Trimming expenses while I search

I have 5 months of savings and I am trying to stretch them after being let go as an insurance claims processor. Any experience at all would help. I am nervous about the credit card minimums. Did any lender work with you?

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 last year, and it got easier once I kept a simple log of every call and form.