Leone Hadavi. Well here you go. One thing you weren't told is that someone already posted a "success story" on Visa Advice. Lots of boxes to tick bit it's doable
Ian Sharks Sharkey. No problem. Try Bangkok Bank HO in Silom. Worth trying first just with passport and lease (and take a Thai person with you). It's a long trek out to MTT to get residency certificate, so I'd give it a go first. It worked for me, but I'm not saying it means it works for everyone. Some banks are reluctant with US citizens because they have to fill in stacks of paperwork to notify the US Tax department, but Aus is fine
I think you misunderstood them. They CANNOT give you a 30-day tourist visa, but they can give you a 60-day visiting family extension, which gives the time allowing your money to mature
If you want an ED visa just to stay in the country and not actually study, forget it. There is a class attendance requirement which immigration check up on.
Sidd Sharma. Perhaps restrict your views to your own situation. At this point to suggest to someone to throw tens of thousands of baht to try to resuscitate a scam visa that has already cost tens of thousands of baht is really bad advice, and could very well be the shortcut to a five year ban