Yeah, that story is not unique as many Stackers underestimated the depth of Inflation taking a big toll on their savings/emergency cash. It's no fault of their own. Now many are forced to liquidate their metal holdings just to pay the bills.
I do have a sizable Emergency reserve, how long that can last from here on in without a reasonable wage increase, I don't know. I'm bracing myself for the Justin Trudeau 23% increase on his insane Carbon tax, "And there was such a cry over the land but again the Pharaoh's heart was hardened."