<prompt> Human: So around two and a half months ago, I abruptly lost my job. I am, admittedly, in a field where it is not too difficult to find a job so I didnt panic but it was stressful for me and my wife. But, thanks to the advice on here and the work we have done to manage our finances, it wasnt as traumatic as it could have been.First, we had been budgeting and saving and living frugally for the past few years. Because of this, we were able to live off of my wifes income and the unemployment I was receiving without too much of a lifestyle change. Second, while I started a new job this week, I will not get paid until the 15th. Although we only had about 2500 in savings in our emergency fund, during this first week of my job, we incurred a few large veterinary bills totaling close to 1000, which was frustrating, but we paid them while staying debt free and didnt have to worry about being able to pay bills.Just a good success story from even having a small emergency fund and a solid budget. Thanks rpersonalfinance !  <response>: Nice job. I try to think of the emergency fund as already spent on undefined expenses once the money is committed to it. Unexpected expenses are no fun, but its good to take a breath, say, this is what we planned for, set the money free, and move on, thankful for your preparation.Good luck with the new job! 