https://www.cnbc.com/2017/12/12/cramer-remix-what-being-broke-taught-me-about-the-stock-market.html >It wasn't always fun and games for CNBC's Jim Cramer, but along the way, he's learned some valuable lessons. >"This may come as a surprise, but there was a point in my young life when I was really down and out," the "Mad Money" host said. "I was working as a reporter in Tallahassee at the Tallahassee Democrat and it was an unfortunate moment. I just wasn't making enough money."