Ep 97: Tela Holcomb Was Fired For Having a Side Hustle Then Taught Herself How To Trade Stocks And Retire Early

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On today’s show, we will hear from a woman who actually got laid off as a result of her hustle.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Her name is Tela Holcomb, she is a stocks and options trader, investor and serial entrepreneur. In her own words, she’s financially free and living a life she loves!</span><span style= "font-weight: 400;"><br /></span><span style= "font-weight: 400;"><br /></span><span style= "font-weight: 400;">But, it wasn’t always that way. Like many of us, she had to side hustle, and was dependent on</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">her 9 to 5 to pay the bills. And although she got paid very well it just… her heart wasn’t quite in it.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">So in 2009, she started learning about trading stocks. She learned a system of trading and investing that had the potential of replacing her paycheck but didn't require her to be behind a computer 8 hours a day. But then, she lost her job. So she got to focused on replacing that income. On today’s episode, she will share how she traded her 9 to 5 and how you can too.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Listen on</span> <a href= "http://sidehustlepro.co/Podcast"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Apple Podcasts</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">,</span> <a href= "https://soundcloud.com/sidehustlepro"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Soundcloud</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">,</span> <a href= "http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/side-hustle-pro"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Stitcher</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">and</span> <a href= "https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Ijsp72w7gts46oywrh4xysunn7q"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Google Play</span></a></p> <p><strong>Links mentioned on this episode</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href= "https://www.telaholcomb.com/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Tela Holcomb</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href= "https://www.investopedia.com/"><span style=