# Retiring in Thailand: What They Don’t Tell You || KELLY MCKENNEY (E165)

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Podcast: [Fruiting Body Podcast (Thailand)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/fruiting-body-podcast-thailand-4272786)
Published: 2025-08-05T03:52:30+00:00
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🌴 From Hong Kong skyscrapers to the golf courses of Phuket 🏌️‍♂️ — Kelly McKenney shares his inspiring journey of retiring at 55 and starting a new life in Thailand’s tropical paradise 🇹🇭✨ In this episode, we dive deep into: ✅ Early retirement planning 💼➡️🌅 ✅ Expat life in Phuket 🌴🌊 ✅ Golfing in Thailand ⛳ ✅ Daily routines: yoga, meditation, community, and more 🧘‍♂️☕ ✅ Real estate in Thailand 🏠🇹🇭 ✅ Health insurance costs for retirees 💉💸 ✅ The rapid transformation of Phuket into a bustling expat hub 🌆🚧 ✅ The rising Russian & Ukrainian community in Phuket 🌍👥 ✅ Advice for future retirees looking to relocate to Southeast Asia 🌏🌴 Kelly’s story spans decades of working in Canada, France, London, and Hong Kong in the finance world, before relocating to Phuket in 2016. Now living a structured, healthy, and social lifestyle in retirement, he offers a rare look into what real expat life in Thailand looks like — beyond the brochure ✈️🏝️ He discusses the benefits and challenges of retiring abroad, including soaring private healthcare costs in Thailand, traffic and infrastructure concerns, and the shift from peace to urban growth in Phuket. But above all, Kelly’s mindset is what makes this story truly inspiring: 💬 “What do I have to be grateful for? So much. There’s no reason to be negative.” 🙏 📌 Whether you’re dreaming of early retirement in Asia, curious about the expat lifestyle in Thailand, or wondering how to make a life abroad after 50, this video is packed with valuable insights and real talk. 🎥 Don’t forget to LIKE | COMMENT | SUBSCRIBE for more inspiring stories of life after corporate, retirement abroad, and living your dream in Thailand 💬❤️🌏 👇 COMMENT BELOW: Would you retire in Phuket? What’s your dream destination? #RetireInThailand #ExpatLifePhuket #PhuketRetiremen…

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