Work
Maintain professionalism during the termination process.
Ask your employer when you will receive your final paycheck.
Determine from your employer when your insurance benefits will end.
Ask whether the employer will be providing a severance package.
Start looking for another job.
Personal
Talk to your family and keep a positive attitude.
Find out where to go for help.
Look at housing alternatives.
Apply for energy assistance programs and find alternative energy sources.
Look for employment programs and services.
Make sure your resume is polished.
Work your network, contacting everyone you know.
Financial
Prepare a household budget to see where you spend your money and where you can save.
Lower your monthly bills by negotiating with your vendors.
Lower your utilities by using energy saving steps.
Determine other ways you may have to make an income like selling items you don?t use.
Cancel unnecessary bills or memberships.
Notify Your creditors that you've lost your job.
Legal
Meet with an attorney to review your termination and severance package, if any.
If you are offered a severance package, don't sign without reading it first, and consider having a lawyer review it.
File for unemployment.
Contact your savings plan administrator to determine what you should do with your 401(k).

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