Budget after a layoff: what did you cut first?, welding apprentice here

We are a household of 13 and need to cut costs quickly. I would rather hear the honest version than the polite one. Rent and the car are the biggest costs. What helped the most?

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

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