How do I tell my family about the layoff? - what worked for you?

My spouse does not know yet that I was let go as a marketing coordinator. Bills are coming up and I cannot keep this quiet. How did you handle it?

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

I told my partner the same evening with a simple plan: what happened, what I was doing and what I needed. It was a relief.