# Mark Cuban took off his watch the day he became a millionaire: ‘I wanted to be able to control my own time’

- Source: Fortune
- Published: 2026-10-28T07:05:00+00:00
- Category: Business
- Original: https://fortune.com/2026/10/28/mark-cuban-took-off-his-watch-the-day-he-became-a-millionaire-i-wanted-to-be-able-to-control-my-own-time/
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/mark-cuban-took-off-his-watch-the-day-he-became-a-millionaire-i-wanted-940eda/

The now-billionaire said his first big payday wasn’t about luxury. It was about getting control of his own time.

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