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Like others have suggested in this thread: contracting. Ideally find clients who are willing to work with remote contractors. Emigrate to a "poorer" country an
by wsc981 11y ago
Like others have suggested in this thread: contracting.
Ideally find clients who are willing to work with remote contractors. Emigrate to a "poorer" country and save money. For example, people in Thailand earn on average around 500 EUR a month (from what I've read). If you can manage to work for western clients who perhaps pay you 10.000 EUR a month (40 hour work weeks), you will be able to retire extremely quickly.
- jpatokal 11y agoYes, but then you're living the lifestyle of somebody who earns 500 EUR a month in Thailand, which means you've got a wooden shack next to a rice paddy and a couple of water buffalo. On the other hand, if you want a beachfront villa in Phuket, you can quite easily blow 10.000 EUR a week on renting it.
- anonnomad 11y agoMy suggestion for newcomers is a budget of 2000-4000 EUR month for comfortable living in Bangkok (depending on your level of comfortableness). The daily live of a 500 EUR worker is not the same as that of an expat (e.g. membership at a co-work space alone will set you back ~200$/month). Gyms are as expensive as in the west.
- purplelobster 11y agoReally? I live very comfortably in Stockholm (a very expensive place) with 1500 EUR. How on earth would you need 4000 EUR in Bangkok?
- anonnomad 11y ago4000 EUR is very comfortable living. - ~800 EUR for a nice 1-br condo in a central location - ~100 EUR el./internet/tv/3g - ~100 EUR for transport (these motorbike taxis and bts rides are adding up). - ~150 EUR for co-work membership. = 1150 EUR fix per month. Now with the rest you can go eat and drink. 100 EUR = big nightout, 50 EUR dinner and drinks, 20 EUR low-key dinner with drinks, 4-10 EUR just dinner outside. Add another few 100 EUR for a visa run every once in a while. Also don't forget that you're likely still paying for some stuff back home, insurances, etc.
- peterjancelis 11y agoFor others wondering if 2K euro is really needed, there are plenty of 'digital nomads' living in Ho Chi Minh and Bangkok for $1200 a month. That's with a serviced studio and restaurants all the time.