Budgeting tips when income drops - 5 weeks in

We are a household of 12 and the budget no longer works. I would rather hear the honest version than the polite one. The rent is fixed and the car payment is high. What helped you?

A paper list of bills by due date helped me more than an app. I could see the month at a glance.

Thanks for writing this out. I went through something close to it last year, and it settled down once I kept a simple log of every call and form.