Top 50 Ways to Upgrade Your Life, Money, and Travel from 200+ Episodes of All the Hacks
Author: Chris Hutchins
June 11, 2025
Duration: 1:09:01
#231: Chris shares his top 50 hacks, learnings and lessons from the past 230 episodes. Learn actionable strategies to level up your travel, wealth, points & miles, productivity, relationships, and so much more!
Link to Full Show Notes: https://chrishutchins.com/50-impactful-lessons-travel-money-life
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Books
Never Pay the First Bill: And Other Ways to Fight the Health Care System and Win
Die With Zero: Getting All You Can from Your Money and Your Life
Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day
Hell Yeah or No: what's worth doing
The 80/80 Marriage
Burn the Boats: Toss Plan B Overboard and Unleash Your Full Potential
10 Easy Money Rules by Ramit Sethi
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Full Show Notes
(00:00) Introduction
(04:07) Ways to Boost Your Points and Miles
(06:10) The Truth About Credit Scores
(07:57) Leveraging Award Search Tools and Points
(11:15) Hidden Credit Card Benefits
(13:21) Travel Planning Tips and Tricks
(15:11) Monitoring Price Drops: Flights, Hotels, Car Rentals
(17:02) Emailing the Hotel Before Your Stay
(20:44) Hacks for International Travel
(22:13) The Peak-End Rule
(23:08) Why You Should Audit Your Bills
(25:16) Saving Money on Housing
(27:04) A Die with Zero Mindset
(28:46) Establishing Money Rules
(30:29) The Power of Negotiation
(32:54) Stacking Deals to Increase Savings
(37:46) Browser Extensions to Secure the Best Deals
(39:40) Leveraging Gift Cards
(41:28) How to Access Library Books Online
(42:00) Freebies at Hotels
(42:31) Saving Money on Taxes
(43:38) Automating Investments
(45:31) Tax-Advantaged Accounts, Donor-Advised Funds, and HSAs
(48:18) The Best U.S. Bank Accounts
(50:28) Turning Deals into Side Hustles
(51:58) Free Unclaimed Money
(53:21) Paying Bills with Credit Cards
(55:13) Setting Up a Will and Trust
(56:31) Leveraging AI to Save Time
(58:06) Ways to Optimize Your Time
(59:19) The Hell Yes or No Filter
(1:01:32) How to Buy Back Time
(1:03:44) Levels of Listening and 80/80 Marriage
(1:05:21) Two-Hour Cocktail Party
(1:06:45) Making Healthier Decisions
(1:08:25) Protecting Your Identity
(1:10:38) Decision-Making Tactics
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