One Month's Budget

[Doug]

I just finished my second month of a trial stay in Pattaya. There are several past queries about the cost of living in Thailand. I have tried to keep an accurate accounting of my expenditures with the goal of keeping costs below CAN$2400 or about BT75000.

My first month got hit with an unexpected Bt 12000 bill for an accident my Thai friend had on my rented motorcycle. This month it was an unexpected Bt13000 as a loan to my Thai friend his family needed to help complete construction of their new home. I have no expectation that this loan will be repaid but I may be surprised. These items have not been included in my budget but If I do come to live in Thailand there will be a new column on the budget titled, тАЬWhat the Fuck Was ThatтАЭ.

I am frugal but not stingy by nature. My apartment has a kitchen where I like to cook. I have one or two drinks a day. But I like to spend money having sanook with the boys of Pattaya.

Rent, cable,water & Electricity Bt 9800
Motorbike rental and gas 3400
Live-inThai friend & Family 5000
Live-in Thai friend daily expenses 6000
Off fees and tips 8000
Laundry, phone and internet 1800
Groceries 5200
Outside meals and snacks 5400
Alcohol, Bars and Parties 10000
Gifts 4000
Trips 6000
Clothing 2000
Drugs&Medical not including insurance 1500
Beach as often as possible with lunch 4200
Recreation 2000

TOTAL Bt 74300

It should be understood that this is one persons spending with their particular personality and spending habits.

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75000 baht for a month for a single person? At a glance this figure seems high - but then after looking at the detailed expense report - it does make sense. My partner and I and a son have just moved here 3 months ago from Bali. We too have been trying to figure out a reasonable budget - but let me tell you whatever budget we set - it seems never enough!! Augie

10,000 baht for booze! You sound like you have drinking issues.

Easy to see where the priorities lie when you spend around the same on booze as you do on food

Either you have a drinking problem or you like top shelf - either way it will send you broke and mad

Seems like your Thai live in friend AND his family have some expensive tastes - especially if you are paying for offs as well (or are you a sexaholic as well as an alc....)

Rent, cable,water & Electricity 13%
Motorbike rental and gas 5%
Live-inThai friend & Family 7%
Live-in Thai friend daily expenses 8%
Off fees and tips 11%
Laundry, phone and internet 2%
Groceries 7%
Outside meals and snacks 7%
Alcohol, Bars and Parties 13%
Gifts 5%
Trips 8%
Clothing 3%
Drugs&Medical not including insurance 2%
Beach as often as possible with lunch \ 6%
Recreation 3%

[TrongpaiExpat]

I am not doing nearly as good as you. My break down is pretty much the same (not so much on the booze) but I get hit for a much higher rent. I also read all the posts on the cost of living in Thailand and worked a tentative budget. The "what the fuck" line item does throw out all the planing.

Sounds like you have a live-in BF. That doubles your "what the fuck" category. I let my BF know that there are limits. He tries to manage the money I give him but the demands of friends and family strip him dry every month. It's his money, I don't ask what he does with it but keep to a strict amount.

When I was working back in farangland I lived off of a lot less but did not do more than go to work and eat. I put away a lot of my salary then but now it's all on spend mode---what the hell you can't take it with you!

I have not had the discipline to analyze where my spending is going but if I do, I will not post it here giving those fodder to attack the details and make snide comments to foster their miserable low self esteem.

[Blueskytoday]

Well, this is what I PLAN to spend when I come to retire and stay.. What does anyone think about my rationale.??

Rent / Electric / Water --------------- BAHT: 15,000 (I want a nice place to stay in)
Transportation---------------------------------- 2,400
Food (eating out daily, not going to cook) -- 14,000
Internet ----------------------------------------- 1,200
Drinks (beer or cokes) ------------------------ 1,600
Massages + Tips ------------------------------- 18,000
OTHER ------------------------------------------ 7,800

TOTAL ---- 60,000 Baht..

I kind of think this is reasonable...You will notice, the rent, food and massages take up my expenses..
NO LIVE IN B/F,,,,NO B/F EXPENSES...

Doesn't anyone here do anything besides eat, drink, sleep, and fuck bar boys?

yes but you are obviously a drunk.

Why do you say that?

Rent, cable,water & Electricity Bt 9800
Are you staying somewhere gross like a cheap room in Yensabai Condos?

Motorbike rental and gas 3400
You can get this for cheaper, Hon,

Live-inThai friend & Family 5000
Live-in Thai friend daily expenses 6000
Get rid of all them, silly old queen and save this waste, Dear.

Off fees and tips 8000
As well as the live in boyfriend????????? You are, quite simply Darl, a sex maniac...... Your live in boyfriend sounds like a barboy thats hit a good wicket on you, and is taking the baht , but, sadly, Pet, you have stopped getting that sweet arse, but just an unenthusiastic blow job once or twice a month.
Laundry, phone and internet 1800
ok
Groceries 5200
Groceries or Food Groceries? Hire a visiting maid to everything and to bring her own cleaning products Get the internet and a mobile bundled in a cheap plan.
Outside meals and snacks 5400
Seems stingy = are you addicted to 30B noodles?
Alcohol, Bars and Parties 10000
PLEASE get to AA.
Gifts 4000
To whom?
Trips 6000
Good to see you dont always prop up a bar stool
Clothing 2000
Reasonable
Drugs&Medical not including insurance 1500
Ok. This is essential

Beach as often as possible with lunch 4200
[b]Whadda eat at the beach??

Recreation 2000
Do you mean left over Hon?



TOTAL Bt 74300