Comments on: Wealth of Top 1%, Korean Stock Market Crash, UNESCO Mount Olympus, Thailand Retirement Visa

By: GeorgeTBB

GeorgeTBB — Wed, 12 Aug 2026 10:10:15 +0000

I have not ventured out to the boats yet, seems complicated 🙂

Grab has not let me down yet and as long as that continues I don’t see a need for Bolt for me. Almost all YTubers like Grab a lot more vs Bolt as they tend to cancel a lot. Bolt can be cheaper no doubt about that but even with higher prices of Grab this whole riding costs in BKK are so cheap!

Yeah, I showed bank statements. I had to transfer some cash from investment accounts and parked it at the Schwab Bank in the account we have that reimburses all ATM fees. When DTV was approved I moved the cash back out to where it came from. If we keep the DTV visa to renew after 5 years, about six months I may do the same thing again.

Yeah, Thais are cracking down on border runs for sure lately, they want all to get the proper visa. DTV made the most sense for us to allow maximum flexibility for 5 years.

By: Ryan del Mundo

Ryan del Mundo — Tue, 11 Aug 2026 17:07:49 +0000

Glad you’re spending so much time in Thailand! You should def learn to ride the boats! They are a lot of fun and can cut thru the traffic. That said they don’t go anywhere very useful. Buses aren’t too bad either if you use Google Maps. I find Grab to be awful in BKK because a pickup can take 15-20 mins (Please get me out of BKK ASAP!). I also find Bolt to be quite a bit cheaper than Grab. In Bangkok its just easier to hop in a passing taxi (if they stop!) than wait for Grab/Bolt. Elsewhere I just book Bolt and plan a ten minute wait.

Nice work getting the DTV. Did you only have to show bank statements? I have almost all of my cash in stocks so these bank requirements drive me nuts as I need to get creative. The Thai visa situation was pretty managable the past 10 years but now is getting out of control so maybe I need a different option as I’m there 2 months a year and even that might be too much for them!

By: TravelBloggerBuzz

TravelBloggerBuzz — Thu, 06 Aug 2026 14:40:50 +0000

In reply to GeorgeTBB.

Just a few hours after the back to back posts at UpgradedPoints above?

“I Used the Bilt Palladium Card for Five Months. Here is my Review”

While in these two hours I added to my draft for tomorrows post which is going to be the longest post ever…by far. Not sure this daily drafting thingie I tried this week works. Stress is down but the length of the post has reached ridiculous levels.

Just imagine if I was incentivized by $$$ lol.

Educate.Entertain.Inspire.

Until the end BOOM!

By: GeorgeTBB

GeorgeTBB — Thu, 06 Aug 2026 12:30:05 +0000

UpgradedPoints just pumps out plastic non stop wow. Within an hour today 8/6/26 they posted:

The 8 Best Business Credit Cards for Independent Contractors [Self-Employed, Freelancers].

6 Best Business Credit Cards for Startups and New Businesses.

Ok, huuuge post coming tomorrow. For the record, my site sold one cc in July and one so far in August. As I keep saying, enjoy while this lasts smh.

By: Christian

Christian — Thu, 06 Aug 2026 09:12:55 +0000

In reply to GeorgeTBB. Sure.

By: GeorgeTBB

GeorgeTBB — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 09:45:11 +0000

In reply to Christian. Can I use your comment to answer in the body of my blog post this Friday? In the Thailand section of course.

By: GeorgeTBB

GeorgeTBB — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 09:44:31 +0000

In reply to Dimitri. Why aren't you? :-)

By: Christian

Christian — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 08:46:43 +0000

You seem to be spending a whole lot more time in Thailand and looking at potentially retiring there from your visa considerations. I don’t in any way disagree but am curious, why? I could see Malaysia or Greece due to where you and your wife started and obviously the USA since that’s where you live and your kids as well. You (presumably) are in a position to retire in a bunch of places so I’m curious as to what Thailand has that calls to you? I like the country myself but don’t feel the call of the siren song.

By: Dimitri

Dimitri — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 20:56:01 +0000

I’d be retired…haha

By: GeorgeTBB

GeorgeTBB — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 20:08:12 +0000

In reply to Carl Pietrantonio.

Looks like we are back in business, must have been doing an upgrade or something.
On top of that, there were TWO new email list subscribers today. In ONE day, broke multi year records lol. And had the first cc sale of the month yesterday. TBB is coming back. Anyway, that sure motivates me to add a few more links and my commentary to the Friday blog post draft. It makes immaterial $$ sense to me but seeing this type of support is sure NOT deflating, on the contrary.

And this stock market bull run wow. Can you imagine where we would be if we did not have the Iran craziness going on? Or the stupid tariffs?