pekoさんの おぼえた日記 - 2012年5月15日(火)

Today is my payday. I set aside ￥10000 from my monthly salary as a nest egg every month. I deposit ￥10000 in my bank acount as soon as I withdraw my monthly salary from my acount. Three years have passed since I started saving secretly. When I retire from my work and both of my children support themselves, I'll go on a trip to Europe with that money. So I'll never withdraw my nest egg even if I run short of money.

Now the million-dollar question: How much do I need to prepare for my old age?



Today's expressions


set aside : 蓄える、取っておく

monthly salary : 月給

nest egg : へそくり　＝secret savings 内緒の貯金

deposit ~ in one's bank acount : ~を銀行口座に預金する

withdraw ~ from one's acount : ~を銀行口座から引き出す

support oneself : 自立する

run short of ~ : ~ が不足する

run out of ~ : ~がなくなる

million-dollar question : とても重要な問題, とても難しい質問
Now the million-dollar question: さて、とても重要な問題です。


one's old age : 老後（の生活）
prepare for one's old age : 老後に備える