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[quote=Anonymous]Things to do:
- talk to your company to see if they have any other contracts that can use your skills.  I've been a federal contractor for 30 years and sometimes when one contract is ending or pink-slipping, they have some openings on other contracts that they can slide a few people into
- if you have contact at your client, ask them if they know of other contracts that may have openings.

- if neither you nor your husband finds employment by your last day of employment
  1. ask your employer how to enroll in COBRA.  If you were a salaried W-2 employee with health insurance, they should be required to provide you COBRA extension coverage.  With COBRA, you essentially pay the full premium (the part you were paying plus the part your employer was paying) and you get to continue the same coverage you had.  Find out how long COBRA coverage extends because the duration may vary from employer to employer.
  2. apply for unemployment insurance.  It's not much but it should help you pay for basics like weekly shopping and utilities
  3. call your mortgage lender and inform them that both of you have lost your employment and ask if you can get a waiver for your mortgage.  Some lenders will waive one or two months of mortgage (essentially they halt your payments for 30-60 days) and just roll in additional interest into the loan payment amount.
  4. call credit card companies and explain that you both lost employment.  Some CC companies will waive the minimum (and just charge you regular interest) for a month or two.  It will allow you to get by without CC payments for a month or two.
  5 same with utilities and any regular payments.  Call and talk to customer service reps to see what can be done until you find work.

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