The Easiest and the FASTEST Way to Move to Thailand... PERIOD. 

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My wife who is originally from Thailand built our home in Northeast part and in that region it doesn’t take much to have a less stressful life compared to the states

Too many people always saying 'they're gonna do something' but never do anything!

Reasonable budget for Chiang Mai and most parts of Thailand except Bangkok, Phuket, Pattaya and touristic areas. It is not budget prevents people from moving, it is the fear.

$1000 is actually too much, I struggled to blow more than $700 When I lived for a month in Chiang Mai. I finally decided to relocated to Thailand on the second of April. Thank you Brett

I'm 24, Scottish, I speak Thai fluently, have a Thai fiance and we travelled around Thailand around 4 months ago, but I can see why it's hard to move to Thailand. It's so money orientated, Thailand wants your money but they don't want you is what I take from their visas and restrictions on foreigners buying property.

Great advice . Chiang Mai is one of the areas that I'm interested in once this virus crap is over. Stay safe man.

Well escaping Australia may be the most complicated part

Been watching your videos on and off for the past 2 years. I love the way you explain things. Very thorough and realistic. Funny at times, but in a good way! Looking forward to more of your videos. Great informative content!

What a fantastic motivator, you are.. all off your vids are so so.. motivating, thanks a million..

Thanks Brett for the free class. I’m a new subscriber, absolutely love your content.

Thanks. Planning to roll the dice once the boarders open. About to start a second website to diversify from the technical issues that pop up from time to time. Cant wait.

This is probably single handedly, the video that made me make up my mind ! Thank you I needed to hear this !!!

Great stuff, encouraging , honest , no bull . Thanks

Great advice Brett, thanks for that mate.

Brett thanks for another useful video.

Great advice,thank you!

Good to see you back mate 🙏

Beautiful natural sounds. Can't believe it bothers you. Would love to wake up to that.

Nice one Bret. Positivity is key...

Good on ya mate, you have it sorted.👍🏻

Good to see you back Brett! I think you're absolutely right. Some people want to bubblewrap themselves and try to think of every possible disaster that could befall them (thought the 3 motorbikes at once never crossed my mind! 🤣). But the end result of all that over thinking is paralysis; they end up doing nothing. I moved here July 2019, and I've not looked back. I sold or donated all my stuff and came here with three suitcases and a backpack at 57 yo. Divorce was my motivator for the changer of pace. I read a couple of comments about visas, and it might be good for you to revisit that issue some time. It is a pretty fluid situation on that front here in Thailand. I'm on a retirement visa, and so far so good. Cheers!

Planning on moving to Thailand aft the end of March! This was comforting, because I've always been worried I wasn't saving enough.

Just came across you, video just what I needed, I’ve decided to move to Thailand and your info has really helped , straight to the point lol , thank you x

Hi Bruv, a good informative video hopefully it will take away some fears for people. Take care GOD Bless you and yours. M

An absolute great inspiring video!!!

Forever inspiring me to live in Thailand, living my dream! Thanks for the great video again mate

Thanks Brett for the advice 😀👍

excellent video buddy - thanks

I am a single man who lives in a major city in the southwest part of the USA. It is very difficult for me to spend over $1500 per month. My car is paid for and l have a 1 bedroom apartment, thats not in the slums. Don't eat out much and l have a few women who spend a little time with me every month. I barely drink any alcohol and l will attend live events that I like. If I can spend less than $1500 in the USA, should easily be able to live off that amount or less in Thailand.

very encouraging Bret thank you

Watch out for that dengue! Great video man! Got me thinking again.

Planning a move... love your vids!

Very good video thanks

Thank you for this video... I am fearful of things not working out especially with visas etc but this video gives me more hope it will work out.

great video!!! thank you for the vote of confidence. I have been preaching to American's that moving abroad is not as scary as they think.

Thank you for sharing, I found your information very informative. I am an American laying the ground work for making that move to Thailand and bringing my consulting business with me. Currently gathering all the information that I can.

lol, I love it. I agree 100%. Keep up the great work.

Excellent. I really thank you.

Wow brother thanks huge inspiration

Love the birds sound, it does not bother me rather creates a natural vibe

When Brett talks about how easy it is to just move and get a client then move to Thailand, and I am just watching from my country with tears in my eyes because our economy is literally fucked and monthly salaries are almost around $300 right now, it helps makes me dream and have hopes. I wish I can do this today, I'll probably try my best soon to start planning it... first step, get a job online.

Consistently the best advice giver for Thailand imo.

I thanks so much because I’m thinking of going to Thailand and change my life.

Great video.

You should do a video on what visas nomads are using at the moment (especially during covid) as I know border runs are off limits right now. I myself have a long term Thai partner and a stable income, but many people may struggle to work out logistically how its possible, visa-wise, to stay put. Decent vids!

❤️ that bird is in all over in Thailand 😂 you can hear everywhere its voice. Its a cuckoo family 😂

Your attitude and work ethic is first class sadly people are in their comfort zone and never move out of it

Great inspiration! What visa should one apply for? Thank you, Brett.

Thank you Brett.That bird is in my mobile ring.

Some great points here brother. Wish I had moved to Thailand as I planned, would’ve been saving 3-4k a month on living expenses and wouldve had a lot more to reinvest and scale my business.

This is so helpful. Thank you so much. I’m so fed up being so tired after working 40+ plus hours a week and never having time to do things I love. I’m going to make the move! I love Scotland but until I earn a higher salary life just isn’t happy. But even when I picture myself earning more that still come with working more so the cycle doesn’t end.

The bird sounds great.

Practical and inspiring.

Thanks for your common sense approach to solving problems.

Good advise.. I WAS coming but just started a 5 month dental implant process.. so delayed until August. Curtis in Las Vegas

Great video mate, what are you main sources of attracting clients?

Hi thanks so much your right I’ve been using excuses and over thinking this for years now you broke it down you given me the confidence to go for it Booking our one way tickets for end of March I can do this after 50 years of overthinking May be able to thank you when I get there

I remember living in Thailand and hearing that bird at 0:17 every morning and sometimes during the day too lol

I would love to learn more about how you did it. I can only seam to watch 1 of the other videos

Cool vlog. Think I need to research freelance Forecast Demand planning

I've been a lazy bum, just working my job for the last bit. Started getting myself in gear again and now I find this video of yours posted on my birthday. Well well well, must be the Universe sending a message. Or it might be Brett delivering a swift movement of the foot in a tender area, which is an even better reminder. Noice! Thanks again for another video showing me to not overthink it and just kick it hard.

Great informative and very inspirational vlog, thank you very much. But what about your visa? Are you on student visa ? ( learning thai language) Or is it another kind of visa?

I'm from the UK also and planning to move to Bangkok this October but my main concern and stress is over what visa to get. Just seems like a money trap or complete stress that's always going to tie me down somewhere also with the risk of not getting renewed

encouraging

I don't know why, but this is probably my favorite video you ever made.

When the average Thai earns less than £5 a day it begs the question why people think they need so much money to come and live here.

I plan on moving an hour away from Chiang Mai, no clue about this client stuff but would love to come visit you and learn! I would most likely just outsource the jobs lol

Great video Brett ,just a quick question,how much is your health insurance and does it cover covid

Brett, I’d love to hear about your sales funnel since you live in another then where your clients live. How do you service your clients with your current time zone and how do you consistently get business?

Your amazing bro, thank you, what’s the best place in Thailand tho to move to?

such a refreshing take...people realy do make it complicated for nothing!

Ive been to thailand 7 times now. I kived in chiang mai for a year in 2015 after being let go from teaching position i never obtained. Im definitely working on getting back but still stumbling around on a few things

Currently in the process, and my biggest hurdle is getting rid of all my stuff.

Great video as usual. Why did you personally choose Thailand and not some other foriegn destination? And why should we consider Thailand? Thank in advance.

Thank you for this video. I really wanna try to leave there.

Yea 15 years in same job definitely missable been back and forward to Thailand this 6 years , still in 30s , great bit of advice pal 🙏👍just need be bit better wit online stuff

Always love your content mate. I am a fellow RU-vidr and have now made it my full time profession. I also want to move to ChiangMai ASAP. Living in London atm and waiting for an opportunity to get out. Was born in ChiangMai and have been there many times for long periods and love it. Could I ask about how you manage your business as a digital nomad in Thailand? Specifically around Visa and Tax? Just want to make sure I'm doing everything properly. Perhaps I could email you? Cheers Brett!

really good content bro and very honest. I live in the south of the UK after living in Australia and fins it almost impossible to live where a small flat would cost you £800 a month not including bills. Im currently building a UK business along side this youtube channel which with 5,000 subs earns me 800$ passive atm as well as a patreon and other side hustles.

Id lovve tto ask u more, about yoir work. Great vid mate.thinking ofmoving therewith the fam

Brilliant content, I’m 29 & looking to move out here with my girlfriend. We are robot at in England!

Good points. As someone who has worked as an ex-pat full-time freelancer for 13 years now, you can definitely make an average of 1K per month if you stay focused, but the problem with Thailand is not just the rent and living expenses; it's the damn VISA. If you're on an ED visa, you're gonna spend about 50K baht per year. Another potential dealbreaker for many (myself included) is the fact that it seems you now need insurance just to get an extension (you need to extend your ED visa every three months even if you make a 1-year deal with a school), frequent policy changes and new restrictions notwithstanding. Would be nice if someone has found a solution to this for Chiangmai (or other areas). Thai laws literally change on a weekly basis and are often confusing and disjointed. Basically, if you're from a western country, probably not a good idea to set your mind on staying there for the next 20 years, unless you've found some kind of visa deal I haven't heard of (unlikely), or are willing to spend 30K USD on the Thail Elite visa (20 years) or 18K for 5 years (going up to 20K next year). Then of course there's marriage, but that comes with it's own risks I guess. Basically, China is gaining a stronger and stronger foothold in the Thai gov, and they clearly DO NOT want westerner's there anymore. So unless you have a minimum of 16K to stay there for 5 years, or are married, visa is going to be a headache. Btw, even the O-type (retirement) visa has just become a LOT more restrictive and many retirees are leaving for the Phillipines due to the new financial and insurance restrictions. Good luck guys.

Can hear a mynor bird in the background ,I so miss that sound. Alan

Bro, thank you so much you are the man and you are so right I thought it's hard to find a job online but I never did what you are saying reaching out to 100-200 employers and actually trying Fuck knows how did I convince myself with the idea of being so hard thank you dude

This is great Brett. So I could come if I quarantine in some hotel for two weeks? I have been vaccinated with the Pfizer Covid series. Do they take that into account?

I'm soon to be single and looking forward to retiring somewhere in Thailand. Thanks for the info.

I'm sure $1000 per month will serve you well but it's also true (and you do mention it) that one needs to live a sensible life also. For my part, I lived in Spain for 3.5 years with about €1500 each month. That's fine but it did spiral quickly out of control at times. And you have to take into account non-daily expenses. Insurance. Health. Things going wrong. Stuff you have to buy. Buffer. Visa runs. If you DO plan on living on $1000 per month in Thailand then make very sure that you've got the basics covered and make sure that you've got a buffer that you don't touch at all unless you really need it one day. If something happens and/or you suddenly need a good chunk of cash and you don't have it then you can find yourself in real trouble very fast. Best of luck to all adventurers out there.

I would love to do this I just don't know how to get onto the Internet and work for myself.

How to get the least expensive health insurance? The consulate states expats living there must have health care coverage. Pacific Prime and Cross are less until elderly years (after 75) then takes closer to 1000.

What’s the visa situation in Thailand? Come in on a special tourist visa for 60 days, renew for another 30 days ...then what????

Great video ! What if i am not familiar with making money online ? I never had a job online and dont know how and where to start. Lol

Jit you funny I fw you

I’m a piano tuner in Vegas and was thinking about moving to Thailand and just flying back every now and then to take care of my customers.

I'm single and cant wait to move to thailand omg

What kind of travel/medical insurance do you have?

Your discussion in this video describes me VERY accurately... Previously an environmental professional, retired from a government agency with modest pension -- have since worked for a non-profit and dabbled a LITTLE in consulting... but never really was self-sufficient as a free-lancer. With that, my question: While the ability to make some supplemental income interests me... ... I'm also interested in how I might simply be useful -- to CONTRIBUTE to the community in ways other than just being another drop in the bucket for the tourist economy. Especially as so many Thai people are struggling to get back on their feet due to the Covid pandemic. I've got some professional skills (land & resource conservation, document composition & editing, etc.) and don't mind getting my hands dirty in construction, maintenance, etc. Among other roles, I was a wildland firefighter for 34 seasons. So, is there an opportunity for a farang like me to be a useful contributing member of Thai society -- with something other than his pocketbook?

It's hard to imagine how much I could earn online. Now I am working 40 hours a week, working online besides. But I am tired after a day's work. Could I work for 20 hours online? We will never know till I do it. Inspirational video Brett. Cheers.

I'm ready to move over as soon as the pandemic is over. Is it hard to come over on a tourist visa and then just stay for good and go through the application process while on tourist visa?

If you fly in and stay at a quarantine hotel, then after 90 days do a visa run, when you come back, do you have to do the quarantine hotel again?

I have lived in Phetchabun, Khon Kaen, Roi Et , and BKK. I cannot live at any of these places under $2000 . Health insurance, condo , car , car insurance, n etc . I just it’s called one’s standard of living Preference.