> maybe that's always been true for you, which is an aspect of being, if not rich, certainly quite fortunate in some way No it's not. You're thinking from your

> maybe that's always been true for you, which is an aspect of being, if not rich, certainly quite fortunate in some way No it's not. You're thinking from your perspective, with your own mindset, about when you would be comfortable switching jobs. I've switched jobs with as little as $10k saved up. I've even gone literally broke one time and had to borrow some money from relatives. It's a mindset, not a material condition. You could be filthy rich (> $150k in savings) and still be scared to death about being fired.