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jjdon · Joined: 15 May 2009 Posts: 7 Location: Ireland

This has been a great thread. I was worried could I survive in CM but now I know can. I'm lucky enough to have a income �600 coming from home, so anything i earn can be spent on fun Laughing

I am going with a CELTA and no experience. What money can I expect and is the job market tough there now?

MaiPenRai · Joined: 17 Jan 2006 Posts: 390 Location: BKK

Don't expect high salaries in Chiang Mai as it is notorious for some of the lowest salaries in Thailand. There are so many expats there who are willing to work for peanuts which has kept salaries low. I would expect between 25,000-35,000 baht/month in Chiang Mai. With no experience, you may be on the lower end of the scale to start. I don't live there, but I would imagine that there would be opportunities to do private tutoring to make more on the side (as there are in most areas of Thailand). With 600 Euro a month already, you will be able to live very well in Chiang Mai regardless of your salary. Good luck and check out ajarn.com for job postings in Thailand. Do you have a degree?... it is becoming quite hard to get work w/o a degree these days.

MrMrLuckyKhan · Posted: Sun May 31, 2009 7:05 am Post subject:

Master Shake · Joined: 03 Nov 2006 Posts: 1202 Location: Colorado, USA

MrMrLuckyKhan · Posted: Sun May 31, 2009 2:16 pm Post subject:

jjdon · Joined: 15 May 2009 Posts: 7 Location: Ireland

Thanks for all your replies, I feel much more confident now.

To answer the question about how I get this money, I'm not a drug dealer or anything so exciting. lol I am allowing for an income for renting out my home while I'm away. I've allowed for 2 months vacant per year and expenses so hopefully everything will go to plan.

MrMrLuckyKhan · Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2009 4:03 am Post subject:

sheikxhoni · Joined: 28 Jun 2009 Posts: 48 Location: Bangkok

You might try Vietnam to save easier. The pay is about the same, the costs are about the same, and there are less distractions.

Also, donn't go there - or anywhere else - and be a weirdo. You have to have clean clothes and wash them too. You can't be a slob. You can't embarrass your home country because, to some degree, you represent your countrymen. You can't keep your job if you start to look like a hermit or a mid-60s hippy. Its better to spent all 30,000 baht than it is to be sent off to a Thai funny fun for your behavior. (Said with only semi-humorous intentions)

sheikxhoni · Joined: 28 Jun 2009 Posts: 48 Location: Bangkok

Sorry about those last comments. I thought I was on that other thread where a guy was worried about saving money in BKK even though he was willing to live on bread and water and a single fish per week or some crap like that. But when I "submitted" it seemed to come up here instead. Oh well. Not for me to understand - -

Paradiselost · Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2009 7:04 pm Post subject:

Most teachers come to Thailand to enjoy trips to the islands, the beaches, the nightlife, the cold beer and the other "goodies", not to save money. Thailand is still a very poor country and not the place to work for money. Note that the average Thai teacher earns about 8,000 Baht/month (@34THB/USD, $235/mo!) You can check with them. They are the ones who live in a run down shack for 1,200 Baht/mo, far away from the school, eat 25 Ba