Hiding a layoff from the family, bad idea? after 18 years as a customer-service rep

My spouse does not know yet that I was let go as a customer-service rep. This is my first time dealing with any of this. Bills are coming up and I cannot keep this quiet. How did you handle it?

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.