@Brendan *******

the last two times I went as a tourist from USA I was asked for an onward ticket

@Todd ********

would be great if they would offer the LTR wealthy pensioner classification to all ages. That would be a solid option to keep out the penniless while attracting more “high value foreigners”

I guess that magic age of 50 changes a lot though.

@Nongnuch *******

it seems the only one I would qualify for would be wealthy global citizen but it requires 500k investment in Thailand. As I don’t want to own a condo, business, Thai bonds or any other Thai investment(at least that I am aware of at this point) I’d rather just pay the elite fee.

Wealthy pensioner would be an option but I hadn’t noticed at first but it again has a 50 year old age limit.

@Andy *******

I traveled for work for the last 6 years already. I’ve learned I want and need some stability to build a life so the bouncing around sadly isn’t for me but it is definitely the easiest way to not deal with long term visas.

@Michael *******

thanks. I don’t love the idea that dtv is fairly new and government likes to change its mind on visas a lot but this seems like the smarter way than just throwing money at the elite visa which honestly doesn’t even fully give me peace of mind either.

@Rich ***

yes I have many times. No overstays or issues with any previous entries to worry about when it comes to applying for longer term.

@David *****

using the safe withdrawal rate of 3 or 4% inflation is accounted for. I’m more eyeing the weakening dollar than inflation concerns.

I will be doing the opposite of cutting my expenses. I live on about 2.5k USD currently in USA but plan my expenses to be much higher in bkk.

The lifestyle change from say 60k usd to 100k usd in bkk doesn’t seem big enough to give me motivation to continue working.

@Brad ***********

yes if I already had my goal amount I would be there. I could retire today but I don’t want to live the normal 2.5-3k USD a month expat life. In your experience do people near retirement not plan or discuss retirement until the moment they retire?

@Mark ********

I literally got my answer for free by using this forum. Maybe I have money and you don’t because I don’t throw money at people to solve any problem or question?

I also work on my own car, clean my own house, cook my own food, wash my own clothes, and many other things normal male adults do.

@Brandon ***********

interesting. I did not know about the LTR. I looked into it a little and from my understanding at time of application I need 80k in realized capital gains. Would I need to have proof of 80k in realized capital gains each subsequent year?

EDIT:nevermind looks like I’d also need to place 500k usd in Thailand investments on top of that.