Why Jim tried 8 times to move back to the USA — and finally stopped.

Well, we actually we went back to the Well, we actually we went back to the United States. It doesn't it wasn't the United States. It doesn't it wasn't the United States. It doesn't it wasn't the same and things had changed. Just same and things had changed. Just same and things had changed. Just safety. Not like Thailand. Thailand's so safety. Not like Thailand. Thailand's so safety. Not like Thailand. Thailand's so safe, I never think about it. We went safe, I never think about it. We went safe, I never think about it. We went back eight times. back eight times. back eight times. >> Eight times? >> Eight times? >> Eight times? >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Right. >> Right. >> Right. >> And you know, we just trying to Well, we >> And you know, we just trying to Well, we >> And you know, we just trying to Well, we just haven't found our city and just haven't found our city and just haven't found our city and >> Kept looking, but you never felt >> Kept looking, but you never felt >> Kept looking, but you never felt >> Never felt >> Never felt >> Never felt >> Never felt like home. >> Never felt like home. >> Never felt like home. >> No. Yeah, and then and then four years >> No. Yeah, and then and then four years >> No. Yeah, and then and then four years ago, that was it. We decided that's ago, that was it. We decided that's ago, that was it. We decided that's enough. You can you can eat by a enough. You can you can eat by a enough. You can you can eat by a thousand, but I would say most people thousand, but I would say most people thousand, but I would say most people are going to be at 1,500. are going to be at 1,500. are going to be at 1,500. >> Okay. This is Dan of Vagabond Awake and >> Okay. This is Dan of Vagabond Awake and >> Okay. This is Dan of Vagabond Awake and today we have Jimmy here and Jimmy, it's today we have Jimmy here and Jimmy, it's today we have Jimmy here and Jimmy, it's a joy to meet you. a joy to meet you. a joy to meet you. >> Yes, you know, it's funny what the very >> Yes, you know, it's funny what the very >> Yes, you know, it's funny what the very first time I left America. first time I left America. first time I left America. >> Uh originally from Michigan. >> Uh originally from Michigan. >> Uh originally from Michigan. >> When I was 24, >> When I was 24, >> When I was 24, I went to Mexico. Well, I got the travel I went to Mexico. Well, I got the travel I went to Mexico. Well, I got the travel bug. I was like, "Wow, this is a whole bug. I was like, "Wow, this is a whole bug. I was like, "Wow, this is a whole 'nother world." 'nother world." 'nother world." >> Yeah, yeah. >> Yeah, yeah. >> Yeah, yeah. >> It's amazing, right? >> It's amazing, right? >> It's amazing, right? >> Right. >> Right. >> Right. >> You know, the the language, the food, >> You know, the the language, the food, >> You know, the the language, the food, and the inexpensive prices did not hurt. and the inexpensive prices did not hurt. and the inexpensive prices did not hurt. $200 a month. $200 a month. $200 a month. >> How long were you there? $200 a month? >> How long were you there? $200 a month? >> How long were you there? $200 a month? >> A year and a half. Puerto Escondido. >> A year and a half. Puerto Escondido. >> A year and a half. Puerto Escondido. It's a beautiful little beach town. It's a beautiful little beach town. It's a beautiful little beach town. That's We've been there. That's We've been there. That's We've been there. >> Great waves. >> Great waves. >> Great waves. >> Yeah, the right time of year, the waves >> Yeah, the right time of year, the waves >> Yeah, the right time of year, the waves are good.

are good. are good. >> Wow. See, so you were there the '80s. >> Wow. See, so you were there the '80s. >> Wow. See, so you were there the '80s. >> The town wasn't much. Then I went back >> The town wasn't much. Then I went back >> The town wasn't much. Then I went back to the States and decided to make a to the States and decided to make a to the States and decided to make a bunch of money and buy a sailboat, go bunch of money and buy a sailboat, go bunch of money and buy a sailboat, go around the world. around the world. around the world. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> That was the plan. I was early 20s, so >> That was the plan. I was early 20s, so >> That was the plan. I was early 20s, so at 45, I I was like, I got to get I got at 45, I I was like, I got to get I got at 45, I I was like, I got to get I got to call it quits. And Thailand came up to call it quits. And Thailand came up to call it quits. And Thailand came up top. So, I came for Christmas holiday. top. So, I came for Christmas holiday. top. So, I came for Christmas holiday. >> Met my wife. >> Met my wife. >> Met my wife. >> [laughter] >> [laughter] >> [laughter] >> Before I came here, never do this, but I >> Before I came here, never do this, but I >> Before I came here, never do this, but I put my profile on one of those websites, put my profile on one of those websites, put my profile on one of those websites, right? right? right? >> Sure. That's how we met, but >> Sure. That's how we met, but >> Sure. That's how we met, but >> Friend was being nice and put her >> Friend was being nice and put her >> Friend was being nice and put her profile on her without her knowing. profile on her without her knowing. profile on her without her knowing. >> [laughter] >> So, her friend said, "Uh you have some >> So, her friend said, "Uh you have some foreigners want to meet you." And she foreigners want to meet you." And she foreigners want to meet you." And she She's like, "What?" She's like, "What?" She's like, "What?" >> [laughter] >> [laughter] >> [laughter] >> So, she saw my profile and so we like a >> So, she saw my profile and so we like a >> So, she saw my profile and so we like a 30 days later, I came for holiday and we 30 days later, I came for holiday and we 30 days later, I came for holiday and we met and that was that was it. I went met and that was that was it. I went met and that was that was it. I went home and I sold I had three businesses. home and I sold I had three businesses. home and I sold I had three businesses. Right. Sold them all. Uh two houses sold Right. Sold them all. Uh two houses sold Right. Sold them all. Uh two houses sold them all.

them all. them all. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> And I showed up with I shipped four >> And I showed up with I shipped four >> And I showed up with I shipped four boxes and showed up with four suitcases. boxes and showed up with four suitcases. boxes and showed up with four suitcases. That's it. And that's my recommendation That's it. And that's my recommendation That's it. And that's my recommendation if you're going to move, don't don't if you're going to move, don't don't if you're going to move, don't don't bring anything from home. Right. bring anything from home. Right. bring anything from home. Right. Everything's everything's here. Everything's everything's here. Everything's everything's here. >> Yeah, they have furniture in Thailand it >> Yeah, they have furniture in Thailand it >> Yeah, they have furniture in Thailand it turns out. They have refrigerators, turns out. They have refrigerators, turns out. They have refrigerators, right? I don't I don't know how that right? I don't I don't know how that right? I don't I don't know how that happened but they know about all the happened but they know about all the happened but they know about all the stuff in the world, don't they? stuff in the world, don't they? stuff in the world, don't they? >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> So for four years now you've been here. >> So for four years now you've been here. >> So for four years now you've been here. >> Been here solely. We haven't gone back >> Been here solely. We haven't gone back >> Been here solely. We haven't gone back to the States. to the States. to the States. >> And so where in Thailand are we now? >> And so where in Thailand are we now? >> And so where in Thailand are we now? >> We're in Hua Hin, Thailand 3 hours south >> We're in Hua Hin, Thailand 3 hours south >> We're in Hua Hin, Thailand 3 hours south of Bangkok. We've lived a lot of places of Bangkok. We've lived a lot of places of Bangkok. We've lived a lot of places around Thailand. My wife's from Nakhon around Thailand. My wife's from Nakhon around Thailand. My wife's from Nakhon Si Thammarat in the south. Si Thammarat in the south. Si Thammarat in the south. >> Right. >> Right. >> Right. >> Wonderful people, wonderful food. I got >> Wonderful people, wonderful food. I got >> Wonderful people, wonderful food. I got married. Decided to have a kid. This is married. Decided to have a kid. This is married. Decided to have a kid. This is now this is 5 years in. So we had a one now this is 5 years in. So we had a one now this is 5 years in. So we had a one we have a wonderful daughter. I'm trying we have a wonderful daughter. I'm trying we have a wonderful daughter. I'm trying to encourage people if you're excited or to encourage people if you're excited or to encourage people if you're excited or you're thinking maybe I could live in you're thinking maybe I could live in you're thinking maybe I could live in another place. Maybe I would like to go, another place. Maybe I would like to go, another place. Maybe I would like to go, try it out. You go test it out. Take 3 try it out. You go test it out. Take 3 try it out. You go test it out. Take 3 months off. Take 6 months off. Don't months off. Take 6 months off. Don't months off. Take 6 months off. Don't sell anything. sell anything. sell anything. Just go and have fun. Just go and have fun. Just go and have fun. >> Mhm. >> Mhm. >> Mhm. >> You know, test the waters out, you know.

>> You know, test the waters out, you know. >> You know, test the waters out, you know. >> Yeah, absolutely. >> Yeah, absolutely. >> Yeah, absolutely. >> Can I do this? Can I do this? And then >> Can I do this? Can I do this? And then >> Can I do this? Can I do this? And then you'll know. You will know. Can't do the you'll know. You will know. Can't do the you'll know. You will know. Can't do the American thing anymore. American thing anymore. American thing anymore. >> Yeah, yeah. >> Yeah, yeah. >> Yeah, yeah. >> There's too many things that don't >> There's too many things that don't >> There's too many things that don't doesn't go with me. Especially when I go doesn't go with me. Especially when I go doesn't go with me. Especially when I go to all these countries people are so to all these countries people are so to all these countries people are so nice, the food's wonderful. nice, the food's wonderful. nice, the food's wonderful. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> You know, and then when I go to pay my >> You know, and then when I go to pay my >> You know, and then when I go to pay my hotel bill or the food bill and I said hotel bill or the food bill and I said hotel bill or the food bill and I said really? really? really? >> Isn't this the tax? >> Isn't this the tax? >> Isn't this the tax? >> That's the whole bill, right? >> That's the whole bill, right? >> That's the whole bill, right? >> [laughter] >> [laughter] >> [laughter] >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Yeah, yeah. George, you want some more? >> Yeah, yeah. George, you want some more? >> Yeah, yeah. George, you want some more? I left a tip and they chased me out to I left a tip and they chased me out to I left a tip and they chased me out to give me my tip back. give me my tip back. give me my tip back. >> [laughter] >> [laughter] >> [laughter] >> Once you get there now you don't >> Once you get there now you don't >> Once you get there now you don't actually like a lot of my friends who if actually like a lot of my friends who if actually like a lot of my friends who if they come I said don't you don't have to they come I said don't you don't have to they come I said don't you don't have to buy anything. You can rent. Just rent. buy anything. You can rent. Just rent. buy anything. You can rent. Just rent. You don't need to buy. You don't need to buy. You don't need to buy. >> How long do you recommend renting? >> How long do you recommend renting? >> How long do you recommend renting? >> [sighs] >> [sighs] >> [sighs] >> I would say rent long enough to where if >> I would say rent long enough to where if >> I would say rent long enough to where if you have some plan like why would you you have some plan like why would you you have some plan like why would you want to buy? What's the reason to want to buy? What's the reason to want to buy? What's the reason to purchase? You have to have a reason. Now purchase? You have to have a reason. Now purchase? You have to have a reason. Now we we we purchased for one thing. We don't want purchased for one thing. We don't want purchased for one thing. We don't want any changes. We don't want somebody to any changes. We don't want somebody to any changes. We don't want somebody to kick us out of our rental house. But we kick us out of our rental house. But we kick us out of our rental house. But we don't want to rent a house and make the don't want to rent a house and make the don't want to rent a house and make the yard all nice and then, you know, you yard all nice and then, you know, you yard all nice and then, you know, you get booted out. But it's worth it cuz if get booted out. But it's worth it cuz if get booted out. But it's worth it cuz if we pay rent long enough, you can almost we pay rent long enough, you can almost we pay rent long enough, you can almost pay for a house. Also, we have a pay for a house. Also, we have a pay for a house. Also, we have a daughter, so she will get the house. You daughter, so she will get the house. You daughter, so she will get the house. You don't need to buy a house, but if you do don't need to buy a house, but if you do don't need to buy a house, but if you do decide to buy a house, take your time.

decide to buy a house, take your time. decide to buy a house, take your time. You know, go live there. Go rent in that You know, go live there. Go rent in that You know, go live there. Go rent in that neighborhood if you can. Yeah. That's my neighborhood if you can. Yeah. That's my neighborhood if you can. Yeah. That's my suggestion. So you rent that suggestion. So you rent that suggestion. So you rent that neighborhood because neighborhood because neighborhood because >> when you visit a place, it's different >> when you visit a place, it's different >> when you visit a place, it's different than when you live there. And if you than when you live there. And if you than when you live there. And if you stay long enough and you rent, you stay long enough and you rent, you stay long enough and you rent, you really find out if that's the right really find out if that's the right really find out if that's the right neighborhood. neighborhood. neighborhood. >> Right. It's not a vacation. Vacation's >> Right. It's not a vacation. Vacation's >> Right. It's not a vacation. Vacation's over. It's different. over. It's different. over. It's different. >> Yeah, it's different. >> Yeah, it's different. >> Yeah, it's different. >> Yeah, it's different. You need You know, >> Yeah, it's different. You need You know, >> Yeah, it's different. You need You know, you need to know a lot of little ins and you need to know a lot of little ins and you need to know a lot of little ins and outs and stuff. outs and stuff. outs and stuff. Just one thing that This is the way I do Just one thing that This is the way I do Just one thing that This is the way I do it and doesn't mean it's correct or the it and doesn't mean it's correct or the it and doesn't mean it's correct or the best way, but I've kept a best way, but I've kept a best way, but I've kept a permanent mailing address in the US. permanent mailing address in the US. permanent mailing address in the US. >> Right. >> Right. >> Right. >> And >> And >> And banking banking banking and still, you know, still file all my and still, you know, still file all my and still, you know, still file all my taxes and all that stuff. So I keep all taxes and all that stuff. So I keep all taxes and all that stuff. So I keep all that presence cuz I have credit cards that presence cuz I have credit cards that presence cuz I have credit cards and social. So my social security just and social. So my social security just and social. So my social security just goes to Wells Fargo. goes to Wells Fargo. goes to Wells Fargo. >> So you have social security go into your >> So you have social security go into your >> So you have social security go into your Wells Fargo bank in the US. Wells Fargo bank in the US. Wells Fargo bank in the US. [clears throat] [clears throat] [clears throat] >> Yeah. So I can grab that however I want. >> Yeah. So I can grab that however I want. >> Yeah. So I can grab that however I want. >> And that seems to be how most expats >> And that seems to be how most expats >> And that seems to be how most expats from the US do it. from the US do it. from the US do it. >> Yeah, you don't [clears throat] have to >> Yeah, you don't [clears throat] have to >> Yeah, you don't [clears throat] have to >> And they use a US address. >> And they use a US address. >> And they use a US address. And you're Is it a family or is it a one And you're Is it a family or is it a one And you're Is it a family or is it a one of these PO of these PO of these PO virtual addresses?

virtual addresses? virtual addresses? >> It's a >> It's a >> It's a It's a service that does for RV sailors It's a service that does for RV sailors It's a service that does for RV sailors >> Okay. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> and expats. And they're supposed to be >> and expats. And they're supposed to be >> and expats. And they're supposed to be approved for You can give it to banking. approved for You can give it to banking. approved for You can give it to banking. Is it But I have to tell you in the last Is it But I have to tell you in the last Is it But I have to tell you in the last couple years, institutions have been couple years, institutions have been couple years, institutions have been getting really hard. They say, "That's a getting really hard. They say, "That's a getting really hard. They say, "That's a PO box." PO box." PO box." And I have this letter saying that, you And I have this letter saying that, you And I have this letter saying that, you know, they should accept me, but know, they should accept me, but know, they should accept me, but it depends on the financial it depends on the financial it depends on the financial institutions. institutions. institutions. >> But you're okay with Wells Fargo? >> But you're okay with Wells Fargo? >> But you're okay with Wells Fargo? Oh, that's so secure. Oh, that's so secure. Oh, that's so secure. >> I've heard Yeah, I've heard bad things >> I've heard Yeah, I've heard bad things >> I've heard Yeah, I've heard bad things about Wells Fargo, but I've been with about Wells Fargo, but I've been with about Wells Fargo, but I've been with them for a long time. So, no problem. them for a long time. So, no problem. them for a long time. So, no problem. And 24-hour service, I pick up the And 24-hour service, I pick up the And 24-hour service, I pick up the phone, I can talk to somebody. phone, I can talk to somebody. phone, I can talk to somebody. >> It was Fargo. >> It was Fargo. >> It was Fargo. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> So, that's the for that's been my >> So, that's the for that's been my >> So, that's the for that's been my experience. I have We haven't had any experience. I have We haven't had any experience. I have We haven't had any problem. problem. problem. >> Right. >> Right. >> Right. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> And And do you Is that the address you >> And And do you Is that the address you >> And And do you Is that the address you use on your tax return? use on your tax return? use on your tax return? >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> And you use it on your banking? >> And you use it on your banking? >> And you use it on your banking? >> Yep. >> Yep. >> Yep. >> Cuz as US citizens, we have to file our >> Cuz as US citizens, we have to file our >> Cuz as US citizens, we have to file our tax return every year. tax return every year. tax return every year. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> And is that in Florida, your address? >> And is that in Florida, your address? >> And is that in Florida, your address? >> Yep. >> Yep. >> Yep. >> Um so, you don't have to worry about >> Um so, you don't have to worry about >> Um so, you don't have to worry about state tax. state tax. state tax. >> No, cuz Florida's no no state >> No, cuz Florida's no no state >> No, cuz Florida's no no state >> no state tax.

>> no state tax. >> no state tax. >> Um >> Um >> Um And did you live in Florida at the time And did you live in Florida at the time And did you live in Florida at the time you got that? you got that? you got that? >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> So, you you were an actual resident of >> So, you you were an actual resident of >> So, you you were an actual resident of Florida when you got that address. Florida when you got that address. Florida when you got that address. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> Yeah, that's great. Um >> Yeah, that's great. Um >> Yeah, that's great. Um And um And um And um And And that's the address you use at And And that's the address you use at And And that's the address you use at your banks. your banks. your banks. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> And for >> And for >> And for >> Keep it all Try to keep it all >> Keep it all Try to keep it all >> Keep it all Try to keep it all consistent. Oh, okay. So, uh internet in consistent. Oh, okay. So, uh internet in consistent. Oh, okay. So, uh internet in Thailand is really great. I mean, it's Thailand is really great. I mean, it's Thailand is really great. I mean, it's amazing. amazing. amazing. >> You mean like the bandwidth bandwidth >> You mean like the bandwidth bandwidth >> You mean like the bandwidth bandwidth the pricing and all of it, right? the pricing and all of it, right? the pricing and all of it, right? >> Yeah, it it all works. It all functions. >> Yeah, it it all works. It all functions. >> Yeah, it it all works. It all functions. Uh the price is ridiculously cheap. It's Uh the price is ridiculously cheap. It's Uh the price is ridiculously cheap. It's for one 1,000 megabytes. To go along for one 1,000 megabytes. To go along for one 1,000 megabytes. To go along with that is the same thing with phones. with that is the same thing with phones. with that is the same thing with phones. Like in America, I paid like $100 a Like in America, I paid like $100 a Like in America, I paid like $100 a month for a phone. month for a phone. month for a phone. >> For one phone, right? >> For one phone, right? >> For one phone, right? >> phone, yeah. Here, we pay $150 for three >> phone, yeah. Here, we pay $150 for three >> phone, yeah. Here, we pay $150 for three phones for all year. phones for all year. phones for all year. Unlimited data. Unlimited data. Unlimited data. >> Right. >> Right. >> Right. >> And the the speed >> And the the speed >> And the the speed >> year? >> year? >> year? >> All year. And the speed That's three >> All year. And the speed That's three >> All year. And the speed That's three phones. phones. phones. And that's the uh the data plan is And that's the uh the data plan is And that's the uh the data plan is unlimited. So, you can do unlimited. So, you can do unlimited. So, you can do if you can take your computer and go sit if you can take your computer and go sit if you can take your computer and go sit in a shop or on the beach with your in a shop or on the beach with your in a shop or on the beach with your phone hooked up. So, you hotspot.

phone hooked up. So, you hotspot. phone hooked up. So, you hotspot. >> You you tether to your uh phone, your >> You you tether to your uh phone, your >> You you tether to your uh phone, your computer can run at the beach. computer can run at the beach. computer can run at the beach. >> Works good. And we travel around >> Works good. And we travel around >> Works good. And we travel around Thailand and work. Thailand and work. Thailand and work. >> phones for $150 a [laughter] year. >> phones for $150 a [laughter] year. >> phones for $150 a [laughter] year. >> Yeah, I I know. >> Yeah, I I know. >> Yeah, I I know. >> And And you >> And And you >> And And you >> And we do VPN Okay, TV, you got to do >> And we do VPN Okay, TV, you got to do >> And we do VPN Okay, TV, you got to do VPN. VPN. VPN. >> Oh, so you can get to your Netflix or >> Oh, so you can get to your Netflix or >> Oh, so you can get to your Netflix or >> Yeah, we watch everything in from >> Yeah, we watch everything in from >> Yeah, we watch everything in from everything in everything in everything in Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, >> Yeah, cuz we have Prime, you know, we >> Yeah, cuz we have Prime, you know, we >> Yeah, cuz we have Prime, you know, we have Amazon Prime. have Amazon Prime. have Amazon Prime. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> So, >> So, >> So, >> Which VPN do you prefer? >> Which VPN do you prefer? >> Which VPN do you prefer? >> Uh I've been using uh Nord VPN. >> Uh I've been using uh Nord VPN. >> Uh I've been using uh Nord VPN. >> Nord? So >> Nord? So >> Nord? So >> Same thing. Been using it. >> Same thing. Been using it. >> Same thing. Been using it. >> Do you use a dedicated IP? Do you know >> Do you use a dedicated IP? Do you know >> Do you use a dedicated IP? Do you know what I mean by that? Or are you using what I mean by that? Or are you using what I mean by that? Or are you using what just the standard one that what just the standard one that what just the standard one that >> I thought I had dedicated, but I don't >> I thought I had dedicated, but I don't >> I thought I had dedicated, but I don't think I do. think I do. think I do. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> Because it it kind of hiccuped a couple >> Because it it kind of hiccuped a couple >> Because it it kind of hiccuped a couple times and I had to do some stuff. Um I I times and I had to do some stuff. Um I I times and I had to do some stuff. Um I I was with Verizon for like 15 years. was with Verizon for like 15 years. was with Verizon for like 15 years. >> Right. >> Right. >> Right. >> In America when I had businesses. And I >> In America when I had businesses. And I >> In America when I had businesses. And I just really love Verizon. just really love Verizon. just really love Verizon. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> But when I moved here, they >> But when I moved here, they >> But when I moved here, they they were not very nice. they were not very nice. they were not very nice. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> So I discovered T-Mobile. >> So I discovered T-Mobile. >> So I discovered T-Mobile. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> So I have my US phone number. >> So I have my US phone number. >> So I have my US phone number. It's a eSIM in my Thai phone. It's a eSIM in my Thai phone. It's a eSIM in my Thai phone. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> Uh so I have Thai and and the US with >> Uh so I have Thai and and the US with >> Uh so I have Thai and and the US with T-Mobile.

T-Mobile. T-Mobile. And I pay And I pay And I pay $150 a month. $150 a month. $150 a month. >> To to T-Mobile in the US. Okay. >> To to T-Mobile in the US. Okay. >> To to T-Mobile in the US. Okay. >> So >> So >> So Here now here's the way I use it. Um Here now here's the way I use it. Um Here now here's the way I use it. Um first off, the thing I need it for like first off, the thing I need it for like first off, the thing I need it for like that two-step process when you're like that two-step process when you're like that two-step process when you're like if you call your broker yeah. if you call your broker yeah. if you call your broker yeah. >> bank. >> bank. >> bank. >> Right. For brokers or >> Right. For brokers or >> Right. For brokers or >> Where they text you a number and you >> Where they text you a number and you >> Where they text you a number and you have to put that into the account. have to put that into the account. have to put that into the account. >> So >> So >> So >> Um that's one of the main reasons I have >> Um that's one of the main reasons I have >> Um that's one of the main reasons I have it. it. it. >> important. >> important. >> important. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. Uh but the way to use it, I can talk to Uh but the way to use it, I can talk to Uh but the way to use it, I can talk to all my friends in America. all my friends in America. all my friends in America. >> Right. >> Right. >> Right. >> Costs me nothing because you push Wi-Fi >> Costs me nothing because you push Wi-Fi >> Costs me nothing because you push Wi-Fi calling. calling. calling. >> Wi-Fi calling. >> Wi-Fi calling. >> Wi-Fi calling. >> In your phone. Just do Wi-Fi calling. >> In your phone. Just do Wi-Fi calling. >> In your phone. Just do Wi-Fi calling. >> Right. >> Right. >> Right. >> So I talk to everybody. And the other >> So I talk to everybody. And the other >> So I talk to everybody. And the other trick is get your friends to be on um trick is get your friends to be on um trick is get your friends to be on um LINE. It's my preference. LINE. It's my preference. LINE. It's my preference. >> Right. >> Right. >> Right. >> But Americans are more familiar with >> But Americans are more familiar with >> But Americans are more familiar with WhatsApp. WhatsApp. WhatsApp. >> WhatsApp, yeah. >> WhatsApp, yeah. >> WhatsApp, yeah. >> But I I I like LINE. >> But I I I like LINE. >> But I I I like LINE. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> It's more private. WhatsApp is a the >> It's more private. WhatsApp is a the >> It's more private. WhatsApp is a the data data data >> are both apps that you download to your >> are both apps that you download to your >> are both apps that you download to your phone and then you can text or call your phone and then you can text or call your phone and then you can text or call your family and friends in anywhere in family and friends in anywhere in family and friends in anywhere in >> photographs and videos. >> photographs and videos. >> photographs and videos. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Cuz you know, we have a lot going on and >> Cuz you know, we have a lot going on and >> Cuz you know, we have a lot going on and then it's nice to be able to share that then it's nice to be able to share that then it's nice to be able to share that stuff.

stuff. stuff. >> Yeah, exactly. >> Yeah, exactly. >> Yeah, exactly. >> So we had a one we have a wonderful >> So we had a one we have a wonderful >> So we had a one we have a wonderful daughter. Then she started to grow up daughter. Then she started to grow up daughter. Then she started to grow up and then we started thinking, "Oh, we're and then we started thinking, "Oh, we're and then we started thinking, "Oh, we're kind of remote here. So we need a good kind of remote here. So we need a good kind of remote here. So we need a good education for her." Well, we actually we education for her." Well, we actually we education for her." Well, we actually we went back to the United States. It went back to the United States. It went back to the United States. It doesn't it wasn't the same and things doesn't it wasn't the same and things doesn't it wasn't the same and things had changed. And we were afraid of the had changed. And we were afraid of the had changed. And we were afraid of the quality of the education because we we quality of the education because we we quality of the education because we we kept like try we did while we were in kept like try we did while we were in kept like try we did while we were in parts of Florida and then parts of parts of Florida and then parts of parts of Florida and then parts of California. Just safety. Not like California. Just safety. Not like California. Just safety. Not like Thailand. Thailand's so safe I never Thailand. Thailand's so safe I never Thailand. Thailand's so safe I never think about it. think about it. think about it. >> Yeah, of course. >> Yeah, of course. >> Yeah, of course. >> I don't everything. Yeah, and then and >> I don't everything. Yeah, and then and >> I don't everything. Yeah, and then and then 4 years ago that was it. We decided then 4 years ago that was it. We decided then 4 years ago that was it. We decided that's enough. And the last part was that's enough. And the last part was that's enough. And the last part was California which really put the nail on California which really put the nail on California which really put the nail on the coffin. the coffin. the coffin. >> So what is it that expats that people >> So what is it that expats that people >> So what is it that expats that people love so much about this city? love so much about this city? love so much about this city? >> We came here because of my daughter for >> We came here because of my daughter for >> We came here because of my daughter for schooling. There's some really good nice schooling. There's some really good nice schooling. There's some really good nice schools here and international schools. schools here and international schools. schools here and international schools. And now for us we love it. There's so And now for us we love it. There's so And now for us we love it. There's so many things to do for us. Hobbies and many things to do for us. Hobbies and many things to do for us. Hobbies and sports pickleball and tennis and sports pickleball and tennis and sports pickleball and tennis and badminton. Foreigners here they're doing badminton. Foreigners here they're doing badminton. Foreigners here they're doing everything. There's a bunch of wonderful everything. There's a bunch of wonderful everything. There's a bunch of wonderful foreigners from Europe here. foreigners from Europe here. foreigners from Europe here. >> Right. >> Right. >> Right. >> Couples and even families. The beaches >> Couples and even families. The beaches >> Couples and even families. The beaches are super clean. The roads are really are super clean. The roads are really are super clean. The roads are really nice cuz the king has a his beach house nice cuz the king has a his beach house nice cuz the king has a his beach house here. Safety. Immigration people here here. Safety. Immigration people here here. Safety. Immigration people here are so nice. They're so nice but the the are so nice. They're so nice but the the are so nice. They're so nice but the the foreigners are nice here. The weather's foreigners are nice here. The weather's foreigners are nice here. The weather's good.

good. good. >> Right. >> Right. >> Right. >> You know, little little hot and humid >> You know, little little hot and humid >> You know, little little hot and humid it's just you know it is a it is a it's just you know it is a it is a it's just you know it is a it is a tropics here. tropics here. tropics here. >> Yeah, sure. >> Yeah, sure. >> Yeah, sure. >> We have a huge beach clean. It's amazing >> We have a huge beach clean. It's amazing >> We have a huge beach clean. It's amazing here the locals speak English a lot. In here the locals speak English a lot. In here the locals speak English a lot. In other parts of Thailand when I traveled other parts of Thailand when I traveled other parts of Thailand when I traveled it's hard to get that English. it's hard to get that English. it's hard to get that English. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> But here like everybody speaks a little >> But here like everybody speaks a little >> But here like everybody speaks a little bit enough. bit enough. bit enough. >> Right, right. >> Right, right. >> Right, right. >> by. A lot of educated retired people >> by. A lot of educated retired people >> by. A lot of educated retired people here. Even Thai people they'll move from here. Even Thai people they'll move from here. Even Thai people they'll move from their town and they'll move here. their town and they'll move here. their town and they'll move here. >> And yet it doesn't seem like that big of >> And yet it doesn't seem like that big of >> And yet it doesn't seem like that big of place. place. place. >> It's not that big of a town that and the >> It's not that big of a town that and the >> It's not that big of a town that and the foreigners are like if I'm correct like foreigners are like if I'm correct like foreigners are like if I'm correct like 14% are foreigners. 14% are foreigners. 14% are foreigners. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> It seems like a lot more but I think >> It seems like a lot more but I think >> It seems like a lot more but I think foreigners are out and about doing foreigners are out and about doing foreigners are out and about doing stuff. stuff. stuff. >> And also I noticed in the city center >> And also I noticed in the city center >> And also I noticed in the city center you have restaurants you feel like it's you have restaurants you feel like it's you have restaurants you feel like it's a place you can just walk around and a place you can just walk around and a place you can just walk around and enjoy yourself. It's a city. It's not a enjoy yourself. It's a city. It's not a enjoy yourself. It's a city. It's not a big city but it's a fun city. big city but it's a fun city. big city but it's a fun city. >> Medical is we have a lot of options >> Medical is we have a lot of options >> Medical is we have a lot of options here. here. here. >> Right. >> Right. >> Right. >> And one one is like this >> And one one is like this >> And one one is like this Bangkok Hospital which which is we favor Bangkok Hospital which which is we favor Bangkok Hospital which which is we favor a lot. a lot. a lot. >> of the top hospitals in the country. >> of the top hospitals in the country. >> of the top hospitals in the country. >> Yep. Yeah. >> Yep. Yeah. >> Yep. Yeah. >> And uh there's a clinic called Be Well.

>> And uh there's a clinic called Be Well. >> And uh there's a clinic called Be Well. >> Right. >> Right. >> Right. >> And you pay about $60 a year. >> And you pay about $60 a year. >> And you pay about $60 a year. >> Right. >> Right. >> Right. >> And in that you get at checkup, they >> And in that you get at checkup, they >> And in that you get at checkup, they check your blood and some basic stuff. check your blood and some basic stuff. check your blood and some basic stuff. And then you get a discount. And if you And then you get a discount. And if you And then you get a discount. And if you need something, my wife got stung need something, my wife got stung need something, my wife got stung by a bee. by a bee. by a bee. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> On her thumb. >> On her thumb. >> On her thumb. >> Right. >> Right. >> Right. >> No appointment, we go there and they >> No appointment, we go there and they >> No appointment, we go there and they they they get you in. they they get you in. they they get you in. >> Right. >> Right. >> Right. >> and they take that out. And they >> and they take that out. And they >> and they take that out. And they >> you don't need a hospital for everyday >> you don't need a hospital for everyday >> you don't need a hospital for everyday things. So this is like a clinic that things. So this is like a clinic that things. So this is like a clinic that you like? you like? you like? >> Yeah, so just little stuff. Uh it's so >> Yeah, so just little stuff. Uh it's so >> Yeah, so just little stuff. Uh it's so great and the it's very fair the great and the it's very fair the great and the it's very fair the pricings. There's some There's a pet pricings. There's some There's a pet pricings. There's some There's a pet hospital here where they train doctors. hospital here where they train doctors. hospital here where they train doctors. >> Right. >> Right. >> Right. >> So they have a huge staff. They get like >> So they have a huge staff. They get like >> So they have a huge staff. They get like 100 dogs a day there. 100 dogs a day there. 100 dogs a day there. >> Wow. >> Wow. >> Wow. >> busy they are. >> busy they are. >> busy they are. >> Wow. >> Wow. >> Wow. >> Our dog we had to take it in for an >> Our dog we had to take it in for an >> Our dog we had to take it in for an ultrasound, right? ultrasound, right? ultrasound, right? >> Right. >> Right. >> Right. >> $10. >> $10. >> $10. >> That's a joke. >> That's a joke. >> That's a joke. >> So that just kind of gives you an idea >> So that just kind of gives you an idea >> So that just kind of gives you an idea of the quality of care, you know, really of the quality of care, you know, really of the quality of care, you know, really good. good. good. >> Some expats buy insurance, health >> Some expats buy insurance, health >> Some expats buy insurance, health insurance, some don't. What what's your insurance, some don't. What what's your insurance, some don't. What what's your position on that? position on that? position on that? >> We're just self-insured. Because it's so >> We're just self-insured. Because it's so >> We're just self-insured. Because it's so reasonable, reasonable, reasonable, we spend our money on nutrition. We we spend our money on nutrition. We we spend our money on nutrition. We We're very big for organic. We're very big for organic. We're very big for organic. >> Right.

>> Right. >> Right. >> eat eat a lot of fruits and veggies. >> eat eat a lot of fruits and veggies. >> eat eat a lot of fruits and veggies. >> Right. >> Right. >> Right. >> Um and clean protein. >> Um and clean protein. >> Um and clean protein. >> Right. >> Right. >> Right. >> Uh so that's that's our approach. >> Uh so that's that's our approach. >> Uh so that's that's our approach. Because some of the insurances our Because some of the insurances our Because some of the insurances our friends pay seem very high. Seems like friends pay seem very high. Seems like friends pay seem very high. Seems like you just put the money in the savings, you just put the money in the savings, you just put the money in the savings, wait till something, you know, if wait till something, you know, if wait till something, you know, if something happen. something happen. something happen. >> Right. We've met in different parts of >> Right. We've met in different parts of >> Right. We've met in different parts of Southeast Asia people that have had Southeast Asia people that have had Southeast Asia people that have had cancer treatment, heart treatment, and cancer treatment, heart treatment, and cancer treatment, heart treatment, and different things. And it's often an different things. And it's often an different things. And it's often an order of magnitude less than it would order of magnitude less than it would order of magnitude less than it would cost in the US. And there's often cost in the US. And there's often cost in the US. And there's often English-speaking translators or doctors. English-speaking translators or doctors. English-speaking translators or doctors. And it's the same machinery. Is that And it's the same machinery. Is that And it's the same machinery. Is that that's kind of why you've gone you've that's kind of why you've gone you've that's kind of why you've gone you've decided to go without insurance? decided to go without insurance? decided to go without insurance? >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Yep. We have our our funds are in >> Yep. We have our our funds are in >> Yep. We have our our funds are in investment accounts. So we figure investment accounts. So we figure investment accounts. So we figure they're just better there. And if we they're just better there. And if we they're just better there. And if we have to take them out, we will if we have to take them out, we will if we have to take them out, we will if we have to. But you know, we don't see have to. But you know, we don't see have to. But you know, we don't see that. that. that. >> The hospitals are here, they're nearby, >> The hospitals are here, they're nearby, >> The hospitals are here, they're nearby, so you're not worried about how far you so you're not worried about how far you so you're not worried about how far you are from them. are from them. are from them. >> You know, Hua Hin is a funny The other >> You know, Hua Hin is a funny The other >> You know, Hua Hin is a funny The other day a friend was apologizing. He said, day a friend was apologizing. He said, day a friend was apologizing. He said, "I'm sorry. I live on the other side of "I'm sorry. I live on the other side of "I'm sorry. I live on the other side of town. It's going to take you 20 minutes town. It's going to take you 20 minutes town. It's going to take you 20 minutes to get to get to get And I laughed. I said, I lived in New And I laughed. I said, I lived in New And I laughed. I said, I lived in New York City, you know, I lived in York City, you know, I lived in York City, you know, I lived in California. I said, 20 minutes is just California. I said, 20 minutes is just California. I said, 20 minutes is just just trying to go to the local store.

just trying to go to the local store. just trying to go to the local store. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> So, everything's very close relatively >> So, everything's very close relatively >> So, everything's very close relatively close. close. close. >> Right. >> Right. >> Right. >> And if you don't have a car, you know, a >> And if you don't have a car, you know, a >> And if you don't have a car, you know, a couple dollars Grab or couple dollars Grab or couple dollars Grab or >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Bolt or, you know, the local services. >> Bolt or, you know, the local services. >> Bolt or, you know, the local services. >> So, so what's a what's an example of the >> So, so what's a what's an example of the >> So, so what's a what's an example of the range of what in terms of the expats range of what in terms of the expats range of what in terms of the expats that live here? You know, maybe from the that live here? You know, maybe from the that live here? You know, maybe from the low to more middle or high. What are low to more middle or high. What are low to more middle or high. What are examples of cost of livings that you've examples of cost of livings that you've examples of cost of livings that you've heard from expats that live here, if you heard from expats that live here, if you heard from expats that live here, if you know? know? know? >> Okay, if So, on the low end, if you like >> Okay, if So, on the low end, if you like >> Okay, if So, on the low end, if you like don't have a car or a motorcycle, don't have a car or a motorcycle, don't have a car or a motorcycle, uh and if and if you pick your location uh and if and if you pick your location uh and if and if you pick your location wisely, like if you're in downtown, you wisely, like if you're in downtown, you wisely, like if you're in downtown, you don't actually need a car. You can you don't actually need a car. You can you don't actually need a car. You can you can eat by a thousand. But, I would say can eat by a thousand. But, I would say can eat by a thousand. But, I would say most people are going to be uh 1,500. most people are going to be uh 1,500. most people are going to be uh 1,500. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> 2,000. We We're we're probably at 2,000 >> 2,000. We We're we're probably at 2,000 >> 2,000. We We're we're probably at 2,000 or 2,200. And we we don't ever on the or 2,200. And we we don't ever on the or 2,200. And we we don't ever on the restaurant, we don't look at the menu restaurant, we don't look at the menu restaurant, we don't look at the menu price. price. price. >> Right. Right. >> Right. Right. >> Right. Right. >> and we buy a lot of foreign goods at the >> and we buy a lot of foreign goods at the >> and we buy a lot of foreign goods at the the market. the market. the market. >> Right. >> Right. >> Right. >> The um grocery stores. >> The um grocery stores. >> The um grocery stores. >> Right. >> Right. >> Right. >> You know, cuz there's certain stuff we >> You know, cuz there's certain stuff we >> You know, cuz there's certain stuff we like and we we pay the extra amount. So, like and we we pay the extra amount. So, like and we we pay the extra amount. So, we we live really well on that.

we we live really well on that. we we live really well on that. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> So, but you could do a lot less. I know >> So, but you could do a lot less. I know >> So, but you could do a lot less. I know people retired they had like 1,350 a people retired they had like 1,350 a people retired they had like 1,350 a month. They very happy. month. They very happy. month. They very happy. >> What's an example of a visa here? If you >> What's an example of a visa here? If you >> What's an example of a visa here? If you want to retire here, what is the cost to want to retire here, what is the cost to want to retire here, what is the cost to get the visa? And do you have to put get the visa? And do you have to put get the visa? And do you have to put money in the bank? And what's the money in the bank? And what's the money in the bank? And what's the pension? Or what are your options with pension? Or what are your options with pension? Or what are your options with that? that? that? >> The visa So, this is I can just speak >> The visa So, this is I can just speak >> The visa So, this is I can just speak for what we do. for what we do. for what we do. >> Right. >> Right. >> Right. >> We do a family family long stay visa. >> We do a family family long stay visa. >> We do a family family long stay visa. >> Right. >> Right. >> Right. >> It's one year. >> It's one year. >> It's one year. >> Right. >> Right. >> Right. >> Uh we have to put uh 400,000 baht. So, >> Uh we have to put uh 400,000 baht. So, >> Uh we have to put uh 400,000 baht. So, like 12,500 dollars in in uh Thai bank. like 12,500 dollars in in uh Thai bank. like 12,500 dollars in in uh Thai bank. >> Right. >> Right. >> Right. >> And it has to be there for 90 days. >> And it has to be there for 90 days. >> And it has to be there for 90 days. >> Right. And once a year you renew it? Is >> Right. And once a year you renew it? Is >> Right. And once a year you renew it? Is that it? that it? that it? >> Every year it costs uh >> Every year it costs uh >> Every year it costs uh like 60 dollars. They kind of you have like 60 dollars. They kind of you have like 60 dollars. They kind of you have kind of have a stack of papers. kind of have a stack of papers. kind of have a stack of papers. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> You know, they just confirm your house >> You know, they just confirm your house >> You know, they just confirm your house and some photographs and and some photographs and and some photographs and >> Where you live and stuff. >> Where you live and stuff. >> Where you live and stuff. >> Yeah. Once you Once you get over that >> Yeah. Once you Once you get over that >> Yeah. Once you Once you get over that first year, then after that it's easier first year, then after that it's easier first year, then after that it's easier and easier. and easier. and easier. >> And then you report every 90 days what >> And then you report every 90 days what >> And then you report every 90 days what that you're still at that address? that you're still at that address? that you're still at that address? >> 90 days, your address, and now you can >> 90 days, your address, and now you can >> 90 days, your address, and now you can actually do that online. actually do that online. actually do that online. >> Right. Go to a webpage. >> Right. Go to a webpage. >> Right. Go to a webpage. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Takes about 5 minutes. You're just >> Takes about 5 minutes. You're just >> Takes about 5 minutes. You're just confirming that your address hasn't confirming that your address hasn't confirming that your address hasn't changed. Or if it did change, then you changed. Or if it did change, then you changed. Or if it did change, then you have to put it in there.

have to put it in there. have to put it in there. >> Right. Right. >> Right. Right. >> Right. Right. >> easy. They're They're very friendly >> easy. They're They're very friendly >> easy. They're They're very friendly here. here. here. >> Now, you have two cars. So, for you to >> Now, you have two cars. So, for you to >> Now, you have two cars. So, for you to be able to live on that monthly is be able to live on that monthly is be able to live on that monthly is pretty reasonable. pretty reasonable. pretty reasonable. >> So, I'm a car guy. I have Thailand is >> So, I'm a car guy. I have Thailand is >> So, I'm a car guy. I have Thailand is probably one of the second best places probably one of the second best places probably one of the second best places in the world to buy EV. Cuz that's in the world to buy EV. Cuz that's in the world to buy EV. Cuz that's That's the new car. That's the new car. That's the new car. >> vehicle. >> vehicle. >> vehicle. >> Electric vehicle. That's >> Electric vehicle. That's >> Electric vehicle. That's That's where everything is going. So, That's where everything is going. So, That's where everything is going. So, there's a There's a price war here. there's a There's a price war here. there's a There's a price war here. >> Mhm. >> Mhm. >> Mhm. >> Example, my recommendation number one >> Example, my recommendation number one >> Example, my recommendation number one would be a Tesla. They get constant would be a Tesla. They get constant would be a Tesla. They get constant updates. The car doesn't get old. The updates. The car doesn't get old. The updates. The car doesn't get old. The base model is about $36,000. Now, base model is about $36,000. Now, base model is about $36,000. Now, there's other brands of Chinese out there's other brands of Chinese out there's other brands of Chinese out there. Uh like 26,000, you can buy a there. Uh like 26,000, you can buy a there. Uh like 26,000, you can buy a mid-size SUV. The BYDs currently come mid-size SUV. The BYDs currently come mid-size SUV. The BYDs currently come with lifetime battery, with lifetime battery, with lifetime battery, controller, and motor. controller, and motor. controller, and motor. >> So, they're under lifetime warranty? >> So, they're under lifetime warranty? >> So, they're under lifetime warranty? >> Yeah, for $26,000. >> Yeah, for $26,000. >> Yeah, for $26,000. >> Is that the one you bought? >> Is that the one you bought? >> Is that the one you bought? >> I have that one, too. It's a BYD Atto 3. >> I have that one, too. It's a BYD Atto 3. >> I have that one, too. It's a BYD Atto 3. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> Yeah. Yeah, it's wow is right because >> Yeah. Yeah, it's wow is right because >> Yeah. Yeah, it's wow is right because there's not a lot of maintenance. there's not a lot of maintenance. there's not a lot of maintenance. There's tires. There's tires. There's tires. Tires, you have to rotate tires every Tires, you have to rotate tires every Tires, you have to rotate tires every 10,000 km.

10,000 km. 10,000 km. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> And balance them. >> And balance them. >> And balance them. Uh that's your expense. Uh that's your expense. Uh that's your expense. >> What does it cost to run an EV compared >> What does it cost to run an EV compared >> What does it cost to run an EV compared to a gasoline uh car? Like what's the to a gasoline uh car? Like what's the to a gasoline uh car? Like what's the gas compared to the electric cost? gas compared to the electric cost? gas compared to the electric cost? >> Go to today. Now, we've had an EV over 2 >> Go to today. Now, we've had an EV over 2 >> Go to today. Now, we've had an EV over 2 and 1/2 years. Uh it has an 8-year and 1/2 years. Uh it has an 8-year and 1/2 years. Uh it has an 8-year warranty. So, I paid nothing. Oh, I got warranty. So, I paid nothing. Oh, I got warranty. So, I paid nothing. Oh, I got a new set of tires. a new set of tires. a new set of tires. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> Which in Thailand, the tires I got EV >> Which in Thailand, the tires I got EV >> Which in Thailand, the tires I got EV tires for it. tires for it. tires for it. >> Right. >> Right. >> Right. >> Uh 18,000 baht for set of four tires. >> Uh 18,000 baht for set of four tires. >> Uh 18,000 baht for set of four tires. So, I don't You have to figure out the So, I don't You have to figure out the So, I don't You have to figure out the math in the dollars, but math in the dollars, but math in the dollars, but >> And And you've had the same lifestyle. >> And And you've had the same lifestyle. >> And And you've had the same lifestyle. So, what does a month of electricity So, what does a month of electricity So, what does a month of electricity cost for a car versus gasoline? cost for a car versus gasoline? cost for a car versus gasoline? >> Oh, so Yeah, so just like the pure like >> Oh, so Yeah, so just like the pure like >> Oh, so Yeah, so just like the pure like I used to pay 4,500 say, I used to pay 4,500 say, I used to pay 4,500 say, 1,200. 1,200. 1,200. >> So, it's 1/4? >> So, it's 1/4? >> So, it's 1/4? >> Yeah, >> Yeah, >> Yeah, it tips I would say like 1/3 very it tips I would say like 1/3 very it tips I would say like 1/3 very conservatively. conservatively. conservatively. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> So, the cost goes down. >> So, the cost goes down. >> So, the cost goes down. >> Right. >> Right. >> Right. >> I had a friend he he doesn't like me cuz >> I had a friend he he doesn't like me cuz >> I had a friend he he doesn't like me cuz he drove a Tesla and then he bought it he drove a Tesla and then he bought it he drove a Tesla and then he bought it cuz he said after that he couldn't drive cuz he said after that he couldn't drive cuz he said after that he couldn't drive his BMW anymore. his BMW anymore. his BMW anymore. >> Wow. >> Wow. >> Wow. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> That's great. >> That's great. >> That's great. >> Yes, that's that different. You want to >> Yes, that's that different. You want to >> Yes, that's that different. You want to talk about electricity, we have a talk about electricity, we have a talk about electricity, we have a three-bedroom three-bath house.

three-bedroom three-bath house. three-bedroom three-bath house. >> Right. >> Right. >> Right. >> Um >> Um >> Um we have a sauna. we have a sauna. we have a sauna. >> Right. >> Right. >> Right. >> We have a ice plunge. >> We have a ice plunge. >> We have a ice plunge. We have two EV cars. We have two EV cars. We have two EV cars. >> Right. >> Right. >> Right. >> Uh we the daughter's home school. >> Uh we the daughter's home school. >> Uh we the daughter's home school. >> Right. >> Right. >> Right. >> So, we have two air conditioners 24 >> So, we have two air conditioners 24 >> So, we have two air conditioners 24 hours. At least two. Then we sleep more. hours. At least two. Then we sleep more. hours. At least two. Then we sleep more. >> Right. >> Right. >> Right. >> Uh and our bill's like $125. >> Uh and our bill's like $125. >> Uh and our bill's like $125. >> And that includes >> And that includes >> And that includes >> and no solar. We don't have solar yet. >> and no solar. We don't have solar yet. >> and no solar. We don't have solar yet. >> Oh, wow. >> Oh, wow. >> Oh, wow. >> No, when we put solar on that bill's >> No, when we put solar on that bill's >> No, when we put solar on that bill's going to go down to like 25, $30. going to go down to like 25, $30. going to go down to like 25, $30. >> And that includes charging the car? >> And that includes charging the car? >> And that includes charging the car? >> That includes charging the car. Oh, >> That includes charging the car. Oh, >> That includes charging the car. Oh, because we get a time of use. because we get a time of use. because we get a time of use. We get a special discount between uh We get a special discount between uh We get a special discount between uh 10:00 and 9:00 in the morning. 10:00 and 9:00 in the morning. 10:00 and 9:00 in the morning. >> Which is when you usually have the air >> Which is when you usually have the air >> Which is when you usually have the air conditioner on and you charge the car? conditioner on and you charge the car? conditioner on and you charge the car? >> Yep. And I I do a load of load of >> Yep. And I I do a load of load of >> Yep. And I I do a load of load of laundry in the morning. Every morning, laundry in the morning. Every morning, laundry in the morning. Every morning, one load early one load early one load early >> Wow. >> Wow. >> Wow. >> before 9:00. >> before 9:00. >> before 9:00. >> Wow. >> Wow. >> Wow. >> And that so that makes it >> And that so that makes it >> And that so that makes it My listen, I'll tell you my friend I My listen, I'll tell you my friend I My listen, I'll tell you my friend I talked to my friend and he he bought a talked to my friend and he he bought a talked to my friend and he he bought a electric car because of me. electric car because of me. electric car because of me. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> He thanked me. He said his >> He thanked me. He said his >> He thanked me. He said his Now he drives for free Now he drives for free Now he drives for free because he got the meter with a because he got the meter with a because he got the meter with a discount.

discount. discount. >> Right. >> Right. >> Right. >> So, his >> So, his >> So, his all of his bills went down and no all of his bills went down and no all of his bills went down and no gasoline payment. gasoline payment. gasoline payment. >> Wow. >> Wow. >> Wow. >> Yeah. So, he said it was cheaper to own >> Yeah. So, he said it was cheaper to own >> Yeah. So, he said it was cheaper to own an EV car than not have an EV. an EV car than not have an EV. an EV car than not have an EV. >> That's the way the world's going. >> That's the way the world's going. >> That's the way the world's going. >> And yeah. >> And yeah. >> And yeah. >> Now, you mentioned your daughter and >> Now, you mentioned your daughter and >> Now, you mentioned your daughter and she's home schooled. she's home schooled. she's home schooled. Um Um Um what's your Often I'll get questions, what's your Often I'll get questions, what's your Often I'll get questions, yeah, it's fine for you, you're yeah, it's fine for you, you're yeah, it's fine for you, you're retirement age, but if you had kids you retirement age, but if you had kids you retirement age, but if you had kids you would there's no way you would leave the would there's no way you would leave the would there's no way you would leave the US. US. US. And you've already talked about safety And you've already talked about safety And you've already talked about safety and and and the and the schools. What's and and and the and the schools. What's and and and the and the schools. What's your take on raising children overseas? your take on raising children overseas? your take on raising children overseas? >> I think um >> I think um >> I think um I'm so happy that we can raise our I'm so happy that we can raise our I'm so happy that we can raise our daughter here in this environment. It's daughter here in this environment. It's daughter here in this environment. It's so so so the kids are wonderful here. The the kids are wonderful here. The the kids are wonderful here. The teenagers, the young 20 people, they're teenagers, the young 20 people, they're teenagers, the young 20 people, they're so wonderful. so wonderful. so wonderful. Um so that's that's what I want the Um so that's that's what I want the Um so that's that's what I want the environment I want for my daughter, but environment I want for my daughter, but environment I want for my daughter, but there was this kind of school issue. We there was this kind of school issue. We there was this kind of school issue. We we tried out international schools which we tried out international schools which we tried out international schools which cost too much money. cost too much money. cost too much money. And we just saw all these And we just saw all these And we just saw all these things that we didn't agree with what things that we didn't agree with what things that we didn't agree with what they were teaching or not teaching and they were teaching or not teaching and they were teaching or not teaching and and we tried all kinds of home school and we tried all kinds of home school and we tried all kinds of home school programs. Finally, finally we found programs. Finally, finally we found programs. Finally, finally we found Ascellus Academy.

Ascellus Academy. Ascellus Academy. >> How do you say it? >> How do you say it? >> How do you say it? >> Ascellus Academy. >> Ascellus Academy. >> Ascellus Academy. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. So So So she's been 3 years 3 years now, honey? she's been 3 years 3 years now, honey? she's been 3 years 3 years now, honey? 2 and 1/2? 2 and 1/2? 2 and 1/2? So the first year I would say So the first year I would say So the first year I would say she she does about 3 hours a day she she does about 3 hours a day she she does about 3 hours a day and then she would need me for about 1 and then she would need me for about 1 and then she would need me for about 1 or 2 hours every week. Dad, help me with or 2 hours every week. Dad, help me with or 2 hours every week. Dad, help me with this. Dad, help me with that. But now this. Dad, help me with that. But now this. Dad, help me with that. But now with the event of uh with the event of uh with the event of uh we have Amazon Echo we have Amazon Echo we have Amazon Echo >> Right. >> Right. >> Right. >> in our house. >> in our house. >> in our house. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> And and then now she uses Grok. >> And and then now she uses Grok. >> And and then now she uses Grok. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> Uh we pay for the Grok. And so she >> Uh we pay for the Grok. And so she >> Uh we pay for the Grok. And so she doesn't ask me anything anymore. doesn't ask me anything anymore. doesn't ask me anything anymore. >> And now your daughter was born in >> And now your daughter was born in >> And now your daughter was born in Thailand and yet her father is an Thailand and yet her father is an Thailand and yet her father is an American. Apparently you just go to the American. Apparently you just go to the American. Apparently you just go to the embassy and present her birth embassy and present her birth embassy and present her birth certificate and now she has a US certificate and now she has a US certificate and now she has a US passport and a Thai. Is that passport and a Thai. Is that passport and a Thai. Is that >> You >> You >> You sometime after the birth and I I don't sometime after the birth and I I don't sometime after the birth and I I don't think there's a deadline on that, but think there's a deadline on that, but think there's a deadline on that, but you need to bring in the Thai passport, you need to bring in the Thai passport, you need to bring in the Thai passport, you need to bring her, book an you need to bring her, book an you need to bring her, book an appointment with the US embassy and they appointment with the US embassy and they appointment with the US embassy and they will give her a foreign born passport. will give her a foreign born passport. will give her a foreign born passport. And then she gets uh And then she gets uh And then she gets uh her foreign born birth certificate and a her foreign born birth certificate and a her foreign born birth certificate and a passport. If you're thinking of of going passport. If you're thinking of of going passport. If you're thinking of of going to a foreign country to a foreign country to a foreign country >> Yes. I've been to 19 countries.

>> Yes. I've been to 19 countries. >> Yes. I've been to 19 countries. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> I like to travel. >> I like to travel. >> I like to travel. >> 19 countries. >> 19 countries. >> 19 countries. >> travel. >> travel. >> travel. But from from my standpoint, I like I But from from my standpoint, I like I But from from my standpoint, I like I moved out of Seattle area. So when I moved out of Seattle area. So when I moved out of Seattle area. So when I come here and you know, and I look at come here and you know, and I look at come here and you know, and I look at the cost of my brick house, tile roof, the cost of my brick house, tile roof, the cost of my brick house, tile roof, three bedrooms, three bath, and a good three bedrooms, three bath, and a good three bedrooms, three bath, and a good size lot next to the park, 24-hour size lot next to the park, 24-hour size lot next to the park, 24-hour security, big community pool, workout security, big community pool, workout security, big community pool, workout center. center. center. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> It's very safe and I'm next I'm next to >> It's very safe and I'm next I'm next to >> It's very safe and I'm next I'm next to a golf course, one of the best golf a golf course, one of the best golf a golf course, one of the best golf courses in Thailand. courses in Thailand. courses in Thailand. >> Right. Right. >> Right. Right. >> Right. Right. >> And the house is $200,000. >> And the house is $200,000. >> And the house is $200,000. You know, from American standpoint, You know, from American standpoint, You know, from American standpoint, that's not much money. that's not much money. that's not much money. >> Yeah, it's not. >> Yeah, it's not. >> Yeah, it's not. >> That's not. >> That's not. >> That's not. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> So. >> So. >> So. >> And it's a beautiful community here. >> And it's a beautiful community here. >> And it's a beautiful community here. >> Yeah. And then and then and there's a >> Yeah. And then and then and there's a >> Yeah. And then and then and there's a lot of wonderful people. lot of wonderful people. lot of wonderful people. And then they also like the monthly fee And then they also like the monthly fee And then they also like the monthly fee $60 includes 24-hour security. $60 includes 24-hour security. $60 includes 24-hour security. >> Right. >> Right. >> Right. >> Garbage pickup. >> Garbage pickup. >> Garbage pickup. >> Right. >> Right. >> Right. >> They water the front They water the >> They water the front They water the >> They water the front They water the plants in the front of the house. plants in the front of the house. plants in the front of the house. >> A >> A >> A park. park. park. >> Right. >> Right. >> Right. >> $20 for tax for the year. >> $20 for tax for the year. >> $20 for tax for the year. >> For a year? >> For a year? >> For a year? >> For a whole year. >> For a whole year. >> For a whole year. >> [laughter] >> [laughter] >> [laughter] >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> We see a lot of retirement or Chung >> We see a lot of retirement or Chung >> We see a lot of retirement or Chung calls them golden age people here.

calls them golden age people here. calls them golden age people here. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Is that the main expats here or do they >> Is that the main expats here or do they >> Is that the main expats here or do they have have have >> No, there's a whole There's a There's >> No, there's a whole There's a There's >> No, there's a whole There's a There's Those are a lot of those here, but Those are a lot of those here, but Those are a lot of those here, but there's a lot of middle-age families. there's a lot of middle-age families. there's a lot of middle-age families. Families here with kids, you know, 8, Families here with kids, you know, 8, Families here with kids, you know, 8, 10, 12, 16 years old. My daughter, she's 10, 12, 16 years old. My daughter, she's 10, 12, 16 years old. My daughter, she's in football soccer. They call it in football soccer. They call it in football soccer. They call it football here, but soccer. football here, but soccer. football here, but soccer. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> And there's a lot of kids with the >> And there's a lot of kids with the >> And there's a lot of kids with the families and they're Europeans and families and they're Europeans and families and they're Europeans and >> Very cool. >> Very cool. >> Very cool. >> Yeah. It is. Yeah. So there's There's a >> Yeah. It is. Yeah. So there's There's a >> Yeah. It is. Yeah. So there's There's a There's a good mix here. There's a good mix here. There's a good mix here. >> Yeah, we've noticed this is more of a >> Yeah, we've noticed this is more of a >> Yeah, we've noticed this is more of a family place. I mean, you have you have family place. I mean, you have you have family place. I mean, you have you have singles, you have young people here, but singles, you have young people here, but singles, you have young people here, but it seems like it's it seems like it's it seems like it's compared to other parts of Thailand compared to other parts of Thailand compared to other parts of Thailand where expats congregate, this is a where expats congregate, this is a where expats congregate, this is a family place. family place. family place. >> There's a lot of things to for families >> There's a lot of things to for families >> There's a lot of things to for families to do here. So you love go-carts. They to do here. So you love go-carts. They to do here. So you love go-carts. They have a good go- They have a go-cart have a good go- They have a go-cart have a good go- They have a go-cart track here. track here. track here. >> Right. >> Right. >> Right. >> And it's a very nice go-cart tracks in >> And it's a very nice go-cart tracks in >> And it's a very nice go-cart tracks in Bangkok. Bangkok. Bangkok. >> And they have a They have a water park >> And they have a They have a water park >> And they have a They have a water park at your condo. So you had a condo before at your condo. So you had a condo before at your condo. So you had a condo before you bought this house, right? you bought this house, right? you bought this house, right? >> Yes. It was We tried to do the condo. We >> Yes. It was We tried to do the condo. We >> Yes. It was We tried to do the condo. We thought that would be the ideal thought that would be the ideal thought that would be the ideal lifestyle. lifestyle. lifestyle. >> Right. >> Right. >> Right. >> Don't have to do anything outside. We >> Don't have to do anything outside. We >> Don't have to do anything outside. We can just travel can just travel can just travel live in a condo. live in a condo. live in a condo. >> Lock it up, travel.

>> Lock it up, travel. >> Lock it up, travel. >> Yeah. And >> Yeah. And >> Yeah. And parts of that's true, but is it too parts of that's true, but is it too parts of that's true, but is it too small? And they don't they're not really small? And they don't they're not really small? And they don't they're not really pet-friendly. pet-friendly. pet-friendly. >> So you kept the condo. >> So you kept the condo. >> So you kept the condo. >> We did. We kept [laughter] the condo. >> We did. We kept [laughter] the condo. >> We did. We kept [laughter] the condo. >> of like a a vacation home for you. >> of like a a vacation home for you. >> of like a a vacation home for you. >> If we want to go for the weekend, we can >> If we want to go for the weekend, we can >> If we want to go for the weekend, we can go cuz you can walk to everything. go cuz you can walk to everything. go cuz you can walk to everything. There's two night markets on the There's two night markets on the There's two night markets on the weekend, right? Which are a blast, live weekend, right? Which are a blast, live weekend, right? Which are a blast, live music, and music, and music, and >> all kinds of fun stuff to do and great >> all kinds of fun stuff to do and great >> all kinds of fun stuff to do and great food. food. food. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> And you know, another couple hundred >> And you know, another couple hundred >> And you know, another couple hundred meters you're at the beach. So meters you're at the beach. So meters you're at the beach. So >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Yeah, it's a beautiful condo. Wow. What >> Yeah, it's a beautiful condo. Wow. What >> Yeah, it's a beautiful condo. Wow. What great information you have. great information you have. great information you have. >> Well, just many years of making >> Well, just many years of making >> Well, just many years of making mistakes, so. mistakes, so. mistakes, so. >> [laughter] >> [laughter] >> [laughter] >> Wow, it's a real real joy to have you on >> Wow, it's a real real joy to have you on >> Wow, it's a real real joy to have you on the channel. the channel. the channel. >> Oh, thank you. Appreciate you showing us >> Oh, thank you. Appreciate you showing us >> Oh, thank you. Appreciate you showing us your home and your condo and and your your home and your condo and and your your home and your condo and and your life here. And I know people are going life here. And I know people are going life here. And I know people are going to learn a lot from you, Jimmy. So to learn a lot from you, Jimmy. So to learn a lot from you, Jimmy. So put it there. put it there. put it there. >> Good to see you. >> Good to see you. >> Good to see you. >> Thank you so much. >> Thank you so much. >> Thank you so much. >> Good to see you in person. >> Good to see you in person. >> Good to see you in person. >> [laughter] >> [laughter] >> [laughter] >> Good to meet you. >> Good to meet you. >> Good to meet you. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. Amazing. Amazing. Amazing. >> So Jim's really set his life up nicely >> So Jim's really set his life up nicely >> So Jim's really set his life up nicely with a banking, the phones, and with a banking, the phones, and with a banking, the phones, and everything. If you'd like to also see everything. If you'd like to also see everything. If you'd like to also see another version of that in writing how another version of that in writing how another version of that in writing how I've done it, scan this QR code you see I've done it, scan this QR code you see I've done it, scan this QR code you see on screen now. And if you'd like to see on screen now. And if you'd like to see on screen now. And if you'd like to see the videos we've made all over Thailand, the videos we've made all over Thailand, the videos we've made all over Thailand, click this playlist right here.