I'm feeling overwhelmed with everything that's happening in my life right now. This year has thrown me some serious curveballs, and I'm struggling to keep my head above water. I got divorced in January 2025, which was tough, and I was already dealing with a redundancy process at my small charity job. I managed to survive that round by sheer luck, as two colleagues left voluntarily, but now I'm facing another redundancy in October/November 2026. My charity still hasn't secured the funding it needs, and I know I'm the one who's going to be let go this time. To add to the chaos, I finally sold the house that took me years to renovate, but I had to accept a low offer due to the market conditions. The sale will complete around December, just when I expect to lose my job. I was hoping to use the equity from the house, around 135K, to buy a new place, but losing my income makes getting a mortgage much harder. Now I'm considering renting, but I still need to secure a new job. Financially, I'm not in a position to take a break or go on a vacation, especially since I won't receive redundancy pay due to a short break I took for consultancy work. I also don't have any savings left after writing off my car last year. My family isn't close and can’t provide much support, so I'm feeling pretty isolated. I'm at a crossroads: should I rent somewhere cheap and focus on job hunting? Is it worth looking into buying a smaller place despite my job situation? Or should I take a bit of time to regroup, knowing that the next few months will be tough? I feel like I'm juggling too many big changes at once, and it's hard to maintain perspective. I'm reaching out for advice from anyone who has been in a similar situation.
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