<prompt> Human: I just lost my job on Friday. Were okay though, thanks to Dave Ramsey and this sub. My family and I have about 8 months of emergency funds saved up.Now the question is: Do we continue living on as if nothing happened while I search for a new job and hopefully finding one before the money runs out?My first instinct is to stretch the money out and stop overpaying all of our debt down and just make minimum payments. Also, stop contributing to the Roth IRA or any other savings. The 401k automatically gets stopped obviously.I guess as I type it out, the obvious answer to me looks like stretch the money out as much as I can just in case. For what its worth though, I dont imagine being out of the job too long because my field has a lot of demand where I am.  <response>: Id definitely stretch it out.I mean, if you have extras after finding a new job and replenishing your 401k, you can always contribute to Roth IRA and savings extra, making up for the missing months. Similar with paying down debt.Congrats on having a cushion! 