<prompt> Human: I just got laid off after working in a position at a start up for about 5 months given the reasoning of its due to the economy of the business. Okay thats fine I suppose. But the real issue Im running into is that I thought the past 5 months have gone pretty well so I signed a lease that starts August 1st and Im not really sure what to do. I have a large enough emergency fund to keep me a float for several months and two more pay checks ahead of me which will pay for this months rent and my first month of rent with my new lease. I worked as a web developer and am not panicking yet but Im just not sure how to handle recently signing a lease and also starting to pay off my student loans. I plan on treating my new full time job as finding a new job. But I wasnt expecting this worse case scenario so now I am for this lease. If I cant seem to find something in the next month and a half could I break the lease in some way? Theres 5 people on the lease since two of the 4 people are related I was able to sign on for a relatively cheap rate. If I talk to the land lord before August 1st if I dont find a decent job is there soemthing I could do?Just looking for any advice or suggestions for one in my situation. Im 23 and live in the US.  <response>: In addition to searching for a new job, you should apply for unemployment benefits so you have at least some income in the meantime. 