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A Singaporean man made the unconventional choice to live in Thailand and fly back for work every week in order to save costs. Chen Shao Chun, an adjunct lecturer at the National University of Singapore (NUS), moved to Chiang Mai, Thailand, with his wife i'I'm gaming the system': Singaporean moves to Thailand, flies back weekly for work to save costs
A Singaporean man made the unconventional choice to live in Thailand and fly back for work every week in order to save costs. Chen Shao Chun, an adjunct lecturer at the National University of Singapore (NUS), moved to Chiang Mai, Thailand, with his wife in November last year, reported CNBC. The 39-year-old said he returns to Singapore to teach a three-hour-long digital marketing class at NUS once a week. He earns about $2,000 to $4,000 per month, which covers his travel, as well as his and his wife’s living expenses in Thailand. «I’m gaming the system,» Chen said. «Three hours of working in Singapore can sustain my entire expenditure in Thailand.» He moved to Thailand after he was retrenched from Google and realised that he was financially independent and had the flexibility to change his life, he told CNBC. Thanks to his habit of living below his means and investing up to 50 per cent of his pay, Chen had built up a seven-figure investment portfolio, worth around $2.5 million. Read more