Budget after a layoff: what did you cut first? - what worked for you?

We are a household of 12 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 did you cut first?

Ask your utility about hardship programmes. Mine knocked a bit off my bill for several months.

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