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Shao Chun Chen moved from Singapore to Thailand in November 2024.
Shao -Chu’s courtesy Ceana
If there was Shao Chun Chen filmed From his dream work on Google at the beginning of 2024, he was forced to rest and review what his life wanted to look. Suddenly, he was no longer obliged to remain in his home country Singapore, where he built all his career.
“If the dismissal happened, I (thought), you know I’m sorry,” said a 39-year-old guy CNBC do this. “Then I asked myself, ‘Hey, let’s turn it over. How can this be a positive thing? “
“I wanted to try something else and I always liked Thaisaid Chen. He was acquainted with the country because his wife was originally from Thailand, and they visited her earlier.
Shao Chuna Cean’s one-room apartment in Chiang, Thailand, costs about $ 462 a month.
Corte with Shao Chuna
He was attracted to the various conditions he offered from the busy cities to the serene beaches and the mountains. He also liked how visas and politicians were transparent and friendly to foreigners in the Asian country.
Chen said ultimately that his dismissal allowed him to leave the comfort zone and experiment with the creation of his dreams, and in the framework of this way of life, he and his wife moved to Chiang May in November 2024.
Today they are in a one -room luxury apartment of 600 square feet, which costs 15,000 Thai Baht (about $ 460) per month. Condo came completely furnished, and he pays about $ 20 a month for utilities and about $ 15 a month on WI -FI.
Condo Ceana in Chiang-Mira costs a fifth of what he had previously paid for rent in Singapore.
Shao -Chu’s courtesy Ceana
Chen said he would currently pay for his unit monthly, so his rent would be cheaper if he is a longer rent. Previously, his apartments in 500 square feet in Singapore cost about $ 2500 per month-more than five times more than paying now Thai.
His current apartment offers such benefits as the gym, a small Pilates studio, a joint space, several pools and a water slide.
Chen’s Condo in Thailand comes with Pilates studio.
Shao -Chu’s courtesy Ceana
Ever since being paid from corporate work, Chen has been working on himself, creating education content On YouTube and the coaching business through which he says he can charge $ 500 per hour, depending on the client.
He also earned money by teaching as a Dressed Lecturer at the Singapore National University who demanded from him supercut Between Singapore and Thailand once a week. However, he is now resting from this concert, he said.
Besides Chen built A seven -digit portfolio For about a decade, according to the documents viewed by CNBC, it gave him financial independence.
“Zero stress” life
Chen noted that life in Thailand is much slower and “zero stress”, unlike how mentally taxed in Singapore, he said. This allowed him to cut costs.
“When I was in Singapore … (my job) paid very well, but lifestyle was very restless. I worked as 12 to 14 hours a day,” he said. From the high level of stress he felt, Chen coped, spending money on things such as therapy, spa -ves and drinking on weekends.
“The funniest thing is that now, when I’m here, these things are much more accessible, but I don’t even want them),” he said. “My head space is completely different.”
Today, Chen, in addition to using the gym in his apartment, said he would occasionally pay for massages, which costs about $ 15 per hour.
“I believe I really saved more money, though I don’t,” Chen said.
Condo Cena also comes with a fully equipped gym.
Shao -Chu’s courtesy Ceana
Although he is very happy, living in Thailand, he will consider returning to Singapore if the right opportunity opened, he said. So far he lives now and enjoys a life that Thailand can offer.
“The previous version of myself … I appreciated everything on efficiency and profitability,” Chan said. “But people don’t think so. They may not have as much as a safety net … But they seem to enjoy their day by day, and they actually managed to sit down and enjoy the coffee and have time to read the book.”
“It’s a few simple pleasures that I can afford now that it doesn’t really cost much,” he said.
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