beaker wrote: ↑Tue Oct 06, 2020 12:15 pm

phuketrichard wrote: ↑Tue Oct 06, 2020 7:40 am this

First thing I would do is get a passport for your child from your home country

Seen houses (6x8) for around $15,000. but than u need furnish it so another $3,000-5,000 min.

Where in PP have you seen houses (6x8) for around $15,000. ? I have been looking and can't even find land for twice that price.

Lonestar wrote: ↑Tue Oct 06, 2020 7:15 am Having children is relatively inexpensive here....until it is time for them to start school. You have a window of time in which you could return to your home country and get back in the job market there. If you apply yourself, you may be able to carve out a decent living after a few years of hard work, learning, and advancement. More than 90% of the time, this is the best choice to make for your family.

Khmu Nation wrote: ↑Tue Oct 06, 2020 7:52 am and have him end up in a school with a bunch of cultural Marxist teachers where they cant play conkers and various boys use the girls kasi cos they are non binary.

Imnotasiain wrote: ↑Mon Oct 05, 2020 10:41 pm I've been in cambo working as a teacher for 3 years straight as of now. The salary was plenty for me to live on myself. I messed around and started a family here while I was at it. Now that I have to provide for a wife and kid as well.

Sheepdog wrote: ↑Wed Oct 07, 2020 11:10 pm Hey guys, nice thread.

I’m pretty much in the same boat as the OP and been meaning to post something similar in the hope of some wise advice for a while. I’ve been living here around about 7 years. I have a Khmer wife, but we got hitched in the UK a year ago, so we are not legally married here. (We are hoping the laws here will change and recognize it in the future and strengthen our case if we want to leave here in the future to go back to the UK) I love living here, but that might not be the best option in the future.

We have our first kid arriving in a few months. Wasn’t planned but exciting times ahead! Also slightly worrying giving the state of the world and current events!

Like the OP, I’d also like to invest in a property here pretty soon. We were doing pretty well, saving on average $800 a month for the past year and not really trying too hard to cut down on our spending.

Now of course, we have extra costs coming in soon and my wife will be on reduced income for a while once the baby makes an appearance. We have around $8000 saved and can boost that (hopefully!) to $10,000 before the baby arrives.

I think a Borey is a better investment compared to Condos, but many ‘good value’ Boreys are on the outskirts of PP and I’m worried about the daily commute to work. Traffic is just getting worse. I work in a school pretty central and live a 15/20minute bike ride to work in the TTP Area which is fine, but I don’t want to have to do much more.

I like the look of Borey Williams but again, the distance from work is a put off. Has anyone any experience with them?

Buying a condo with 2BR is as expensive or more as a house in most PP areas.

I’ve just upgraded and we’re now renting a nice, spacious 2BR apartment for $400 a month in the location I like. Do I stick here and keep saving for the next few years to have a more sizable deposit for a house in a decent borey, or do I buy a condo short term with a smaller deposit and then hope to sell for a small profit to then buy a house with a bigger deposit?

What do you guys think?

Any tips/ suggestions very welcome.

Long time reader, first time poster! You guys have entertained me for a long time

Sheepdog wrote: ↑Wed Oct 07, 2020 11:10 pm Hey guys, nice thread.

I’m pretty much in the same boat as the OP and been meaning to post something similar in the hope of some wise advice for a while. I’ve been living here around about 7 years. I have a Khmer wife, but we got hitched in the UK a year ago, so we are not legally married here. (We are hoping the laws here will change and recognize it in the future and strengthen our case if we want to leave here in the future to go back to the UK) I love living here, but that might not be the best option in the future.

We have our first kid arriving in a few months. Wasn’t planned but exciting times ahead! Also slightly worrying giving the state of the world and current events!

Like the OP, I’d also like to invest in a property here pretty soon. We were doing pretty well, saving on average $800 a month for the past year and not really trying too hard to cut down on our spending.

Now of course, we have extra costs coming in soon and my wife will be on reduced income for a while once the baby makes an appearance. We have around $8000 saved and can boost that (hopefully!) to $10,000 before the baby arrives.

I think a Borey is a better investment compared to Condos, but many ‘good value’ Boreys are on the outskirts of PP and I’m worried about the daily commute to work. Traffic is just getting worse. I work in a school pretty central and live a 15/20minute bike ride to work in the TTP Area which is fine, but I don’t want to have to do much more.

I like the look of Borey Williams but again, the distance from work is a put off. Has anyone any experience with them?

Buying a condo with 2BR is as expensive or more as a house in most PP areas.

I’ve just upgraded and we’re now renting a nice, spacious 2BR apartment for $400 a month in the location I like. Do I stick here and keep saving for the next few years to have a more sizable deposit for a house in a decent borey, or do I buy a condo short term with a smaller deposit and then hope to sell for a small profit to then buy a house with a bigger deposit?

What do you guys think?

Any tips/ suggestions very welcome.

Long time reader, first time poster! You guys have entertained me for a long time