I've actually often thought of that, too; what would happen if I was suddenly unable to provide for my family, what would happen to us? I don't have a support system nearby to lean on, and that could easily be us. It's a scary thought. I was unemployed once for about four weeks and I was scared.
Keep doing the good work! Someone needs to care.
Yep! You certainly know what it is my friend and it's always advisable to have a plan B. just in case.
In the late 70s I worked as a construction foreman and overnight the entire industry slumped resulting in many retrenchments. In fact the company that employed me closed down.
I was out of work for about 8 months whilst I studied high speed packaging, with a wife and 3 small children to support. Broke after the third month, but thankfully I had a few good friends that helped out.
Thankfully I was employed by a cigarette manufacturing company to work as a technician on their Italian and German packaging machines and I stayed there for 5 years whilst I built myself up again.
It is surely a life that no one wants and we simply have to help where we can.
Blessings!