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Financial Feminist

245. Money Hacks That Actually Work: Side Hustles, Savings, and Free Travel with Chris Hutchins

Financial Feminist

Her First $100K

Self-improvement, Education, How To, Business

4.7 • 6.2K Ratings

🗓️ 21 July 2025

⏱️ 91 minutes

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Summary

If you thought “hacking” your money meant clipping coupons or extreme budgeting, today’s episode is going to blow you away. I sat down with Chris Hutchins, of the All the Hacks podcast, to talk about how to maximize value in every area: spending, saving, earning, and traveling. Chris breaks down real, actionable hacks that go way beyond clipping coupons—including side hustles that don’t require starting a business, ways to “game the system” to cut costs on everything from groceries to luxury hotels, and how to rack up credit card points without going into debt. If you want to stop overspending, learn to travel smarter, or create extra income on the side, pull up a chair. Chris’s links: Website: https://allthehacks.com/  Read transcripts, learn more about our guests and sponsors, and get more resources at https://herfirst100k.com/financial-feminist-show-notes/money-hacks-side-hustles-chris-hutchins/ Looking for accountability, live coaching, and deeper financial education? Check out our exclusive community! Join the $100K Club: https://herfirst100k.com/100k-pod   Our favorite travel and cash-back credit cards, plus other financial resources: https://herfirst100k.com/tools Not sure where to start on your financial journey? Take our FREE money personality quiz! https://herfirst100k.com/quiz Special thanks to our sponsors: Squarespace Go to www.squarespace.com/FFPOD to save 10% off your first website or domain purchase. Indeed Get a $75 sponsored job credit to get your jobs more visibility at Indeed.com/FFPOD. Rocket Money Stop wasting money on things you don’t use. Cancel your unwanted subscriptions by going to RocketMoney.com/FFPOD. Quince For your next trip, treat yourself to the luxe upgrades you deserve from Quince. Go to Quince.com/FFPOD for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Netsuite If your revenues are at least in the seven figures, download the free e-book Navigating Global Trade: 3 Insights for Leaders at NetSuite.com/FFPOD. Saily Get an exclusive 15% discount on Saily eSIM data plans! Go to Saily.com/FFPOD download the Saily app and use code 'FFPOD' at checkout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

This is probably the most valuable conversation we've ever shared about how to save money on

0:04.7

literally anything. From travel to groceries, we are getting All of the Hacks. Chris Hitchens is the

0:10.3

creator and host of the All the Hacks podcast, a podcast that helps you upgrade your life,

0:14.8

money, and travel. And boy, oh boy, did he bring the heat. We could have talked for three hours.

0:18.9

I find that the best ideas and the best

0:22.4

things come from how you want to spend your free time and you don't know their businesses.

0:27.8

In this episode, Chris completely rewires the way you think about saving money and time. I can

0:32.8

almost guarantee that you'll never look at money or your spending or even your time the same

0:36.8

way after listening

0:37.7

to this episode. That's where I think it can get dangerous to think about how much value your time is

0:42.2

because that space isn't a profitable time up front. Like leaving a day a week or leaving four-hour

0:48.6

blocks of time to think and to just like mess around on the internet or go for a walk and

0:53.2

and just kind of get creative. You don't monetize that time up front, but it's so valuable in the long run. We start the episode by talking about some general hacks, talking about side hustles that could work for you, how you can take advantage from companies to save money on things like coffee, groceries, and so much more. See where your passion is. I would say if you could give yourself the space, say, oh, I'm going to take a three-month sabbatical. And instead of going to day one, I'm going to start a company. Day one, just be like, how do I spend my time? And like, let it evolve. Then we get into the really juicy stuff. This is the episode so many of you have been asking for if you're trying to play the credit card credit card 201 game and how to really start getting strategic when you're thinking about

1:10.9

saving money

1:31.5

in a way that's actually worth your while. I'm so grateful to Chris for joining us. You're going to learn so

1:36.1

much from this episode. So let's get into it. But first, a word from our sponsors. We love highlighting

1:43.2

our incredible sponsors that keep this show free for you to listen. and we're giving you all the deals right up top with some more information later in the episode. This episode of Financial Feminist is sponsored in part by Squarespace, Rocket Money, NetSuite, and Saly. Need a website, whether it's for a brand, portfolio, or store. Squarespace makes it easy. head on over to squarespace.com slash FFPod and use code FFPod for 10% off your first purchase. Stop paying for subscriptions you forgot about. Rocket Money finds and cancel them for you. Go to rocketmoney.com slash FFPod to take control of your finances. Running a growing business, NetSuite helps you manage it all in one place. Download the free CFO's guide to AI and machine learning and netsuite.com slash FFPod.

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