Ah, I was confused by the parent post, I thought we were discussing 401k and "savings" as separate things.

I'm not sure what others have saved in theirs, but in my case, it was more like $200,000 in my 401k when I got divorced at age 40. I didn't always earn the same income as I do now, and also had times where I have needed to decrease my contributions, etc.

Yes, I was talking about total savings. I honestly think that if you know 'more than a few people' with 300k in their 401k then you are living in a upper class bubble, or maybe you are 60 years old...

(Or I'm in total denial. That's a real possibility as well).