Tag: empty nester
Downsize
Word of the Day: Downsize Downsizing has become a trend over the past 15-20 years. It used to be that a couple got married, purchased a house, raised their family and then lived out their retirement in the same home. Now, the family home is seen as an investment for the future. The house you raise…
Nest egg
Word of the Day: Nest egg If you listen to your financial adviser, they will tell you that if you want to retire and maintain a lifestyle similar to the one you enjoy now, you will have to put away quite a substantial nest egg. That’s right; if you haven’t started already, you should be…
Lapdog
Word of the Day: Lapdog Over the last few years, the popularity of small pets in Japan, such as lapdogs, has boomed. Many people get a pet as a companion animal. If you’re an empty nester, your children have moved out and started a family, and your home is empty and quiet. What better way…
Empty nester
Word of the Day: Empty nester This term has been around since the early 1960s, so it is not an old term nor a new one. An empty nester is a person whose children have grown up and left the nest (home), and now the parents are left in an empty house (nest) that is…
