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My First $1 Million: Government Lawyer, 68, Henrico, Virginia

"Having more than a million in my retirement account and a paid-off home, savings and no debt made me realize that I am working because I love what I do."

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My First $1 Million: Administrative Director in Healthcare, 52, El Paso, Texas

"We all suffer from lifestyle creep, but you have to ... focus on wealth, frugal living and stability. It will give you peace of mind in your later years."

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My First $1 Million: Retired High School Teacher, 55, Midland County, Michigan

"It wasn't like there was some surprise when we hit $1 million — we slowly and steadily saw it coming."

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My First $1 Million: Retired Teacher, 83, New York

"I used to sweat the small stuff, but I have learned, after my wife and I each had a bout with cancer, it's all small stuff."

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My First $1 Million: Tech CFO, 58, Dallas

"My dad told me how he saved and what stocks provided, then casually left annual reports out where I could start looking at them at an early age."

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My First $1 Million: Public Affairs Director and Farmer, 53, the Midwest

"I feel like I got a lot better at investing when I started listening to Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger."

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My First $1 Million: Retired Navy Officer, 63, Greenville, S.C.

"We are enjoying the fruits of our labor, but feel like it was not as difficult as we'd thought. It just takes time and focus. We started out with very little."

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My First $1 Million: Business Owner, 52, New Mexico

"If we can do it, anyone can. We didn't do it by earning huge $$ or doing anything sexy. Just mundane, disciplined savings in mutual funds."

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My First $1 Million: Director in Higher Ed/Consulting, 48, the Midwest

The best part: "Not losing any sleep over how to pay for retirement and then knowing I have enough time for compound interest to (make me) a multimillionaire."

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My First $1 Million: Industrial Cybergovernance Worker, 34, Cincinnati

"There is freedom in amassing wealth and comfort. However, you can always make more money, but you can never make more time."

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My First $1 Million: Retired Insurance Adjustor, 63, Milwaukee

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My First $1 Million: Retired Fiber Optic Splicer, 50, Columbus, Ohio

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My First $1 Million: Retired Airline Pilot, 63, Atlanta

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My First $1 Million: Information Tech Engineer, 54, Nashville

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My First $1 Million: Film/TV Production Accountant, 58, Florida

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My First $1 Million: Retired Physician, 52, Chicago

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My First $1 Million: Banking Executive, 37, Nashville

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My First $1 Million: Retired Senior Policy Analyst, 64, Washington, D.C.

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My First $1 Million: Retired From Real Estate, 75, San Francisco

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My First $1 Million: Retired Nuclear Power Plant Supervisor, 68, Wisconsin

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My First $1 Million: Banking Executive, 48, Southeast U.S.

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My First $1 Million: Retired Middle School Teacher, 68, North Carolina

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My First $1 Million: Retired In-House Corporate Lawyer, 74, Midwest

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My First $1 Million: Oil Industry Engineering Manager, 67, Chapel Hill, N.C.

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My First $1 Million: Retired Military Veteran and Federal Worker, 60, Virginia Beach

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