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: Retired Marketing Consultant, 74, Southern New Hampshire
"A modest inheritance was invested in a Vanguard Balanced Fund. I still own that fund, and over 30 years, it has increased 400% in share value."
By Joyce Lamb
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My First $1 Million: Health Care Worker, 48, Sagadahoc County, Maine
"I read a commonsense book by Jack Bogle, and I invested in index funds for 22 years. I can truly say that book changed my life."
By Joyce Lamb
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My First $1 Million: Retired Army and Health Care Worker, 52, Houston
"Our story is hard work, living below our means and paying off debt. We added up our accounts one day and were like, "Hey, we are millionaires."
By Joyce Lamb
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My First $1 Million: General Manager in Construction/Home Services, 46, Indiana
"We went from building 100-plus homes each year in 2006 to zero in 2008 — nearly destroying what my parents had spent 25 years creating."
By Joyce Lamb
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My First $1 Million: Retired Accounting Firm Partner, 62, Greater Boston Area
"I never met Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger personally, but reading all they wrote and listening to them speak, I feel like they mentored me."
By Joyce Lamb
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My First $1 Million: Director of Engineering Technology, 62, Rhode Island
"Let your financial adviser know they have competition. I drop the underperforming one every three to five years."
By Joyce Lamb
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My First $1 Million: Retiree, 63, Chicago Metro Area
"Ongoing 401(k) contributions, working with a financial adviser and remaining well diversified has been the strategy all along."
By Joyce Lamb
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My First $1 Million: Retired Tech Industry Director, 78, Delaware County, Ohio
"My mother was a world-class saver. She taught me to save more than you spend, and pay cash or don't buy it."
By Joyce Lamb
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My First $1 Million: Retired Self-Employed Attorney, 75, Coast of Washington
"Whenever I got a few bucks up, the money went into my defined contribution plan. When I hit about age 50, the money began to multiply."
By Joyce Lamb
