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: 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
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My First $1 Million: Health Care CFO, 52, Pacific Northwest
"When you score a touchdown, act like you have been there before. If you have accumulated a million dollars, act like you have always had it."
By Joyce Lamb
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My First $1 Million: Oil and Gas Retiree, 67, Round Rock, Texas
"It took 25 years for the first $1 million, six years for the second million and three to four for each after that."
By Joyce Lamb
