A practical digital eBook for couples approaching retirement who are considering life in Southeast Asia but want to test the numbers before making a move. It helps you build an honest annual budget in baht, compare everyday living costs with healthcare, visa travel, return flights and relocation expenses, and see how your plan behaves when exchange rates or assumptions change. You will work through the decisions that often get overlooked: what each partner actually needs from retirement, which Bangkok locations fit your lifestyle, how the year’s irregular costs affect your monthly figure, and when your budget should trigger a pause or a rethink. The seven-chapter guide takes you from a complete income and cost inventory to a repeatable retirement review, with practical planning prompts, comparison exercises and traffic-light stress tests you can use together. It is designed to replace vague hopes with a shared, revisitable plan, while encouraging you to verify current visa, healthcare, tax and financial rules with official sources and qualified professionals.