I have a job with free food... and beer.

If I eat for 100 Baht, i pay only 100 and not 221

I got same fever as you... :-(

and I have my expense excel sheet since 2005.. from my finacial advisor..Since then I still broke each month... warn ya !

btw, thanks for free house free dinner and everthing in house.. :-)

I make my own food, cheaper and MUCH healthier: my excel sheet dates from the day I moved to Thailand

It sound like a very good idea to make expense excel sheet which I have never done it that why I broke since I have got my own money! sad jing jing

It doesn't help that the GBP, or the Euro has weakened against the Baht. It makes everything more expensive before even starting to spend.

Lunch at Khaosan here in Samui: Chicken with chilli and basil, with steamed rice, and a coconut shake: 160 THB.

Last night, dinner for five at Tum zaab: 1310 THB,including drinks and dessert, and we pigged out.

Going by your previous food journals AAAum, its a wonder your credit card has not been confiscated. :-)

my lunch costs me 35 baht a day ... rice, 2 side dishes and water !!!

Move to Chiang Mai, food cheaper here, see ya soon 555

don't u want new shoes, triple A?

I didn't marry or have kids. And I buy only what I need... And I hardly eat anything.

Too bad I can't take it with me, because I have amassed a vast fortune.

If I am trying to save Money or stay to a budget...

It is cash only!!!! never pull out the credit card...maybe even leave it at home.

Monies to be spent that day ...go into my pocket

and they come out...for...each ... item ...all ...day ...long

but it works usually for me

Maximum of my lunch is THB 40-60.- and minimum is THB 15- 30.-

^^

is that the Soda diet?

note to self--- try it soda's way for a month!

My minimum lunch is 5 bht. Instant noodle in the office lol

My maximum lunch is when I have a lunch date

confession!!! i paid another 300/person for dinner @ Secret Garden :{

I am very bad at spending as well. I normally empty my account no matter how much I earn!

The very effective way that I have done throughout the past 3 years, and had been quite successful was to put the money in a fixed account once u get paid, say 10 - 15% ur salary first. Then splurge on the rest of the money in the account!

I did save up enough to do a lot of things during the past 3 years; have Lasic surgery, pay my way to the UK, and support myself for 4 months without a job. But I'm back to close to zero again... hahaha!

Last year, I managed to save around 30% of my salary each month for close to 6 months before I resigned from the job. I will never be able to save up that amount of money, if I spend before I save. But because I save before I spend, the money is already kept safe in the bank before I get a chance to touch it.

I hope this is useful for u. Anything is possible, if u find the trick that works for u! Soo soo na!

thank you... nice tip!!

i save before spending too... but for now, i think it's too less... too little comparing to you '

okkkk... it's useful... i will try

No comparison... I wish I had more to spend on a daily basis than to spend on the big things sometimes!