I am living in Bangkok on an LTR visa and this June was my first complete months of rent an apartment in Bangkok. For all expenses, ie. rent, transportation, girlfriend’s partial expenses, eating, etc. I will have racked up approximately $2,600 USD. I wanted to spend no more than $2000 USD per month thus feeling a little over spent this month. I feel I neither overspend nor underspend in general. What is the consensus out there on my June spending for a single retiree in Bangkok?

I need help with my Budget...am I over budgeting?

*Monthly**

1. Rent $700 (all in for utilities, water, electric

2. Transportation $400 ($100 weekly)

3. Food $900 ($10 3x a day = $30)

4. Phone & WiFi $100

That's $2100 mandatory bills....

I still haven't

1. Clubbed/Partied

2. Tourist/Travel/Island Hop/Elephants

3. Shopped for new cloths for climate etc

4. Girlfriend Experience

What else am I forgetting????

My plan was to take 20k for a 6 month vacation 25k total with 5k for flight and and visa fees & insurance;

Pay bills in America for 6 months = $6000

14k ÷ 6 months = 2333 remaining Budget

70k savings getting 4% in high intrest saving account pays me an additional $258 monthly bringing my total BUDGET to $2591 ($2600) monthly.

With $2100 in MANDATORY bills that leaves me $500 a month to party/massages/island hop/ elephants and if push comes to shove "girlfriend experience".

Am I OVER or UNDER BUDGETING....AND WILL $500 a month be enough after MANDATORY BILLS are paid to have the kind of adventure that most are looking for?

P.S. I'm 44 so even tho I look foward to some night life nights....I see myself being more of a "visit the islands" lay up and get massages 6x a week and eat good food and visit cool locations over the club scene. But I do party....