How I Started Building My $1 Million Net Worth At 16

Sebastian Marquez, 28, and Julia Marquez, 26, live in Strathroy, Ontario, on their combined salary of $136,500. A financial move Sebastian made at 16 has helped the couple build a net worth of just over $1 million. Here's how they invest and spend their money.

This is an installment of CNBC Make It's Millennial Money series, which profiles people across the globe and details how they earn, spend and save their money.

Produced by: Lauren Shamo
Senior Managing Producer: Eric M. Clark
Camera: Aizick Grimman
Editor: Zach Green
Animator: Christina Locopo
Reporter: Natalie Wu
Additional Footage: Sebastian Marquez Carrera

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How I Started Building My $1 Million Net Worth At 16