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nest egg

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From parking spots to hurricane betting, here are 12 alternative homes for your nest egg.

From Ozy

Perhaps their bet will pay off and when they’re ready to retire, they’ll be sitting on a nest egg.

From Vox

That means many seniors who have even a small amount of retirement savings, as well as disabled people with nest eggs, aren’t eligible.

From Vox

Rather than a way to build a nest egg for old age, the accounts have morphed into supercharged investment vehicles subsidized by American taxpayers.

Growing a retirement nest egg is no easy feat post-recession.

Not necessarily all in a 401(k)—older workers should also have a decent cash nest egg, what with the state of the economy.

Not enough to retire instantly to somewhere warm and beachy, but a pleasant increment to my nest egg.

I was fortunate enough to have a little nest egg, but my first paycheck back in the real world was totally shocking.

A psychologist and authority on gullibility lost $400,000 of his retirement nest egg to none other than Bernard Madoff.

If such a darling thing should happen as my winning the prize, Id put it all in the bank for a nest-egg, she thought.

While making believe to be a poor man, he must have been putting by a nice nest-egg; else how could he buy all that furniture?

That, Mr. Massey said, made a steady two pounds a week, plus the very nice little nest-egg of a hundred pounds.

I had considerable faith in Brown's ideas, and he was as set on this one as a Brahma hen on a plaster nest-egg.

It is 316 enough to keep him and his mother while the boy is being educated and to leave a small nest-egg in addition.

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On this page you'll find 46 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to nest egg, such as: cache, reserve fund, savings, savings account, stash, and stockpile.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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