First paycheck after the layoff - what worked for you?

I finally caught up on rent after the layoff as an electrician's helper. Any experience at all would help. It is a small amount, but it feels huge. Hoping it is the start of a better run.

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

Thanks for writing this out. I went through something close to it 11 months ago, and it settled down once I kept a simple log of every call and form.