I'm not sure I mentioned this in the main thread...but I'm in the fortunate circumstance of being able to ride this out on unemployment for at least a couple of months without missing a beat, provided I'm extremely frugal with my shopping habits. Stick to the basics on food, don't travel, no buying CD's. If I just sit at home with my existing DVD, CD and book collection, I will be fine for awhile.
That being said, alcohol is definitely on the necessities list.
But we're still keeping it basic. I've found that Fresca makes an excellent mixer for vodka. I'll be kicking back with that while watching Iron Man after dinner.