Making savings last after losing my job - first time posting

We are a household of 17 and need to cut costs quickly. This is my first time dealing with any of this. I am nervous about the credit card minimums.

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

Thanks for writing this out. I went through something close to it 2 months ago, and it got easier once I kept a simple log of every call and form.