Losing your job is stressful enough without having to figure out how you are going to afford basic medical care with no income and now potentially no insurance coverage. The good news is that you have several ways to stay covered, and at least one of them is almost always more affordable than people expect.

I could tell that things weren't going well with the company and there were subtle signs that layoffs or outsourcing might be imminent. But I wasn't sure at first if I was being overly anxious or if the signs I was seeing were a real marker of things to come. Well, it wasn't long before new executives came in who wanted to talk about how great the new office in India was doing... and how excited we should be at its progress. Like... how dumb do you think we are? Annoying.