Can you can use an agent till you have the funds, then start new without the agent?

Suwarnabumi airport, BKK, 2nd floor, near gate 8. See pic.

You can get all that done, and even more, but it takes some funding. Most of us are short on cash but rich on free time, so we do it ourselves and save a penny or two. Otherwise, we would just pay and get it done, no joke... who wants to work?

@Vin ********

ah, ok. I listed a generic run of the mill example. My bad.

So we subtract the rent, food, transportation, and utilities from the min wage,

10,800 - 8,900 = 1,900 THB, <$55...

Thank you for the observation. It looks like a great deal to have live-in assistace. I'll propose this to my next door neighbor but with the generous offer of three times 1,900, or 6k THB.

@Lee **********

better than most employers.

@Lee **********

a full day's work is <400 THB, but will soon be passed into law.

@Vin ********

a studio here in Phuket town is 2,500 THB, a dish of fried rice, made to order is 60. Three meals a day, 3 X 60 = 180, and for the month, 30 X 180 = 5,400. Add room and board, 2,500 + 5,400 = 7,900. Now add water and electricity, estimated at 1,000, so the total comes to mear 9,000 THB. At present, minimum wage is about 360 X 30 = 10,800. There is money leftover for transport, and other minor expenses. I personally know expats who brag about living on 18-20k THB/mo, and they live much better than the local guy.

@Kimberly ******

thanks for the details on the real life up North (then South). A lot of folks believe paradise is paradise 100% of the time. Have heard for years how CM turns into a smoking hell for half a year. Difficult to correlate the resulting casualties that come later.

@Steve *****

true!

@Steve *****

that's a common truth that applies to common situations. For the common task of trimming the garden bushes, a 1500 THB gardener cannot possibly trim the bushes three times better than the 500 one. They call this "the point of diminishing returns".