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Budget after a layoff: what did you cut first? - what worked for you?
Lukas Farrow
8/18/2026, 6:47:13 AM
My income dropped to unemployment benefits and my bills have not changed. I would rather hear the honest version than the polite one. I listed every subscription and found several I forgot. What did you cut first?
Aisha Farrow
8/28/2026, 9:46:58 PM
Subscriptions first, then the phone plan. I saved about $1000 a year just by switching to a cheaper plan.
Oluwaseun Farrow
9/18/2026, 6:03:33 AM
Ask your utility about hardship programmes. Mine knocked a bit off my bill for several months.
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