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Me & My Money: Finance exec who started trading as a teen can retire now if she wants to
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Growing up in Denmark without much money, Ms Maria Jelen was eager to get her first job as soon as she turned 13.
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SINGAPORE – Investing early and making certain choices like not having a car have allowed finance executive Maria Jelen to be able to retire now if she wishes to.
The 43-year-old initially planned to have sufficient funds to retire by the age of 40, but delayed her goal by a couple of years when her second child was born.
