by moving to a big city.) It's easy moving from a high cost area to a low cost area. It's a much harder move from a low cost area to a high cost area. Over time you're pricing yourself out of the US. From a financial standpoint it will be harder to move back or retire in the US. Also, in living abroad, who is going to know you when and if you want to move back to the US. You haven't worked/networked in the US. You really don't want to depend on a 4 or 5 percent interest rate to live on*. It doesn't take into account taxes and the hidden tax of inflation. You can almost depend on inflation. Inflation helps both governments and businesses refinance their debt. It's baked into the system. Savers are the 'pigeon' at the poker table. * Back in the early 1980's you could get as an example tax free general obligation (bonds backed by taxes) municipal bonds at 14 or 15 percent. That might happen again. Bonds go back and forth in long multi-decade swings.
I think you spend too much, and it defeats the purpose to geo arbitraging. Redirect more disposible income into investing and your wealth will exponentially grow. If you entirely depend on USD, it could go like the EUR and lose significant value vs THB, and you'll be paying 50%+ of your current expenses.
Oh God I completely disagree with everything you said about street food. Your go to places are like the McDonald's of Thailand. Thong Smith is so terrible compared to a good bowl of street noodles. Jones salad is okay but $8 or $9 vs $1.25 street food salad. You might like saving money as a hobby but you're really lazy when it comes to food. I live in Bang Chak and the typical condo tennant foreigner or Thai gets Grab food. If you literally walk another 100' you can save half your money eating street food(mom and pop sit down restaurants) that tastes better. Like you said everyone has their thing but if your hobby is saving money it makes me laugh. ฿38,000 for a condo and your food bill must be astronomical. I'm not trying to save, I'm just old and it's ingrained not to waste money because I grew up poor. Now that I'm rich and done everything I live so cheap here it's bizarre. I like your videos they are all over the place funny like a crazy girl.
Well, the difference is that in America you can get equal rights, opportunites and eventually citizenship. You will get none of that in Thailand and most people will stay just a couple of years
I feel if male subscribers leave because she has a boyfriend, they were here for the wrong reasons, and she's lucky to lose them! I prefer her channel about Thailand because most males only want to discuss dating; thirst trap channels. Joyce informs on other aspects of BKK which is refreshing.
I'm a graduated engineer first jobber from top3 uni in Thailand. All of my friend including me now got like 18k-30k THB a month.
More than that would mean their brain is god tier or they just do million hours of overtime.
70k THB a month is probably somewhere among top 5% of the population already. 100k is like top 1%.
So, yeah. There is a reason why everything is cheaper.
Today $1 is 34.41 THB btw.
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Poor you guys😅
Software developers that I’ve hired start at 45k a month straight out of uni. They got up to 75-90k in a couple years
@@MatthewKanwisher That's only for IT sector. Average salary is still low. I am 40 and still got less than 100k. (I don't even want to go into my qualification. you'd be shocked that I get this little. Everyone tells me to leave Thailand to get a better pay)
@@MatthewKanwisher Some of my friends are like that too. But, at the end they still ends up in “god tier brain” I wrote up there.
Computer Engineering at my uni is the one that needs the highest score when entering compared to every other engineering departments at the time.
Joyce, your integrity clearly comes thru the screen. I found your share here very rich. I need around $6000 per month to live in US. I have a huge home with some acreage so fuel, electricity, etc way over what Thailand has to offer. Retired veteran with service connected injury it’s God grace that has brought me this far with my eye continually on your content and others pressing me to make the change and relocate abroad. Love your outfit-first thing I noticed! Keep up the great content and being you. Much appreciated 🙏🏻
Joyce, Very informative video and I really, really agree with your sentiments on Thailand. How you live in Bangkok is truly sensible and I am in complete agreement. I hope people - of all ages - interested in coming to Thailand see this presentation. Well done!
glad you like it! 😇
Thanks for sharing Joyce! I moved to BKK after watching your earlier videos of courageously just dropping everything and moving here 😂 it’s one of the best decisions I’ve made in life, so I guess I got you to thank for that 555. A little random realization when I was trying to get a phone line in Bangkok is that good phone plans for long term require you to be a resident or have foreign identity number, so for those who are doing border runs to stay here or staying shorter term costs may be higher.
I love your videos! They have been so helpful for me as an exchange student from the US to Thailand!💕
UA-cam is really LISTENING TO ME AND MY CONVERSATIONS 👹 the moment I openly started sharing my moving to Thailand plans, your channel instantly showed up on my fyp ❤️ so grateful, tysm ❤️
it’s a sign 😏
@@joycehysin tysm for answer YES YOU ARE RIGHT 🥹💕🫶
For real it's listening. A while ago a friend and me were talking about a specific video he watched YT, and more specific something I would never watch myself. The next day exactly that video we talked about showed up in my YT homepage, no kidding.
@@ed_ms no I 100% believe you because I was talking to someone on whatsapp call about this new alpro caramel drink & in 5 minutes I saw it on yt ad (never had seen any food related ads before)
I am always surprised by the cost of living in Bangkok.
In the comments, everyone is always so rich and wasteful lmao
10 000 baht - I have been living for over a year for 10k a month in a beautiful new condo not far from the center (not big apartment, but for 1 person is more than perfect)
1000 baht - water and electricity
1000 baht - internet and phone
8500 baht - for food (I calculated 4 times a day for about 70 baht at a time) it is often cheaper to eat, I just included different snacks, and rare cases when I can afford to eat for 150-200 baht. Cooking at home from supermarket products is almost free lol
1200 baht - for transportation (I go to the center by metro only on Saturday and Sunday, there and back about 150 baht. 8 trips a month for 150 = 1200)
1200 baht - for beer (yep)
1000 baht - for various household goods, toothpaste, soap, shampoo, paper, etc.
very good Gym available in my condo so its free
I can not include also shopping, since in this climate I do not need a lot of clothes.
So I spend about 25k and all the time I think that I spend too much and I need to start saving at some points lol
What part of BK you lived in? Was BTS or MRT faraway from your condo (more than 800 m)?
@walkon. 280 meters from Phasi Charoen MRT station. Yes, maybe a little bit far from center, but it's only 30-35 min to the Lumpini park by MRT, or 15-20 min to China Town. I love my location asf
@@aleksei1002 25000 is what on thai person on upper level of their budget live on. I know thai ppl who budgets are 15000 baht per month and can make it work.
I’m Thai and have lived in 7 countries, recently moved back to Bangkok. Your estimate is spot on for those living a mix of Western and Thai lifestyles. Anything less is doable, but you’d need to adapt to the Thai way of living-like eating street food and relying on the BTS/MRT/Bus instead of taxis or Grab. However, for someone who wants to eat Western food daily, shop for groceries at supermarkets, and stay in a nicer condo in prime locations, a minimum budget of $3,000 per month would be necessary (which is still good cuz a 1-bedroom in NYC/Miami is already $3,000/month)
@@sofia.supichaya keh keh keh and you called Thailand is cheap 😂
Great video. Happy New Year!
As someone who is from Toronto, Canada, and has been living here on and off for 2 years. I've been here for 4.5 months and my monthly average budget is 50,000 baht or $2050 CAD or $1500 USD per month. I could reduce it to 40,000 baht, $1650 CAD, or $1150 USD per month if I sign a 12-month lease on a unit in Bangkok.
I do agree that Westerners do have much better living conditions living in ASEAN.
I know a lot of Thai people who are working professionals who are in Bangkok and their monthly salaries can range from 15000-30000 baht or $850 to $1500 USD. Some of them are struggling to live a good lifestyle as their earning power is made in bahts and not in dollars euros, or British sterling. They tend to have roommates (which reduces the cost by 50%), and eat out at hawker centers where it costs 50-100 baht or $1.45 to $2.90 USD per deal or eat out once per day to reduce cost
Actually, it is even cheaper to live in neighboring Msia. I spend about $3k a month to live very comfortably here in the KLCC area, and in Bangkok to have an equivalent 'top 3%' lifestyle, it's about $4-4.5k. But of course, dating in Bangkok is much much better. lol
part of the 'hold onto things' mentality was that products were much higher quality than today (was a hallmark of German, Japanese, and especially American industry at one point) but now since everything is so cheap and mehhhh ... it gives more weight to minimalism
And everyday items were generally more expensive compared to income. Nowadays everything other than housing, healthcare and education is far cheaper than the past. Airfares are also much cheaper comp to incomes, hence mass tourism.
For me I have been leaning towards wanting to move to Japan more if I were to move overseas. I’ve been learning the language and I just feel like overall I enjoy more things Japanese and Korean. I just decided to pick Japan because it checks alot of the things that I enjoy the most haha. And jeez being a millionaire is a pipe dream of mines. Definitely not something I’ll be able to do anytime soon, but maybe a goal someday
I really liked your video. Straight to the points. Our entire family is moving over to Bangkok from Florida. ❤
I would never think about not ordering fixed internet / wifi for my place but its interesting to hear many people ditching the wired connection relying on the mobile internet completely and shared wifis.
here to let you know that your outfit is super cute OMG!
top from Gentlewoman 😂
Actually, we've been living in Bangkok over 6 months (back and forth). We mostly used Bolt, it's way much cheaper than Grab (taxi). In terms of ordering food, we like Foodpanda and Bolt (barely Grab, too expensive). Anyway, enjoy your life in Bangkok. We will definitely visit this city again! Happy New Year Joyce 😁💕
I blow through 500k thb month roughly usually more, I didn’t come to Bangkok to live in poverty, I came to enjoy my life and get more
Rough costs off top of my head
120k rent 137sqm penthouse in Asoke
10k electricity
10k water (Evian monthly)
50-100k food (eating out is 2-5k at nice restaurants sometimes more if it’s NOBU or similar)
50-100k shopping (designer items or clothes can be expensive unless you want to shop at street market)
50-100k coaches (tennis, private PT, Pilates coaches)
20-40k dermatology treatments
50-100k pleasure fun activities
30-40k maid/assistant (yes overpaying but they do everything for me)
Other general expenses and new purchases 50k+ (coaches, consultations, new products etc)
My point is yes you can cheap life here if you want that lifestyle, you can also have everything you want if you can afford it
YOLO 😆
So glad to see I’m not the only one who includes dermatology treatments in their monthly budget! lol
@@sofia.supichaya princess life
If that make you happy, then its good enough ;)
No fear, most people especially in the US don't like long plane flights especially older Americans. That is why 1.36 million Americans call Mexico home.
I love watching your videos, you seem so genuine and just true. I am a Filipina and I am moving to Thailand next month. I hope I get to meet people like you, where I can learn so much from.
Never thought I'd Joyce talk about F.I.R.E.! Thanks for sharing
You need to stress that if someone is making money in Thailand independently, you still need a proper visa and a tax number to pay tax in Thailand even if you have a digital nomad visa, or a DTV visa. In some circumstances, depending on what work you do, you might need a Non-immigration B visa and a work permit.
Thank you for the information now I realize my monthly rental for a room same with your Condo. Salute with you able live in Bangkok, looking forward more information about Bangkok or Thailand.
💯% true. Person preference. Respect.🥂
In over 30 years of visiting Thailand the only time I have become sick from eating has been after I ate at McDonald’s.
Thanks Joyce , nice video as always
You are very realistic.Not over positive about living in Bangkok
Thoughtful. And thoughtfully presented.
I love seeing cost of living videos!😊
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Good idea to keep saving. I’m 63 and will retire to Thailand soon, and at my age health insurance becomes exorbitant and my likelihood of needing it increases with age. Health insurance premiums rise every year as you age and for high quality coverage over 70, it can be $800US per month. Many older expats choose to self insure by putting aside a large amount of savings. Also Thailand, in 2024 brought in taxes for expats. How much tax do you expect to pay? My retirement income will be taxed also.
My expenses in the US are about eight times higher, but honestly, most of it is wasted on unnecessary things like a big house, multiple cars, and other items I don’t really need. I don’t consider staying at nice hotels and flying business/first class a waste in which I spend good amount of money.
I’ve watching your videos ever since your first trip to Thailand! By the way, are you concerned about the tax changes in Thailand? Everyone who stays in Thailand for over 6 months in a the calendar year is required to file taxes in Thailand now, although the details are pretty confusing for foreigners
Hey Joyce, love your content and your views on BKK. Just wondering is your first language Cantonese (you have a Cantonese accent when speaking English) and if so, did having a Chinese base help you pick up Thai faster? Asking this as a Chinese speaker wondering how fast I can pick up the language (you seem to have done it so quick!)
She originated from Hong Kong and is fluent in Cantonese.
I’m born and raised in the US 🇺🇸 just grew up speaking Canto which helps with the tonal pronunciation in Thai
@@joycehysin thats great, some of the words in cantonese are so similar to Thai as well (numbers, chicken 'gai' as examples), hoping my Chinese knowledge can accelerate the Thai language process.
So around $2500 per month if you include the full rent cost! - not so shabby for the quality
my cost already included rent 😅
@@joycehysin Oh, what does portion of the rent mean? :D
Uwuuu Nong Joyce pen professor sa laew 🥰
Affordable vlog❤❤
Might be thinking too far ahead but where would you want to retire? If you earn good money from Thailand perspective and save a good % but want to eventually move back to US, the savings from a USD perspective would be minimal.
Hello... Thank you for the tips ~!
พูดอังกฤษ เก่งจัง😊🎉❤
Please don't worry too much. It's 2k USD per month.
But rose tea from Cha Tra Mue is a laxative 5555. Definitely will need to go hong naam.
555
I would like to know how you cope with the air pollution in Bangkok?
stay indoors 😌
From what you said, we seem to have many things in common.
Thanks for the video!
8:32 - Hey Joyce, what are some of the massage places you go to? As a guy I don't want to mistakenly go to the naughty massage places. I am not about that life. 🤣
Oh also, what kind/type of massage is your favorite?
De Rest Spa (Chidlom)
Pitipata (Phloen Chit)
Healthland (Sathon)
Makkha Health & Spa (a lot of branches)
Zira Spa (Chiang Mai)
usually do Thai massage or aromatherapy (oily afterward tho) 😊
多謝介紹,我聽日就般過嚟!
唔係啊嘛 😂
What is the package of your mobile phone and which operator? The price is really good
AIS ~ but don’t think they have this deal anymore 🥲
How do you edit videos with no wifi
no need WiFi to edit videos 🙃
Any plans for a new condo tour of your new place? I like to know what $22k/month can get you.
can’t expose the location 😮💨
ออกเสียงไทยชัดแล้ว อาจารย์ Joyce
I've lived here 3 years. If moving from the USA you are not going to like the poor air quality. It's hard to escape anywhere in Asia.
Do your 60K baht per month include your 38K rental? Or do you share the rental with your partner?
share rent with partner but this number includes my portion of the rent 😌
41K per month on expenses per month (exclude rent) is decent to stay in Bangkok.
Am currently on about 70K per month for 2 pax excluding rent 😊
But what about the other side of the equation? Wouldn't your earning potential be a lot lower after moving unless you have the possibility of remote work?
Not everyone can or wants to be a full-time content creator 😅
60k for 1 person is VERY comfortable.
Do you earn thai baht from UA-cam since you are in thailand 😅
it’s in USD since I created my account in 🇺🇸
Why don't you reveal your boyfriend? You only talked a little about him in your last video.
The lovebirds just got together. Lets give them some privacy, space and time to develope. When they are ready to move on to the next phase, Joyce will naturally reveal the love of her love. A boyfriend is only still just a boyfriend. Even married couples divorce early on and late into their marriage, nothing is absolute nor forever in this time and day.
@jamesondominique9759 Not just got together. She said that he has been her boyfriend for over 1.5/2 years or so. So that's a long time for a relationship.
@betserv.1187 I'm a 50+ old man. Dating for 1.5 to 2 years was considered 'recent' in my era. So, do pardon me for not being up to date with the current dating scene. My time, we generally dated for around 3 - 4 years before introducing our significant other to our relatives and friends, 6 - 8 years to pop the golden question and 10 years to be a married couple. Old school as compared to the modern fast love, my bad. 🙏
I found bolt definitely much better and cheaper than Grab
I thought I was the only weird one. We share a lot of things in common. 😂
joyce will you share your google sheets too heh template
11:00 you heard about the little thing called Inflation?
My mom and her collection of portmerrion plates and trays 😂 9:44
or the plastic bags 555
@joycehysin yeah 55555 it's cute in a way for me
those insights are highly accurate opinions. thanks for sharing. btw be careful of Thai libel *law.
Cool now I just need to win a 600k lottery ticket and I will be set to move to Thailand !
Squid Game?
Sorry but gotta defend thai streets food reputation at all cost 7:16 actually that’s very normal bc cha tra mue’s rose tea is very famous for its detoxification benefits so you go to toilet after having it was not bc they’re not hygienic or anything it’s natural effect! me as a thai person with a thai stomach find it very effective for when you have constipation as well 😂 but i agree with you tho not every street food place is worth trying you can carefully check how hygienic they are by looking at how they display or prepare the food but i promise you that most of them are safe and very tasty! pick a nice location and give it a try there should not be any problem🫶🏻💝
Cannot believe K Joyce is 26 ! You look 21 but have a “wise aunty”s head on ur shoulders 😂
great video! lots of youtubers are making videos about how much they earn on youtube, would you be open to sharing that?
nah 😂
I'll take the other side. I think it's great that you can reduce costs and stress in Thailand. (I just can't imagine reducing stress by moving to a big city.) It's easy moving from a high cost area to a low cost area. It's a much harder move from a low cost area to a high cost area. Over time you're pricing yourself out of the US. From a financial standpoint it will be harder to move back or retire in the US. Also, in living abroad, who is going to know you when and if you want to move back to the US. You haven't worked/networked in the US. You really don't want to depend on a 4 or 5 percent interest rate to live on*. It doesn't take into account taxes and the hidden tax of inflation. You can almost depend on inflation. Inflation helps both governments and businesses refinance their debt. It's baked into the system. Savers are the 'pigeon' at the poker table.
* Back in the early 1980's you could get as an example tax free general obligation (bonds backed by taxes) municipal bonds at 14 or 15 percent. That might happen again. Bonds go back and forth in long multi-decade swings.
good to know ~ hope I stay in Thailand forever 😅
I honestly do not know a single person that really want to retire in the US.
I think you spend too much, and it defeats the purpose to geo arbitraging. Redirect more disposible income into investing and your wealth will exponentially grow. If you entirely depend on USD, it could go like the EUR and lose significant value vs THB, and you'll be paying 50%+ of your current expenses.
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Oh God I completely disagree with everything you said about street food. Your go to places are like the McDonald's of Thailand. Thong Smith is so terrible compared to a good bowl of street noodles. Jones salad is okay but $8 or $9 vs $1.25 street food salad. You might like saving money as a hobby but you're really lazy when it comes to food. I live in Bang Chak and the typical condo tennant foreigner or Thai gets Grab food. If you literally walk another 100' you can save half your money eating street food(mom and pop sit down restaurants) that tastes better. Like you said everyone has their thing but if your hobby is saving money it makes me laugh. ฿38,000 for a condo and your food bill must be astronomical. I'm not trying to save, I'm just old and it's ingrained not to waste money because I grew up poor. Now that I'm rich and done everything I live so cheap here it's bizarre. I like your videos they are all over the place funny like a crazy girl.
I only like restaurants in BKK too. No street food for me. Thong Smith with wagyu beef is fire.
Well, the difference is that in America you can get equal rights, opportunites and eventually citizenship. You will get none of that in Thailand and most people will stay just a couple of years
You must not be from the States because the only color of equality in America is GREEN. Also, what advantages do you gain from citizenship?
Thailand does let people apply for citizenship. Not sure where you would have heard that you can’t.
Did you just say equality and opportunities😂 loll
@@keltonjohnson6197It's more difficult to get the citizenship in Thailand than in the US， especially a male foreigner who marries a Thai woman.
Agreed US still the best
It will be interesting to see how many male subscribers you will lose because you now have a bf ;-)
I doubt Joyce would lose any male subscribers because the chance of a male subscriber dating her is slim if she were single.
lol I like your math ✅
I feel if male subscribers leave because she has a boyfriend, they were here for the wrong reasons, and she's lucky to lose them! I prefer her channel about Thailand because most males only want to discuss dating; thirst trap channels. Joyce informs on other aspects of BKK which is refreshing.
@ 💯 I’m here to see what is life like for an American living in Bangkok! I’m planning to retire in Thailand from the States in 2 years.
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