When my company had a big layoff back in 94 I worked part time at 3-4 different jobs. On my ‘free time’ I did construction on my house to make it more valuable in case I had to sell.
It’s what one does if one has a family. Work.
I remember those times. In 93 my firm went from 250 engineers to 40 in about two months. All firms dried up. I ended up being a short order cook at 3 different restaurants. Mon thru Fri 8am to 6pm at one, then 7pm to 2am at another. On Sat and Sun cooked 11am thru 8pm at the third restaurant. I did this for 1year 4months straight. Not one day off. Sometimes you have no choice. I’m sure there are many on FR with similar stories. “Life’s a bitch. Then you die. “:-D