Thanks to YNAB (budgeting software) I feel very confident in my abilities to weather a layoff (6+ month emergency fund without changing any habits). Obviously i

Thanks to YNAB (budgeting software) I feel very confident in my abilities to weather a layoff (6+ month emergency fund without changing any habits). Obviously it's not something I'd want to deal with but my plan would be to take a couple days to a week to just process the layoff and then start hunting. I'd also cut a bunch of "fluff" out of my budget (stuff I enjoy but I'm ready to jettison if funds get tight/if I got laid off). I have some small freelance projects that I would spend my 9-5 on (they don't come close to paying my bills but I'd want to stay "productive") and I'd apply to a bunch of places. I'd probably lean heavily on HN's "Who wants to be hired"/"Who's hiring" monthly threads as that's how I got my current job and I've been quite happy with it. I'd spend a max of ~3mo looking for my idea of a good job then relax my expectations and then around 6mo really start scraping the bottom of the barrel (aka apply to larger companies). After about 3-4mo I'd probably take a part-time job (in tech or otherwise) to slow the draining of funds from my accounts, that and/or take on more freelance work.