Perhaps laws are different in Canada, but holy cow is your insurance high on your vehicles! In the US, a paid off car only NEEDS liability....is there a way to cut down on the amount of coverage?
I would consider anything more than bare minimum furniture unnecessary until you are both in the hometown and employed again. 55.00 could get you a used table and chairs (or new camp chairs and tv trays), add a bed (which I assume you already have), and maybe a used or hand me down couch, and you a pretty golden until you are all gainfully employed again.
Lower fun money amounts and lower internet speeds/or ask for a special rate. (We call in every time our "discount" expires to get a new discount applied...they will lower prices to keep your business) Also, can't his landline go away? Who needs a land line AND a cell phone for one person?