Lifetime job security is a concept that has come, and gone. It has fled to China, Mexico, or any other country where they are making the goods we desire at a fraction of the cost.

But really, job security is not the issue at all. There isn’t a scarcity of jobs—McDonald’s and Wal-Mart are always hiring. Remember that. You can get a job if you want. What you are truly seeking is financial security—the security that comes with the knowledge that when you lose your job you can continue to pay your expenses now, and into the future.