life savings
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"Victims can lose life savings in a matter of hours and be left with damaged homes, financial hardship and a profound sense of vulnerability long after the criminals have gone," he said.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
Buying a home also bundles two very important, but very different, decisions: where to live, and how to invest a large chunk of your life savings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
His videos drew dozens of aspiring food truck owners, many of them immigrants like Ochoa, who entrusted him with their life savings in hopes of turning their dreams into a livelihood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
Should we spend a quarter of our life savings on my daughter’s college tuition or protect that money for my wife’s and my retirement?
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
That afternoon, as was her habit, Boori Ma reknotted her hair, untied the loose end of her sari, and counted out her life savings.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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