Why Is a ‘Nest Egg’ Tied to Money?
A nest egg is “a fund of money accumulated as a reserve,” often set aside for long periods of time and invested so it grows along the way. This fund can be feathered with high-yield savings accounts, retirement accounts, and certificates of deposit, all of which go toward helping people
achieve long-term financial goals. But before “nest egg” related to personal finances, it had a more literal meaning in the context of poultry farms. The original definition for “nest egg” was “a natural or artificial egg left in a nest especially to induce a hen to continue to lay there.”...
