I agree it is possible to be frugal and maintain the wealth - however there will be great difficulty adjusting to living off 40, 80, or even 120k a year after a

I agree it is possible to be frugal and maintain the wealth - however there will be great difficulty adjusting to living off 40, 80, or even 120k a year after a lifetime of having multi-millionaire parents. I think that is what the original author was trying to convey - they just left out my original point about the division of the estate.