Making savings last after losing my job after 3 years as a teaching assistant

I have 14 months of savings and I am trying to stretch them after being let go as a teaching assistant. I worked as a teaching assistant before this. Rent and the car are the biggest costs.

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

I called the landlord and the card company early. Both offered a short payment plan, which I did not expect.