Kind of strategizing about how to do this.
From US - living now in Thailand- I put in 800,000 in Bangkok bank and will be getting non-O retirement visa end of next month - all squared away.
I also started putting 65,000 THB in every month - probably prematurely already done for 2 months, but was planning on doing that as well for a year - so that I can take back out the 800,000 THB the next cycle (and continue to put in 65,000).
That ties up a lot of money that could be drawing interest - and exposure to the vagaries of the Thai Bhat - and if I keep going ahead with this I wonder whats the best way to get it back out?
I assume they just want it consistently going in- don't care too much how it goes out. I can use the debit card all i can, of course expenses here that are in THB... But wondering about going direct through the bank/debit card for things that are in dollars.... will I eat a lot of exchange fee this way? Vs, transferring some of it back to a US bank through Wise the other way around. And I guess making cash withdrawels and exchanging for dollars at money places before I'd go back to the US perhaps - which would be infrequent.
Thoughts?
TLDR : Answer Summary
This discussion revolves around the financial management strategies for someone residing in Thailand on a Non-O retirement visa. The participant outlines their banking setup, which includes depositing 800,000 THB into a Bangkok bank account and making monthly contributions of 65,000 THB. Concerns about currency conversion fees, how to efficiently withdraw or transfer money back to the US, and the potential tax implications next year are raised. Comments offer various suggestions including the use of services like Deemoney for transferring funds, maintaining a foreign currency account, and alternatives like buying gold for investment.
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