This is going to be a battle that goes back and forth the next 50 days. Hope for the best but be prepared at the same time. Don't wait till January 3rd to start planning.

Stocking up on essentials now isn't a bad idea given that inflation is rising very fast anyways.

And then there is major uncertainty with the job market. So keeping an eye on other jobs isn't a bad idea. A lot of times hiring does happen after Thanksgiving so if you want a head start that is probably the best time to send in feelers for job offers IMO.

My reading of the tea leaves suggests that if we don't have clarity on what will happen regarding the so called "mandate" by the first week of December that you should really gear up and have multiple plans in place.