Need a bit of a crystal ball for that one! Inflation rates, sterling baht rates, who knows what these will do. If you can invest the lump sum and get some return, even if it's not equivalent to what you need each year, at least that would help a little.
What are your basic lifestyle needs? There's a major difference between the expenditure of a fun-loving socialiser with a taste for the ladies, never cooks for himself, eats regularly in farang restaurants, and who likes a beer or three on a regular basis... and that of a quiet guy who is content with a night or two out each week, eats pretty much nothing but Thai food, and is more into the cultural scene.
The former can get through two or three grand a month in no time, at today's costs. The latter can easily survive on half that.
Last edited by frogblogger; 5th November 2009 at 12:16 AM.
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