Simple budget for a tight month - 10 months and counting

My income is now a fraction of what it was as an office manager and I am trying to cover the essentials. It has been weighing on me all week. I am nervous about falling behind. What helped you?

Keep everything in writing and save the confirmation numbers. It made the follow-up calls so much easier.

Thanks for writing this out. I went through something close to it 10 months ago, and it settled down once I kept a simple log of every call and form.