Over the past few months, many employees have lost their jobs due to company layoffs, including those from major corporations like Amazon, Google's parent company Alphabet, Microsoft, SAP, and IBM. Losing a job is never easy. It can be a stressful and overwhelming experience, especially if you are unprepared for it. But the good news is that there are ways to manage your finances during this tough time. As Arijit Sen, a SEBI-registered investment advisor and co-founder of Merry Mind, a Kolkata-based financial advisory firm, explains, "Financially surviving layoffs is distressing without an all-pervasive financial plan."