life savings
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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
He added his priorities were to put family carers at the heart of any proposals, and ensure no-one lost their home or life savings on catastrophic care costs.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
Her life savings are tied up in a two-storey house in the planned development area, surrounded by ornamental and fruit trees.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
Employees often evaluate the stock based on its past growth rather than acknowledging the risk of having their paycheck and life savings tied to the same company.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026
No authorities had any record of it, and he never recovered the money, his life savings.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
