<prompt> Human: I just got laid off from my full-time job, part of a corporate downsizing. Ill get 6 weeks of severance pay.I have a side job, a nice freelance gig that pays me 1250 a month on a contract basis. Continuing that will make me ineligible for unemployment in New York State. Id be eligible for 420 a week once my severance runs out, for up to 26 weeks.Should I quit my freelance gig?  <response>: Id double down on freelancing. Keep that current gig and maybe get more while you look for a new full-time gig. Freelancing and having those contacts could lead to a new full-time gig. Also it keeps you from going insane with boredom and frustration. 