Dreamshiner, by ruling out instructing or other GA work you are ruling out the types of flying which you might conceivably be able to fund for yourself, even if only a few hours each year. For most of us, until you have a good number of hours (2000 I would suggest) it is remarkable how rapidly the skills degrade. A Cessna 152 is of course hugely different from a 90 tonne airliner, but the skills DO transfer- a future employer would also probably see it as a good idea for you to do whatever you can to retain your skills.
You are of course free to disregard this advice; however there is a very real risk that if the downturn lasts more than 18 months to two years that you will never work as a pilot; the training risk involved in hiring you, instead of a fresh graduate (or an instructor in current flying practice) would simply be too great.
Please note that none of the above is an attack on you, or on your skills; it is an observation based on my experience as both a student and an instructor, and over a decade of flying jets from 15- 90 tonnes.