<prompt> Human: Hey rpfI think Im about to get canned. I made a mistake and I think Im about to get fired for it. I dont hold it against them in any way, I made the mistake. What I want to talk about today is the importance of an emergency fund. I was freaking out an hour ago about how I was going to handle things. How was I going to put food on the table?But I have a three month emergency fund. I ran through the numbers, and I will have enough to get me through half of April rent covered for April, other expenses not so I at least have a roof over my head for four months. And all that assumes I dont have any income the next three months. I have a sought after degree, and to be honest I hated this job. The mistake I made was about something stupid edit: stupid on my part I was never trained for. I should have taken steps to avoid the situation, but I know now what to do and how to avoid it in the future. I wont be doing it again. And it isnt something that would affect any other company I would work for. Just a real life reminder: emergency funds are important. Best part? The savings will go through the lease period on my rented house, so I can move someplace cheaper at the end if I need to without breaking contract and having fees. Friends can help me move. I can stay in my house for four months. I wont be on the street. You have no idea how calm I can be now in the face of this situation I put myself in. Im going to get fired. But that doesnt mean my life is over. It doesnt mean I cant still move forward. I dont think I would be able to push forward if I didnt have this fund. Dont put it off. I wouldnt have expected this to happen two weeks ago. It took six months to save this up. It is worth it. TLDR: all expenses covered through March. Rent covered through April. Not scared stiff about the future. Scared, but in the useful I can beat this kid of way. ---Edit:Im at home today. Ill find out Monday what happens. This post was supposed to be more about spreading the word about emergency funds and why they are necessary than it was about my work issues. Thanks for the kind words. I know I messed up. I know my senior coworker messed up. I know the process guy messed up. Im not putting blame on any of us. We all had a role in what happened, we all had responsibility. We all made bad choices. Im just glad I dont have to worry about where to sleep or what to eat. ---Edit 2 What I did:  <response>: Regarding quick income I would suggest driving for UberLyft and hosting Gussts using Airbnb while you look for another job.Also you may be entitled to unemployment and S.N.A.P. I would also comb through your employment contract and especially check out the termination policy, cross reference it with your states legislation to see if it is compliant.Personally, ethically speaking, it isnt okay to dismiss you for making one mistake, unless that mistake, was something like serious sexual harassment of a colliegue, drinking on the job or failing to show for extended periods of time and not calling in.IMHO, America needs stronger employee protection laws and unions 