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Side Hustle School

#768 - Clothing Boutique Burns Down, Rebuilds to 4 Locations

Side Hustle School

Chris Guillebeau / Onward Project

Business, Entrepreneurship, Careers

4.83.3K Ratings

🗓️ 7 February 2019

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

This contractor went from flipping refurbished clothes on the side to starting her own boutique. After the store burns down in a fire, she carefully reads her insurance policy to discover she’s entitled to an additional $30,000 payment. Side Hustle School features a new story EVERY DAY of someone who started a hustle without quitting their job. You’ll learn how they got the idea, how they overcame challenges along the way, and what the results are. Share: #SideHustleSchool Show notes: SideHustleSchool.com Twitter: @chrisguillebeau To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Whether it's a barmy day on the beach or a vibrant night in the city, elevate your indulgence

0:08.6

with the new Magnum Sunlava, with thick white chocolate and velvety coconut ice cream for

0:15.7

the day and the new Magnum Star Chaser, with cracking chocolate and popcorn flavor for the

0:23.0

night.

0:26.0

Today's story could be called Always Read the Fine Prince. It might bring you an extra $30,000.

0:45.6

It's also a lesson in resilience and in one of the most important skills you can develop

0:49.2

no matter what you want to accomplish in life. That skill is figuring stuff out. If you can

0:54.4

buy something at one price and sell it for a higher price, you have a business model. Even if it's

0:58.8

very small, it doesn't matter. You've got something there you can build on. If you can't afford to

1:02.5

win a storefront, ask for a lower price. We'll get into all of that in more in the story. Welcome to

1:08.3

Side of Soul School. My name is Chris Gillibow. I have the privilege of bringing you these stories

1:11.6

every single day. And today's featured case study who've been flipping Referpors clothes for years

1:16.0

on the side. But when her job and construction slowed down, she realized it was time to turn her

1:21.0

hustle into a real storefront. Oh, and that storefront also burns down. But we'll get into that too.

1:26.2

Stay tuned for the whole story.

1:51.0

For the Night. Pleasure is always on. Magnum. True to Pleasure.

2:08.4

Nicole Whitsel has been a creative moneymaker ever since she was young. In fact, as an eighth grader,

2:12.8

she sold handmade neckwormers. But she had to stop because one blew up someone's microwave.

2:17.8

Don't try that at home. There were other side hustles over the years, most of them involving

2:21.4

flipping something on eBay. Now during college, Nicole discovered that she could buy Nordstrom's

2:25.9

refurbished clothes at a deep discount, then resell them online for a significant profit.

2:30.6

She made a few hundred dollars each month, so she continued the gig on the side after she

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