It could be "savings" for some of them. I know guys (engineers) who work for a couple years, save up a bunch of money, they drop out of the work force for a whi

It could be "savings" for some of them. I know guys (engineers) who work for a couple years, save up a bunch of money, they drop out of the work force for a while. On the opposite side of the spectrum, I also have a friend with a "fake" job at a family business. They have an income, but don't actually work for it.