If you are planning on moving to Thailand or visiting Thailand, it is no place to be broke.
If you have to continually worry how much simple things cost like a taxi, this is not going to be the place for you.
If you are coming on a holiday, understand the cost of your food, lodging and transportation 100%.
If you can only afford to take a bus and not a taxi, this is probably not the place for you.
Any tourist should have plenty of money to cover their holiday in full, including having reserve funds for any emergencies that may/may not come up.
Thailand is not a fun place when you are broke, no matter what you read.
If you plan on living here long term?
Remember the Thai baht currency fluctuates and you may end up with less money each month.
If your monthly budget involves just barely surviving, do NOT move here.
Unanticipated or hidden costs can send you packing back home very quickly.
Thailand is NO different than your home country.
There are expenses, there are emergencies and you have to be financially prepared over the long hall to cover these.
If you think you are going to move here and live on the cheap the rest of your life, sorry you are not going to make it.
Do your due diligence in regards to costs of living here in detail.
Understand if you can have a happy life with what income you have?
You may be surprised it is not what you planned or thought.