Remember to save your receipts, since many of your job-search expenses could be tax-deductible. If you have students loans, let them know you're unemployed; they'll usually put off payments until you have a job again. Call your credit card companies to see if they can defer payments for a few months. You'd be surprised at how many options you have for cutting back on necessary expenses.

It's not easy Nathan but try to identify your ‘wants’ and ‘needs’ on a list then define your priorities and cross off items on that ‘want’ list.