WHAT PARTICIPANTS SAY
Feedback from people who have used Quietyears programmes — in their own words, at their own length.
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YEARS ACTIVE
840+
PROGRAMME PARTICIPANTS
4.7
AVERAGE RATING
95%
ANNUAL RENEWAL RATE
PARTICIPANT FEEDBACK
Siriporn Ratchanee
Bangkok, reading calendar subscriber
"I had been putting off looking into how my SSO contributions translate to a monthly pension for years. The January reading finally explained it in a way that made sense to me — without any pressure to do anything about it. I renewed for a second year without hesitation."
April 2025
Watcharee Thammasat
Nonthaburi, annual programme
"The reference folder is genuinely useful. I keep it on the kitchen shelf next to other household documents. When my mother asked about her provident fund last November, I actually had something concrete to show her rather than just saying I would look it up. The workshop was informative — long day but worthwhile."
May 2025
Krisada Pornpraset
Bangkok, reading calendar — 2nd year
"I work in IT and have no finance background at all. The language in these materials is genuinely plain — not simplified in a condescending way, just clear. The piece on what happens to provident funds when you change employers was something I had never understood before reading it."
May 2025
Napapon Jirawat
Pathum Thani, caregiver workshop
"My two siblings and I had been avoiding a proper conversation about our father's finances for about two years. We all attended the workshop together. The framework they walked us through for coordinating without taking over was exactly what we needed. We left with a shared document list and an actual plan."
April 2025
Pranom Somkiat
Bangkok, annual programme — 3rd year
"I appreciate that nothing in the materials ever tells me what to do. After years of receiving information that was basically embedded with a sales pitch, reading something that just explains how things work felt unusual at first — but I have come to value it. Now in my third year and will continue."
May 2025
Apinya Chanthorn
Bangkok, reading calendar subscriber
"I subscribed to the reading calendar when I turned 48, thinking it was time to understand what I was actually paying into with my SSO contributions. The first few months were dense — there is real content here, not just introductory material. By mid-year I felt genuinely better informed."
April 2025
CAREGIVER WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS
Thitiporn Laochai
Bangkok, caregiver workshop attendee
"The section on having conversations with a parent without making them feel that their autonomy is being questioned was the most useful part for me. I came in thinking I just needed a document checklist. I left with something more useful — a way to approach the conversation at all."
April 2025
Manee Wattana
Samut Prakan, workshop with sibling
"My sister and I attended together and the sibling coordination section was specifically the reason we came. The afternoon facilitator was very direct about where most families get stuck and what tends to help. We had a disagreement during one of the exercises, which was probably the most useful part — we sorted it out before we left."
May 2025
CASE STUDIES
CASE STUDY 01 — READING CALENDAR
STARTING POINT
A 52-year-old Bangkok resident with seventeen years of SSO contributions who had never reviewed what those contributions would translate to in practice, and did not understand how the provident fund at her employer connected to her overall retirement picture.
WHAT SHE DID
Subscribed to the reading calendar. Read the materials over twelve months, focusing particularly on the SSO pension calculation topics in months two and seven. Requested the full topic list for the following year before renewing.
WHAT CHANGED
By the end of the year she had gathered her SSO contribution records, understood the calculation method, and had a clear picture of what to expect. She described the shift as moving from "vague anxiety" to "something I can actually think about." Now in her second subscription year.
"I had avoided this topic for years because I expected it to be confusing. The reading calendar made it manageable."
CASE STUDY 02 — CAREGIVER WORKSHOP
STARTING POINT
Three adult siblings in their mid-40s whose 74-year-old father had recently retired but had not organised any of his financial documents. They had disagreements among themselves about how involved to be, and a poor track record of productive conversations on the subject.
WHAT THEY DID
All three attended the Saturday workshop session. Used the document-organisation workbook to create a shared list of documents to locate. Applied the sibling coordination framework to assign areas of responsibility without overlap.
OUTCOME
Within six weeks of attending the workshop, the family had located and organised the key documents and agreed on a clear approach for future conversations. The eldest sibling subsequently subscribed to the reading calendar individually.
"We left with a workbook and an actual next step — that had not happened in any of our previous conversations about this."
CASE STUDY 03 — ANNUAL PROGRAMME
STARTING POINT
A couple, both 58, planning to retire in four to six years. They had received conflicting information from multiple sources over the years and were uncertain what to trust. One partner was more engaged with the subject than the other.
WHAT THEY DID
Enrolled in the annual programme together. The more engaged partner read materials as they arrived; the other read some and kept the reference folder. Both attended one of the two included workshop sessions. The second session was used by the less engaged partner with a sibling.
OUTCOME
At the end of the year, both described having a clearer and more consistent understanding of their situation. They are now in their second year of the annual programme. The reference folder has become a shared household reference document.
"Having something physical to refer back to made a difference. The folder lives on the desk rather than in a drawer."
CONTACT DETAILS
TELEPHONE
+66 2 947 6213ADDRESS
51 Ekkamai Soi 12, Khlong Tan NueaOFFICE HOURS
Mon–Fri: 09:00–17:30
Sat: 09:00–13:00 (workshop days)
CREDENTIALS
Member since 2021. Subject to factual accuracy and editorial independence standards.
Associate member. Workshop design reviewed against adult learning principles.
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