TL; Dr: I am on a semi- decent track in the U.S., but i think about quitting the West (and thus losing my spot in the semi-decent track) and moving to Thailand all the time. I would like your opinion on why this might be a stupid move.
-I'm a late-twenties guy in the U.S.
-I have an ok career track: I make a little less than $60k per year and there are decent long-term prospects.
- I love my job 50% of the time, I hate it the other 50%.
-I have two years of thai living expenses saved up (and, I save an extra year worth of thai living expenses every year i stay in the U.S.)
-I would like to not work for a while. I want to just read, lift weights, bang chicks, sleep decent hours and eat good food.
-I have a girlfriend right now, but I hope I never marry anyone. Right now, I really don't want the "normal" western goals (marriage, family, career advancement, etc), just read, lift, bang, sleep, eat.
-I'm drawn to thailand by the low cost of living, the good food, the easy lays, and the freedom.
Here are the risk factors I see:
(1) fucking up my career- basically, I worry that i will wake up after a year or two in thailand and I realize I want to go back to the West, but now I've fallen off the career ladder. My industry is really conservative so it'd be tough to get back in after going expat.
(2) related to point (1), by fucking up the career, I feel like I'd jeopardize my chances at having a normal, conventional family life if I ever ended up wanting that (suburbs, house, wife, kids, etc)
(3) related to (1), maybe it is dumb to spend down my (humble) net worth when I've been fortunate enough to start building wealth. Again, I'm worried ill wake up as a 35-year or 45-year old man and say "what the hell was I thinking?"
On the other hand, I feel like I should not wait, because:
(1) the cost of living spread between the U.S. and Thailand might narrow (thailand and such is getting more expensive, so I feel like low-cost SEA won't be there if I wait too long).
(2) life is really short
(3) I worry that I might get stuck (fall in love like an idiot) with a western girl the longer I stay in the west (whether my current gf or some other girl sooner or later)
(4) I look at the 50-year old guys that did the "normal life" track and I think they're crazy for going through all the s when if they didn't buy the his, marry the girl, have the kids and buy the boat, they could have been free. Instead, they make $200k a year, but they NEED to go to work tomorrow, they NEED to smile when the client yells at them, etc.
What angle am I missing in this analysis?
-I'm a late-twenties guy in the U.S.
-I have an ok career track: I make a little less than $60k per year and there are decent long-term prospects.
- I love my job 50% of the time, I hate it the other 50%.
-I have two years of thai living expenses saved up (and, I save an extra year worth of thai living expenses every year i stay in the U.S.)
-I would like to not work for a while. I want to just read, lift weights, bang chicks, sleep decent hours and eat good food.
-I have a girlfriend right now, but I hope I never marry anyone. Right now, I really don't want the "normal" western goals (marriage, family, career advancement, etc), just read, lift, bang, sleep, eat.
-I'm drawn to thailand by the low cost of living, the good food, the easy lays, and the freedom.
Here are the risk factors I see:
(1) fucking up my career- basically, I worry that i will wake up after a year or two in thailand and I realize I want to go back to the West, but now I've fallen off the career ladder. My industry is really conservative so it'd be tough to get back in after going expat.
(2) related to point (1), by fucking up the career, I feel like I'd jeopardize my chances at having a normal, conventional family life if I ever ended up wanting that (suburbs, house, wife, kids, etc)
(3) related to (1), maybe it is dumb to spend down my (humble) net worth when I've been fortunate enough to start building wealth. Again, I'm worried ill wake up as a 35-year or 45-year old man and say "what the hell was I thinking?"
On the other hand, I feel like I should not wait, because:
(1) the cost of living spread between the U.S. and Thailand might narrow (thailand and such is getting more expensive, so I feel like low-cost SEA won't be there if I wait too long).
(2) life is really short
(3) I worry that I might get stuck (fall in love like an idiot) with a western girl the longer I stay in the west (whether my current gf or some other girl sooner or later)
(4) I look at the 50-year old guys that did the "normal life" track and I think they're crazy for going through all the s when if they didn't buy the his, marry the girl, have the kids and buy the boat, they could have been free. Instead, they make $200k a year, but they NEED to go to work tomorrow, they NEED to smile when the client yells at them, etc.
What angle am I missing in this analysis?