Pixie Curtis: Girl, 10, Who Owns 2 Successful Businesses Could Retire at 15

Pixie Curtis: Girl, 10, Who Owns 2 Successful Businesses Could Retire at 15

  • Ten-year-old Pixie Curtis, the owner of two companies, could become the youngest person to retire at age 15
  • One of her companies made a cool R2 million in its first month, and she has since become a millionaire
  • In 2021, her mother made headlines after rewarding Pixie’s hard work with an expensive Mercedes Benz

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A 10-year-old girl from Australia could become the youngest person to retire.

Pixie Curtis owns two companies.
Pixie Curtis, 10, has two successful companies and could retire at 15. Photos: Pixie Curtis.
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Pixie's companies

Pixie Curtis, a young millionaire who is still in school, could stop working early as her toy company is making huge profits. She founded her company dubbed Pixie's Fidgets in 2021 with her mother Roxy Jacenko's help and the toys sold out in a day.

News.com.au reports that Pixie’s company made over R2 million in its first month. The young CEO also has a hair accessories company her mother set up when she was a baby.

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"She can retire at 15 if she wants to," Jacenko, who also runs a PR company said.

Pixie’s Bows, her other company is also successful, and Kim and Khloe Kardashian’s daughters North West and True have been spotted wearing their accessories.

Pixie’s R4-million car

In August 2021, Jacenko made headlines when she rewarded Pixie’s hard work with a brand new Mercedes-Benz GL worth over R4 million.

Jacenko uses the vehicle to drive Pixie and her younger brother Hunter to school. The mum said her daughter dreams of owning a beach house and a Lamborghini Urus.

Jacenko has also started a business for seven-year-old Hunter.

“The important lesson is to teach her to invest well and not squander her money. As a mother, everything I do is for the children, both Pixie and Hunter,” Jacenko said.

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CEO aged 10 purchases old school bus to convert it into food truck

In other news about young business people, Briefly News reported that a 10-year-old boy identified as Micah Idris displayed that he is on his way to becoming a successful entrepreneur.

The young entrepreneur, who sells lemonade, recently acquired an old school bus to transform it into a food truck, Afro Tech reports. The Philadelphia native was able to achieve this with the help of people who donated to his business after his mother started a fundraising campaign for him.

Idris' business is called Micah's Mixx and the young boy offers over a dozen various flavours of teas and lemonades. The young boy expressed gratitude to people that donated to his business and those that purchased over 1 500 bottles of lemonade.

Source: Briefly News

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