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Top 50 Ways to Upgrade Your Life, Money, and Travel from 200+ Episodes of All the Hacks

2025/6/11
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Chris Hutchins: 我总结了过去230集播客中最有影响力的50个技巧,涵盖旅行、金钱、积分、投资、生产力、人际关系等方面。我每天都在使用这些策略和技巧来赚取和节省更多,并更加有意识地利用我的时间。关注或订阅我的节目,可以持续提升你的生活、金钱和旅行体验。

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This chapter covers strategies to maximize credit card points and miles, including welcome bonuses, referral bonuses, using points for travel bookings, and buying points when needed. It also emphasizes leveraging award search tools and alerts, and utilizing all credit card benefits.
  • Welcome bonuses provide significantly higher returns than typical spending categories.
  • Referral bonuses can significantly increase points earned.
  • Award search tools and alerts are crucial for optimizing points value.
  • Points can be purchased when needed to take advantage of deals.

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#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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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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