My point exactly: One shouldn't "brag" about having had the savvy / self-discipline to amass vast savings without mentioning little extenuating circumstances like, "Never got married," "No kids," or "Was an only child - came into several lucrative inheritances (maiden aunts, gay uncles) in my late 20s."
$45,000 to send the nieces to college? Nice - but only a fraction of what it costs to raise even only a single son or daughter.
Regards,
My savings through age 61 did not include any inherited money.
And between my mother and me, we sent my two nieces to college for only about $125K total.