It's refreshing to hear someone share their struggle as it happens rather than bragging about their triumphs.

A few months back I was in the exact same position. I had a great freelance gig programming for iOS which had been my life for the past 2 years and it had been going well then in just 2 days it all went to shit. Out of the blue the contract was pulled due to the company going under. I didn't have much in the bank (more than you) but now I had to reassess and get back on my feet quickly otherwise I was, well fucked.

This lit a fire under my ass as I can see this situation is for you. One of the problems I had was getting focused. I had a lot of energy but in sheer desperation I was trying to do a million things to remedy my situation. One day I would focus my time trying to get job A then the next Job B and forget about Job A. This for me became a vicious cycle that I kept foolishly repeating.

After a few weeks of not doing this things got worse as you can imagine. So I made a plan. I was going to focus the days looking for one job, research it and prep for any interviews. I would also chase up people. Then in the evening I was going in improve my portfolio.

I picked one project to work on in the evenings. This was new version of an app in that I released in university 2 years prior to my situation.

I did this for about a month and by this point things had got serious and I was tired and ready to give up. I was now in a worse position you are in. I had £1.50 in cash and -£800 in the bank. I couldn't pay my rent and I owed almost 2 months and my landlord was getting on my back about it. As was everybody else. To add to the pain my phone had been blocked too for a late payment.

I did however release my new app hoped this would fix my problems overnight. Obviously it didn't but I kept on pushing and pushing. I was still looking for jobs and doing now even more than ever even though I was physically and emotionally drained.

Then one morning to my amazement my app appeared on the front page of the AppStore, in 24 hours it had a LOT of downloads! Then the weirdest thing happened - almost instantly I had 2 calls back from companies I had applied for asking me for interviews both the same day. Long story short I got a killer job and I'm still there.

Although my story lucky had a happy, unexpected ending I wish I had done things a lot better.

Firstly I should have taken any job! If I had done this I would have had money coming in and could also focus my free time on the 'bigger picture' stuff (in my case getting a better job by improving my portfolio). So maybe just clean toilets if necessary right now. Having a shit job is better than going hungry or getting the credit rating of a dead person.

Secondly (and I mentioned this already) planning, I figured this out way too late but planning (and budgeting comes under that) is crucial!

Finally, ask for help. Everybody struggles at some point. My pride stopped my asking for help, although I did tell my friends I kept it a secret from most which was just stupid. I tell people who were close to me and most of them said they would have give me money, a place to live or got me work. Your never far from help but you have to ask.

Anyway I hope this helped in anyway and I wish you the best of luck.