Budget after a layoff: what did you cut first? - 12 weeks in

I have 7 months of savings and I am trying to stretch them after being let go as a copywriter. It has been a long 12 weeks. Rent and the car are the biggest costs. Did any lender work with you?

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.