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Holden Lewis

👤 Speaker
152 total appearances

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Podcast Appearances

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Understanding 2026 Housing Pressure Points and Finding Your “Enough” Number for Retirement

That's where I've been mostly investing my money.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Understanding 2026 Housing Pressure Points and Finding Your “Enough” Number for Retirement

I originally was playing around with buying individual stocks, but then I was reading on the internet that things like ETFs and mutual funds are a little better.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Understanding 2026 Housing Pressure Points and Finding Your “Enough” Number for Retirement

So I was slowly converting into those.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Understanding 2026 Housing Pressure Points and Finding Your “Enough” Number for Retirement

And now most of my stuff is located in that.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Understanding 2026 Housing Pressure Points and Finding Your “Enough” Number for Retirement

Yeah, I was saving quite a lot when I was living in a foreign country because they were paying my rent.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Understanding 2026 Housing Pressure Points and Finding Your “Enough” Number for Retirement

And there's, you know, U.S.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Understanding 2026 Housing Pressure Points and Finding Your “Enough” Number for Retirement

taxes.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Understanding 2026 Housing Pressure Points and Finding Your “Enough” Number for Retirement

You only pay tax in the U.S.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Understanding 2026 Housing Pressure Points and Finding Your “Enough” Number for Retirement

over a certain amount of money when you're living in a foreign country, which which was a great advantage.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Understanding 2026 Housing Pressure Points and Finding Your “Enough” Number for Retirement

So I was able to save quite a lot of money.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Understanding 2026 Housing Pressure Points and Finding Your “Enough” Number for Retirement

Right now, I'm up to almost three million in cash.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Understanding 2026 Housing Pressure Points and Finding Your “Enough” Number for Retirement

Dubai.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Understanding 2026 Housing Pressure Points and Finding Your “Enough” Number for Retirement

I'd like to stop saving now.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Understanding 2026 Housing Pressure Points and Finding Your “Enough” Number for Retirement

I'm 48.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Understanding 2026 Housing Pressure Points and Finding Your “Enough” Number for Retirement

At least reduce the amount of money I'm saving.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Understanding 2026 Housing Pressure Points and Finding Your “Enough” Number for Retirement

Slow down.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Understanding 2026 Housing Pressure Points and Finding Your “Enough” Number for Retirement

Because I did the calculation on my little compound interest investment calculator, which says that even at a very conservative rate, by the time I get to 65 retirement, I should be doing okay.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Understanding 2026 Housing Pressure Points and Finding Your “Enough” Number for Retirement

But there's a lot of things that make me nervous with it.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Understanding 2026 Housing Pressure Points and Finding Your “Enough” Number for Retirement

Unless for some reason something changes in the future.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Understanding 2026 Housing Pressure Points and Finding Your “Enough” Number for Retirement

Yeah, I am planning to.