The smart home can be monitored remotely with a Nest thermostat, security cameras, doorbell, and home security alarm while the Rachio weather-intelligent irrigation system lowers the water bill.

It stays in our rental account as a nest egg for the next investment. 

Funding our nest egg/oh sh*t fund.

Then I'll build a nest egg to quit my W2 job.

Simply put $50,000 into a brokerage account and watch the 8% compounding interest do its' thing.This may sound odd to many, but I've worked in finance for the first decade of my career, and have continuously poured money into my brokerage accounts, building my nest egg (I'm currently 32).

I currently invest in REITs and considering looking to the Hapoy Nest app that invest in real estate as low as $10.

You're going to want to have a way to pay yourself so you don't burn through your nest egg.

If I'm spending my nest egg I wouldn't want to do it with a cocky jerk. 

Six months worth of reserves will definitely be a positive and the bigger your nest egg, the greater your chances at getting a loan.

I don't think it is ever a bad idea to have a "nest egg" in a safe in cold hard cash.