If the pay for this new job will keep fiances even, with a chance they will go up as you gain experience, I would say go for it.

It may be a life-long job, or it may be just to get your feet back on the ground. I worked for several months with a temp service between IT jobs. The various places I worked were fun, and I still have fond memories of those places.

They say that finding a job is easier when you already have one, and for the most part that seems true (at least for me it was).