Keeping the Wolf from the Door

Let's face it's many people dream of leaving those dreary winters, boring jobs and high cost of living to go and live in a tropical beach somewhere. Places like Thailand look like they offer that perfect utopian lifestyle.

In face many people have already done it, unfortunately a lot them have also run out of money. A strange this has happened here in Thailand in recent years, we are starting to see an increasing number of westerners 'down and out' on the streets of Thailand. People who would rather live on the streets with no social security than return home, it's becoming an real problem for the Thai Authorities.

So how do you stop this from happening to you? One answer would be to make sure you bring enough money to last your lifetime, or make sure you have some form of pension. Some people that have done these things have still run into problems, the financial collapse in the west, the currency exchange rate has been particularly harsh, with many foreign currencies losing up to 25% of their value.

There is another problem with retiring to Thailand, boredom, believe me the endless white sandy beaches, great food and beautiful people won't keep your interest forever. Being on vacation in Thailand and living in Thailand are two very different things, life here quickly becomes very routine.

So, I believe the only solution is to do something that keeps you occupied and also brings in some money. Depending on your circumstances, that could be just some extra cash every month or some serious income.

Myself and my friend Tony Jones are developing a website that aims to highlight some of the ways you can make some cash with just a laptop and an internet connection. We are not just concentrating on Thailand you could potentially live anyway in the world. Our site is called Amazing Expat Life it is designed to provide real information on making money online. In the Amazing Expat Life Blog we will be sharing some information about life here in Thailand.

To get people started we will be giving away a free ebook that introduces the concept of making money online. So don't wait until you retire start planning your escape now and the Amazing Expat Life could be your life.

Resources: http://amazingexpat.com

What a Week!!

Well as you can see I have lost a week somewhere, to be honest I have had a week of disasters. First there was the great flood, Noah where’s your boat. I live in what is described in Thailand as a two bedroom shop house. On the first floor or ground floor we have a large shop unit, a small living area, kitchen and bathroom, on the second floor we two bedrooms and a bathroom, each bedroom has a balcony. The back bedroom where we sleep because it’s cooler has a large balcony that is used as a laundry area (weird eh), it’s kind of square shaped and walled in, with two small drainage holes out onto the kitchen roof. As with just about every house I have seen here there is no provision for drainage, no guttering nothing and believe me when it rains here it bloody rains.