Financial Tools for International Students in Thailand

Managing finances while studying abroad can be tricky. We built software that helps international students track expenses, understand currency conversions, and plan budgets without getting lost in spreadsheets.

Program Start
Sept 2025
Duration
8 Weeks
Learning Mode
Online

What Makes This Different

We're not teaching abstract finance theory. This program focuses on practical tools that international students actually need when navigating Thai banks, currency exchanges, and living costs.

Real Budget Scenarios

Work with actual expense data from students living in Bangkok, Chiang Mai, and Phuket. You'll build dashboards that track rent, food, transportation, and unexpected costs.

Example: A student from India spent 45% more on food than budgeted because they didn't account for weekend social eating. We teach you to spot these patterns.

Currency Tools You'll Use

Build your own currency converter that shows real-time rates, historical trends, and alerts when exchange rates hit favorable points for transfers home.

Example: One student saved 8,000 baht over six months by timing their parent transfers when the USD-THB rate dropped below 33.5.

Banking Interface Practice

Most Thai banks have confusing mobile apps if you're not familiar with the language. We walk through actual interfaces and build simplified tracking tools.

Example: Understanding why your ATM receipt shows different amounts than your bank statement—and how to reconcile them in your budget tracker.

Mobile-First Design

Everything you build works on phones first. Because let's be honest—you're checking your budget on your phone between classes, not on a laptop.

Example: A quick-glance widget that shows your "days until next allowance" and "current daily spending rate" without opening multiple apps.

Who Benefits From This

Students from different backgrounds who wanted better control over their finances while studying in Thailand. Here's what they built and where they went afterward.

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Priya

Engineering Student from Malaysia

Started with zero coding experience. Took our program in October 2024 and built a bill-splitting app specifically for student housing situations in Thailand.

Now works as a junior analyst at a fintech company in Kuala Lumpur, helping design their student account features.
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Elena

Business Student from Vietnam

Was frustrated by how hard it was to explain her monthly expenses to her family back home. Built a visual expense report tool with automatic currency conversion.

Her project got noticed by her university's international office—they now use a version of it to help new students estimate living costs.
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Quick Wins You'll Learn

Small things that make a big difference when managing money as an international student. These are the practical bits nobody tells you until you've already made the mistakes.

1

ATM Fee Tracking

Thai banks charge 200-220 baht per withdrawal if you use a foreign card. We show you how to calculate when it's worth making one big withdrawal versus multiple small ones.

2

Food Cost Reality

Street food is cheap—until you factor in drinks, snacks between meals, and weekend restaurant trips. Build a tracker that separates "planned meals" from "impulse eating."

3

Transportation Budgets

BTS, MRT, taxis, Grab, motorbike taxis—costs add up differently depending on where your university is located. Create a monthly pass calculator that shows break-even points.

4

Visa Run Planning

If you need to do visa runs, those costs are significant. We teach you to build a trip cost estimator that includes transport, accommodation, and emergency buffer.

Applications Open for September 2025

Next cohort starts September 15, 2025. Eight weeks of practical learning, building tools you'll actually use. No prior coding experience required—just bring your curiosity and your laptop.

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