Hi - my husband just got laid off, but he found another job in pretty short order. He started today! The problem (and it really isn't much of one) - far less money than he was making before, making it necessary for me to work part-time while I'm in school. I'm already working, it just hasn't been "necessary" until now. The upside, believe it or not, is that I'm now qualified for student aid, so by next year, our tuition costs will be going way down. Also, his severance package + vacation pay is allowing us to pay off almost all of our debt. That's going to help a lot in the finance department.
My philosophy is this - if you work your ass off, you generally will at least pull out even. And by the by, the market really is picking up...
Nanon