Retired and thinking of spending the rest of my days in Thailand on the beach with a couple of dusky maidens.?

Anyone doing it - what are the risks and how much would I need to live on per week/month.

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1. Im making the big move in January. I've already lived there before but visas are pretty impossible to get if you are self employed. I make money on the internet and I would have to have a dusky maiden do the work for me (just point at the computer screen and tell her what to click). Completely retiring is a different story but Im only 26 so I have alot of money to still make. Theres not really many risks. Im going to go to the Walen School in Bangkok (I heard they are opening one in Pattaya too). I can take a class once or twice a week to learn thai, this way they will help me get my visa extended longer than a year on an education visa. Without that, I don't know any other way to legally stay in Thailand longer than 6 months at a time. I've stayed there for 3 months before and had no problems, easy life. If you don't want to do that, I don't know how else you could stay there unless your willing to live in a neighboring country every 6 months for 3 months or fork over the 800,000 baht "investment" in a bank that is required for the retirement visa for people over 55. How much to live on depends on you but Im not expecting to spend more than $600 US Dollars a month. That's about $300 to rent a nice place in hua hin or somewhere near the beach and $300 for expenses, but if you really had to live cheap you could make it on $200 a month total if you HAD to but I dont recommend it. I've stayed in hostel type rooms for $90 a month(nothing but 2 cots and a fan in a small room) just to get the full "adventerous experience" but it's not exactly somewhere I would stay longer than a week or so. You can check out some apartment/house prices at baht sold. Food is only about $2-5 a day for me. There are not many risks aside from living there illegally or being on the wrong street at the wrong time of night (I was almost kidnapped once and had to run from about 5 guys but this was on a very dark road at 3am in the morning and I was alone). It's a very safe country but there are dangerous areas just like anywhere else. I don't consider it as dangerous as USA though so I don't know where your from but I don't think it's that bad.
2. You come here with that attitude and your become one of the many who jumped from his condo. You can live here on as little as about $1,500 a month. However I would recommend over $2,000 a month.
3. well, a friend in Pattaya with a dusky maiden jones said that it used to be that you needed $36,000 per yr - but now, with the $$ down, he says $48,000 to live a "good life" replete w/dusky maidens - - hey, do your own math.. how nice a place do you want - how devoted the lassies?
4. Find yourself a lady and she'll move you to her home in Issan. Very cheap to live. You can build her a house for 400,000 baht with a western toilet and a few necessities. Becareful because if you break up you'll lose your money unless you get a long term lease deal as Westerners cannot own land in Thailand. You might try looking at the condos in Jotiem which you can invest your 800k and own by yourself (It might be more like 2-3 million baht ($75,000-100,000 US ). You can stay in Issan and rent the condo and make some money and have a place to go near the beach for a couple of weeks/months a year. I have a friend that stays near Laos. He has a wife and three kids. He's 60 and she's about 35. They seem very happy. Minimum I would say about 25-30 thousand a month ($750-1000 US if you own your place). I could agree with Ekamai but he's young and us old guys need a little comfort.
5. I have friends that have been living in Thailand for many years. They make things do on their retirement checks. You can live cheaper than $1500 if you want but your life would be better with a little more cash available. You do have certain immigration requirements to meet. See Thai Visa Forum for information from expats living in Thailand full time. Before you leave home you have to figure out how you will get your spending money from your home country to you in Thailand. I use debit cards from my credit union. The credit union pays for my ATM withdrawal fees. If you do buy a condo make sure you have the contract checked real good by competent lawyers. If you put anything in a girlfriends name you might as well also write up a will too because she is only a heartbeat away from owning the condo and everything you have! Good luck.
6. THAILAND is actively trying to attract retirees and you only need to prove an income of $2K a month and be over fifty years old The first respondent is incorrect google 'Thailand Retirees Over 50' Enjoy! I don't believe foreigners are allowed to own property in Thailand ... not sure if this law changes if you officially retire there and become resident.