I am a 25 year old male and live in London (UK). I was thinking to buy goods and list it on ebay and send the goods to my parents for them to ship it to the customers that buy the items. I have searched and found out that it is quite expensive to ship a parcel. Could anyone please tell me how else I could earn fair amount of money by living there? what kind of business i could do and how much approx it would cost? Thank you in advanced.
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You could teach English at universities, schools, and private tutorship. You can even open your own institution and become a brand ambassador. All you need is being a native speaker of English. The demand here in Thailand is very high. You will make money 3 times higher than Thai graduates with paying low percentage of tax to Thailand. By the way, for the higher salary just get a TEFL / TESOL test & certificate. It doesn't take long. Alternatively, rent a room near any tourist spot and setup your travel agency or travel solution business. Create a big sign that says foreigner friendly or "we speak English". You earn money by commission through purchase of fares and travel packages.
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Few legal ways to earn a living for a foreigner. Your shipping business is definitely not legal unless you have a registered business and a work permit. You could get away with it as long as it remained small and nobody noticed. Otherwise you would spend some time in the immigration detention center before being deported - not a fun experience. There are few jobs for foreigners. Teaching English is one but it is normally low pay for long hours and poor treatment. Read ajarn.com for all the stories and info about it. It's not as easy to get those jobs as it used to be because of so many pedophile teachers in the past so you need credentials. All service jobs are prohibited to foreigners so forget at those. Opening your own business requires a 10 million baht investment - if you have that much then just enjoy life and avoid being fleeced.
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The ebay thing has been done - and plenty - teaching English is the only likely option. It will give you some security and then you can play with the ebay on the side if you want.
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