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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why is this a question for only guys?  What about any breadwinner?[/quote]

There’s gender differences in how men vs women are perceived when retiring early. No one bats an eye when a woman isn’t working in her 40s or whatever. You usually get the side eye if you’re a man and not working at that same age. That’s why many “keep up appearances” and mention still working in investments or whatever even if fully retired. [/quote]

OMG I can totally relate to this. I'm a guy and retired at 47 mainly due to insane investment returns. Friends and relatives, especially the in-laws, just don't get that I'm retired. My FIL makes snide comments to me all the time about not working. He's the working-class hero type, i.e. work until you drop dead. Of course, I do spend a lot of time researching and managing our investments, but they just don't get what I do and we of course never tell them how much I'm making doing it. It's none of their business anyway and frankly they wouldn't believe me if I told them. But when I'm meeting people, I "keep up the appearances" and just mention I work in investments to avoid the conversation completely.[/quote]

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