Hi all,
Newly registered to the forum, have enjoyed being a lurker for a while now.
I did the Megacorp thing for 20 years, the wife and I saved early and aggressively early in our careers, have built a nice nest egg, no debt, house paid off etc... My wife was in and out of her career the first 15 years with kids / part time etc... then she got a fantastic job and we had the opportunity for a big switch - I was miserable at the Megacorp thing she loves her job and it pays very well, we are well on track for FIRE for both of us in 10 years and live very comfortably on her salary. I have taken over the kid (two high schoolers) stuff, home stuff, cooking (which has been a hoot) etc... Also, worthy of note, I think, is that my 20 year Megacorp stint is what contributed by far to date to our 700k+ nest egg and most of the house equity, I'm 48 she's 46.
So, we (Wife and I) have thrived under this arrangement for three and a half years, have a great plan and we are both happier and more in love than ever. Here's my main problem - Family and some friends continue to make snide comments e.g. "How do you feel about being supported by your wife" "Better not let her go she's your meal ticket" "What do you do all day" "Why don't you do something" etc... etc... All this in spite of having many interests, activities and volunteering.
Any advice on how to deal with this? This is the only down side of our decision so far. I am getting better at just letting it roll off my back, but jeez you think people would worry more about their own situation rather than me so much.
Thanks, and glad to be here!
Newly registered to the forum, have enjoyed being a lurker for a while now.
I did the Megacorp thing for 20 years, the wife and I saved early and aggressively early in our careers, have built a nice nest egg, no debt, house paid off etc... My wife was in and out of her career the first 15 years with kids / part time etc... then she got a fantastic job and we had the opportunity for a big switch - I was miserable at the Megacorp thing she loves her job and it pays very well, we are well on track for FIRE for both of us in 10 years and live very comfortably on her salary. I have taken over the kid (two high schoolers) stuff, home stuff, cooking (which has been a hoot) etc... Also, worthy of note, I think, is that my 20 year Megacorp stint is what contributed by far to date to our 700k+ nest egg and most of the house equity, I'm 48 she's 46.
So, we (Wife and I) have thrived under this arrangement for three and a half years, have a great plan and we are both happier and more in love than ever. Here's my main problem - Family and some friends continue to make snide comments e.g. "How do you feel about being supported by your wife" "Better not let her go she's your meal ticket" "What do you do all day" "Why don't you do something" etc... etc... All this in spite of having many interests, activities and volunteering.
Any advice on how to deal with this? This is the only down side of our decision so far. I am getting better at just letting it roll off my back, but jeez you think people would worry more about their own situation rather than me so much.
Thanks, and glad to be here!