<prompt> Human: Im not even sure that this is the right subreddit for this if anyone has any suggestions for a better place, Ill gladly move the discussion there. I think I should start off by saying that Im 16. My mother had a very good job until a few days ago, when she was laid off. The company she worked at had been making layoffs for a while, and finally they worked their way up the ladder to her position. She had worked there for about 10 years, and although she wasnt shocked, she was definitely upset and has been shaken up, apparently. She decided not to tell us kids, as she didnt want us to worry, but I overheard her on the phone talking to our broker about it. We were intending to sell our house, and we even have a buyer, but because money is now going to tight, were not sure that well be able to find a living space in time for the buyer to move in when she wants. Right now our broker is trying to negotiate with her to see if we can push the closing back a few weeks. My mom had been thinking about leaving the job for quite some time, and had even arranged a few interviews for other positions during her last week there. She has a job lined up that she thinks shell be able to get, but still there is some uncertainty. She doesnt seem particularly broken up over everything because of this, but I think its less than ideal that she is now out of work without a secure position in mind. At her old position she made around 150k a year, which I know is a lot, but the kids in our family all go to private school and she is our sole source of income my dad is not in the picture. I dont really know how much she has in savings, but we did used to do things like eat out a lot and go on vacation, so Im not sure how much she put away. I know Im going to sound whiny given these facts, but this is a serious problem for us and I dont know what to do. Is there even anything I can do? The school year is starting up, and given the academic rigor of my school, theres no way I can get a job. To make matters worse, Im going away for this semester, so there was a whole slew of things that I needed to buypay for in order to go and she, of course, footed all the costs. At the time we didnt know what was going to happen, but still, I feel guilty for absorbing costs that could have gone to savings. I know this isnt exactly the right place to say this, but Im really scared and Im literally in tears right now. There are so many unknowns in my life right now, and my family has never experienced this level of financial insecurity. She told me not to worry about it, and I understand why, but at the same time its wracking my brain. She hasnt told anyone else but me about this, so theres really no one else I can tell. I dont know what Im looking for, I just want anything anyone can say. Advice, words of encouragement, tips, anything that anyone can thing of right now will probably be really helpful.Thanks in advance to anyone who sees this and responds.  <response>: You could start by talking to your mom about it. Tell her you overheard the conversation and that you want to help in any way you can. That is the best starting point. 