life savings vs ready

life savings

noun
  • A large sum of money one has saved over a considerable number of years. 

ready

noun
  • ready money; cash 

adj
  • Not slow or hesitating; quick in action or perception of any kind. 

  • Prepared for immediate action or use. 

  • Offering itself at once; at hand; opportune; convenient. 

  • Inclined; apt to happen. 

  • Liable at any moment. 

verb
  • To prepare; to make ready for action. 

How often have the words life savings and ready occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )