When faced with reduced income, you need to act quickly to cut expenses and make a spending plan so you can pay your bills when they are due. If your income will be reduced for more than a month, it is especially important to adjust your spending habits right away. You can use the worksheets in this fact sheet, part of the Cómo arreglárselas cuando no tiene trabajo series, to help you maintain control of your finances and meet your family's needs with less money (8 pages; 2006).
This publication is also available in English as Managing Between Jobs: Setting Spending Priorites (B3459-01).