My First $1 Million
Ever wonder how someone who's made a million dollars or more did it? Kiplinger's My First $1 Million series uncovers the answers.
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My First $1 Million: Oil Industry Engineering Manager, 67
"I never imagined that I was going to be able to make my first $1 million at age 39 from salary savings and investments alone."
By Joyce Lamb
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My First $1 Million: Retired Military Veteran, 60, Virginia
"Walk every day, eat better, sleep better. It's not all about the cash amount, but your health, too. Health is wealth!"
By Joyce Lamb
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My First $1 Million: Construction Industry Product Manager
"I had a burning desire to be financially independent and a willingness to delay gratification in order to obtain that independence."
By Joyce Lamb
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My First $1 Million: Retired Educator/Administrator, 67
"There may be some lean times and some difficult times. Successful people stay the course and do not give up when things get tough."
By Joyce Lamb
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My First $1 Million: Retiree From Sales Industry, 73, South Carolina
"We have always been disciplined savers, active investors, always lived below our means and never carried any credit card debt."
By Joyce Lamb
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My First $1 Million: Biopharmaceutical Senior Manager, 45, Massachusetts
"If you have big goals, adversity comes with the territory. I'd rather work through those challenges than be a rudderless ship."
By Joyce Lamb
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My First $1 Million: Real Estate Investor, 54, Rural Midwest
"According to Albert Einstein, compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world. He was right."
By Joyce Lamb
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My First $1 Million: Waste Hauling and Recycling Business Owner, 40, Wyoming
"I was driven — that's probably an understatement. Vacations were limited. Work-life balance was terrible. But quit wasn't in me."
By Joyce Lamb
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My First $1 Million: Electric Utility Executive, 56, South Carolina
"My mentors advised me to max out my 401(k), because you will never miss the money if you start from day one. I did, and they were right."
By Joyce Lamb
