Cudjoe immigrated to the US from Ghana in the 1970s and was later joined by his wife.
His initial plan was to save money so that he could build a home in Ghana.
The first year, he began by contributing 7% of his salary to the fund.
Kwamena & Penelope: Ghanaian couple who’d never used retirement money saved enough to start a jollof business. Image: crabbimediaSource: UGC
By the third year, he was maxing out his contributions.
The couple of six kids now owns Amac Foods, which sells packaged jollof rice.
Amac Foods can be found on Amazon and at some whole foods locations.
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Amac Foods has become a recognised brand with its well-packaged and delicious jollof rice.
“We are working like we are young.
We are working like we just started life.
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So there’s no age for anybody to see their dreams,“Penelope said.
In the video, the lady could be seen in a colourful sleeveless straight dress and a flipflop.
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