Theres plenty of colleges around here and several that the gi bill will support with a stipend of around 2k. That would be enough by itself if you kept a small budget. Or rent a room on campus they're only 1k baht (30ish usd) and they're similar to barracks sized rooms. If you did Thai language and cultural studies and in your free time take the exams for your tefl/teslo(I'm sure I spelled those wrong) you can teach English online during your off time and once you finish your degree in Thai studies you can easily find a job teaching English pretty much anywhere. Or continue to teach online and apply for the dtv, with your degree as a backup if you want to teach at a school and use a work visa. Also if you budget small for the time spent you should be able to afford a thai elite visa. That'd gi e you 3 options to stay in Thailand,a cert to teach online so you can travel anywhere, and a degree to apply for a job in Thailand itself.