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Kiplinger
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Joyce Lamb

5 Key Insights We Learned From 50 First-Time Millionaires

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In March 2025, we launched our feature My First $1 Million, in which we ask readers to share the details of how they hit seven figures.

More than a hundred readers have detailed their experiences, and we've published 50 of these profiles so far — from a novelist in New England and a 37-year-old banking executive (yes, 37), to the owner of a waste-hauling business and a retired middle school teacher.

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