I lost my job and pretty much my entire investment portfolio when this happened. It was devastating. I went from doing well, to (by the end of the time I was ou

I lost my job and pretty much my entire investment portfolio when this happened. It was devastating. I went from doing well, to (by the end of the time I was out of work) not having the money to both pay the next month's rent and buy food. Luckily, my family has since bounced back and we're in a great place now. But it taught me a solid lesson about not having most of my eggs in one basket.