I'm 71, I Moved to Thailand with $690,000.. Everything Changed After Marriage After I Got Married!

I'm 71 years old, living in a $280-a-month apartment in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Four years ago I arrived here with $690,000 in retirement savings, a paid-off house sold, and a plan I'd spent 38 years building. Today I have $112,000 left. It wasn't a market crash. It wasn't medical bills. It was marriage — to a 23-year-old Thai woman I met at an art market, and a daughter I will never regret having, even though she's part of why my retirement is gone. This is the full story: the COVID lockdown that brought us together, the prenup conversation I never had the courage to start, the wedding, the endless family emergencies that were all real, and the spreadsheet moment that ended everything. If you were me — $112K left, 71 years old, a daughter you adore 7,000 miles from your kids back home — what would you do? Drop your answer below. #BigMoneyRegret #RetirementRegret #ExpatLife #ThailandExpat #RetireAbroad #FinancialMistakes #PersonalFinance #RetirementPlanning #LifeLessons #MoneyMistakes #thailand #thailandtravel