Budgeting tips when income drops after 17 years as an insurance claims processor

My income is now a fraction of what it was as an insurance claims processor and I am trying to cover the essentials. There are 17 people counting on me, so I am trying to be careful. I am nervous about falling behind. What helped you?

Thanks for writing this out. I went through something close to it 4 months ago, and it got easier once I kept a simple log of every call and form.

Sell things you do not use. I made about $750 from a weekend of listing.