Trimming expenses while I search after 7 years as a production planner

My income dropped to unemployment benefits and my bills have not changed. I have read a lot of threads here and could not find my exact situation. Rent and the car are the biggest costs. What helped the most?

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

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