Nest egg

A nest egg is an amount of money a person keeps for a particular purpose such as retirement, health care, university education, etc.
Let’s see., we’ve sold the house, the kids are gone, I’ve downgraded to a smaller car and no more expensive Scotch whisky. I think we’ve enough for the next 30 years or so.

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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 saving for your retirement.

Take care of the pennies, and the pounds will take care of themselves, as they say.

In North America, many empty nesters depend on the family home to make up a large part of their retirement nest egg.

It’s very common for empty nesters to sell the family home after all the children have flown the coop and downsize to a smaller condominium.

Yes, I know a man’s home is his castle, but castles are expensive to maintain.

Remember, if you have not started to put away your nest egg, you should start today.

It is essential for me to mention that even though I concentrated on retirement savings today, a nest egg is not only money saved for retirement.


A nest egg is any amount of money that a person keeps for a particular purpose, such as retirement, future health care, a child’s university education, etc.


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