8 ways to make a million: Don't just dream about striking it rich. Learn from those who did

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TWELVE YEARS AGO, JULIE AIGNER-CLARK WAS LOOKING FOR A WAY TO EXPOSE ASPEN, her 18-month-old daughter, to music and the arts. So she and her husband, Bill, shot a video in the basement of their home. "We borrowed equipment from a friend, put up a black velvet background and used the toys my daughter liked," she says. The star of the video is a dragon puppet that Aspen used as a washcloth. Other scenes feature Julie's hand slowly turning the crank on a jack-in-the-box. It's all very low-budget, but also quite soothing. Can you imagine the path to becoming a millionaire starting with such a mundane project?