He had always been the (family) 'breadwinner'.
(..) that you lose your job! I didn't lose it. It's not like, "Whoops, where did my job go?" I quit! Pass the asparagus. of being the sole breadwinner now. - I already have a job. - We'll leave it up to Carolyn. "You're going to take care of everything now, Carolyn?" "Yes. I don't mind." (..)1999 American Beauty