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Tag: empty nester

  • Downsize

    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

    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

    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

    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…