Budget after a layoff: what did you cut first? (update)

My income dropped to unemployment benefits and my bills have not changed. I would rather hear the honest version than the polite one. Rent and the car are the biggest costs. What helped the most?

I called the landlord and the card company early. Both offered a short payment plan, which I did not expect.

A simple budget with three columns, fixed, flexible and optional, made decisions faster.