<prompt> Human: ANSWERED: Thanks for the responses all, I had my suspicions and theyve been confirmed. Appreciate everyones time! So I recently resigned from my job I live in Florida, USA without having anything else lined up. There werent any terribly impactful reasons why besides I was unhappy with the environment and the management, workload for pay, fluctuating hours, and the fact that the work environment was a bit unsafe fights between employees was very common, almost weekly Now of course I am looking for a new job, but Im curious; there is any reason for me to file unemployment in the meantime? Any other suggestions for the unemployed life would also be appreciated! Ive had friends who have been unemployed for months and I have no idea how you pay rent or buy food for that long. Thanks! Edit: so I do have some emergency savings - not as much as I would like of course but Im not gonna starve  <response>: Any other suggestions for the unemployed life would also be appreciated! Ive had friends who have been unemployed for months and I have no idea how you pay rent or buy food for that long. Emergency fund.Generally recommended to have 6 months worth of expenses saved as an emergency fund. 