When I was a youngster getting laid off during the 2008 crash, I never filed for unemployment because I had a mistaken idea that I was taking money from the government and that only people with dependents could get it anyways.
None of that was true.
1) You shouldn't care about taking money from the government, its your money – any money you 'save' the government with your hard work will be spent by rich people with access to lobbyists.
2) Unemployment hits your ex-employers unemployment insurance premiums. This is good.
3) Unemployment isn't too timing consuming to get. Just apply to a few jobs online per week.
That's all. Hope this post is finding someone like 2008 me.