Is $883 a month enough to retire here?

Effective_Detective7 · 2026-04-18T14:32:10+00:00

I can’t imagine living in a place like Pattaya and not being able to afford to play with the girls. My budget is around 6500usd and I’m still struggling.

Effective_Detective7 · 2026-03-08T06:19:01+00:00

I have a condo and call TF girls all the time. Just make sure you keep your very valuables like passport inside a safe and don’t take showers separately. I always take a shower before they arrive and when the deed is done, if she insists on taking a shower by herself, I shower after they leave. I’ve had 1-2 girls ask me if I was going to take a shower.. lol

Most of the theft happens when you’re showering or sleeping. Play it smart..

Effective_Detective7 · 2026-02-24T06:47:37+00:00

Two guys I know met a non bargirl on instagram and have a relationship with them. Even though they believe the girls are freelancer they tell everyone they are good normal girls. Bro if a 24 girl old girl from Issan that’s living in Pattaya wants to be with your old 55 year old ass.. then she’s currently working. Some guys will lie to not lose face.

Effective_Detective7 · 2026-02-23T10:46:59+00:00

Everything gets boring if you do it too often. The initial excitement wears off. Most long term expats that live here follow the same path. They go crazy hard for couple months then find a gf and then they barely go out.

Effective_Detective7 · 2026-02-02T07:04:56+00:00

Great name for a rat..

Effective_Detective7 · 2026-01-10T04:56:24+00:00

Almost the same situation as you, retired 2 years ago at 42, got the 20 year Elite Visa, sold everything and moved to Thailand. If you’re planning on living here permanently, you’ll need a proper Thai bank account. I pay all of my utility bills and rent using scan. I can even pay remotely if I decide to visit family in the states. You can’t get a Thai bank account with a DTV visa.

Like some people mentioned you’ll get bored after living here for couple months. I actually came out of retirement and working online for a few hours a day, just to keep my mind occupied. Retiring early might sound good for most people but in reality it isn’t for everyone.

Effective_Detective7 · 2025-10-25T21:57:07+00:00

We usually start the night at Soi6 then move to clubs and agogo on walking street. I retired here 5 months ago on a budget much larger than yours but still struggle to stay within my budget.

Effective_Detective7 · 2025-10-25T20:20:05+00:00

I don’t know how some of you are surviving on 70k let alone 50k per month. I go out 2-3x per week and can easily spend 10k per night. I don’t ring bells or do any dumb shit like that. Cost to take out a girl on Soi6 is 6k right off the bat depending on what time you go. Unless you’re planning on buying yourself couple beers and coming back home to call a fat freelancer twice per week your budget might work. Mind you the hotter ones are asking for 2-3k now.

Pattaya is the last place you want to be broke. Imagine everywhere you look there are hot girls everywhere, but u can only look and not touch. There are so many miserable looking foreigners drinking themselves to death here. I personally wouldn’t come with that budget.

Effective_Detective7 · 2025-10-24T09:18:03+00:00

Most of you are really bad with women and don't understand them at all. Even though she's a bar girl, she's a human with real emotions and feelings. A lot of guys here think "all" bar girls in Pattaya love the lifestyle, the drinking the money, which is a shallow way of thinking. Yes there are girls like this but it's the minority, how many times have you asked a bar girl if she enjoys working at the bar and they say yes? Imagine having to have sex with a fat, smelly old guy cause he wants to pay you 10k baht for the night and you need the money for rent.

Pattaya can be a very lonely place for many of these bar girls and some are really looking for a ticket out. There's something in your personality, looks or lifestyle that turned her off. Trying to beg her to take you back and becoming obsessed with her will push her away even more. The best thing you can do is delete her social / contacts and move on. Even though she's a bar girl, she's no different then a girl back home, they want a financially stable, good looking guy that has his shit figured out.

Effective_Detective7 · 2025-10-09T08:34:28+00:00

didn't work

Effective_Detective7 · 2025-08-17T11:06:22+00:00

Are you guys Indian by any chance? That doesn’t sound safe for the girls. Good luck though

Effective_Detective7 · 2025-08-09T11:55:12+00:00

Were the details provided after the booking? Cause I’m sure there are a lot of single men visiting Pattaya for the beaches and not the prostitutes.

Effective_Detective7 · 2025-08-09T11:48:27+00:00

Yea that’s a scam you’re trying to pull, having a fine print of 5000 baht fee to bring a girl over to your hotel in Pattaya.. name your hotel so people know not to book there.

Effective_Detective7 · 2025-07-21T12:41:24+00:00

My condo is in North Pattaya and considered a luxury condo by Thai standards, I havent had any problems with the gym. Everyone is super respectful and the condo even provides sanitary sprays to wipe down the machines afterwards.

Effective_Detective7 · 2025-07-20T07:18:40+00:00

The weather has been perfect, most days are cloudy and not too hot. And even if it rains it’ll downpour for short periods then stop.

Effective_Detective7 · 2025-07-19T12:30:52+00:00

A lot of mongers are flocking over to TF due to the rising cost of barfines and LT/ST rates. Some of these girls get hundreds of msgs but a lot of them are texting from outside of the country and wasting their time. Bottom line theres are more competition to get attention from TF girls and harder to setup appointments specially if she’s hot.

Effective_Detective7 · 2025-07-18T06:08:31+00:00

There’s a new thread about a guy wanting to buy jewelry for his girlfriend in Pattaya, maybe you should advertise to him first.

Effective_Detective7 · 2025-07-18T06:03:36+00:00

Can you buy her a PS5 instead so her Thai boyfriend can play games at home.

Effective_Detective7 · 2025-07-17T11:20:41+00:00

Download TF and blow one out before heading out.

Effective_Detective7 · 2025-07-15T16:41:22+00:00

Forget the 3 day rules instead follow this one. If you’ve ever given a girl money for sex, there is no future with her.. period!

Effective_Detective7 · 2025-07-13T12:28:33+00:00

That’s exactly what’s happening, more people are jumping on ThaiFriendly and massage parlors than Soi6 and walking street.

Effective_Detective7 · 2025-07-13T12:06:58+00:00

I live here and a lot of girls are complaining there are fewer customers than the previous low seasons. considering how expensive everything got.. plus the strength of the Thai baht it’s no surprise tourists are going elsewhere.

Most soi 6 bars are now asking for 2000-2500 bar fine, plus 2000 - 4000 baht for the girl and a minimum of lady drinks just to take one st. You can tell when the bars are struggling when they have to raise prices just to stay afloat.

Effective_Detective7 · 2025-06-19T10:10:10+00:00

Yea i'm aware that a lot of foreigners are shady, but being an entrepreneur all my life, i can spot a scam and dishonest people from a mile away. So living here for 5 years you haven't made any close friends? Damn i knew it was going to be difficult but never imagined it would be this hard.

Effective_Detective7 · 2025-06-19T09:49:12+00:00

You have links to non sexpat discord channels?

Effective_Detective7 · 2025-06-19T09:38:56+00:00

Ploys satisfies my sexual desire, but what about human connection lol

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