The Latest Breaking News from My First

My First $1 Million: Engineering Consultant, 58, Durham, NC

"(I would) start even earlier on Roths and maximizing my 401(k) contributions. Time is the real magic ingredient."

Kiplinger · Aug 22

My First $1 Million: Retired Oil Industry 'Gofer,' 73, Oklahoma

"I lost a lot of money on bad stock decisions. Fortunately, I was lucky on my good decisions. I usually bought on dips."

Kiplinger · Aug 15

My First $1 Million: Entertainment Manager, 58, New York State

"We spent years paying rent and saving for our first home, so it is personally gratifying to see the next generation benefit from our hard work."

Kiplinger · Aug 8

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."

Kiplinger · Jun 20

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."

Kiplinger · Jun 13

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."

Kiplinger · Jun 6

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."

Kiplinger · May 30

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."

Kiplinger · May 16

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."

Kiplinger · May 2

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."

Kiplinger · Apr 18