Life + Travel Listener Q&A (Fighting Jet Lag, Favorite Podcasts, Food Hacks and More)

All the Hacks with Chris Hutchins

Chris Hutchins

Business, Education, Investing, Society & Culture, Places & Travel, Self-improvement

4.7 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 19 October 2022

⏱️ 62 minutes

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#83: Host Chris Hutchins tackles questions about fighting jet lag, his favorite podcasts, cancel-for-any-reason travel insurance, virtual assistants, food planning, virtual credit card numbers and much more. This episode is packed with many of the incredible insights that Chris has earned from his years optimizing his life! Full show notes at: https://allthehacks.com/listener-questions-6 Partner Deals Vuori: 20% off the most comfortable performance apparel I've ever worn DeleteMe: 20% off removing your personal info from the web Rocket Money: Easily cancel your unused subscriptions ButcherBox: High-quality meat, delivered to your door + Free Thanksgiving Turkey Gelt: Skip the waitlist on personalized tax guidance to maximize your wealth Resources Mentioned Timeshifter App Appointment Scanner Password Managers: 1Password, KeepassXC Taking Notes on Podcasts Family Operating System: Trustworthy Local Experiences: WithLocals, Peek, Airbnb Experiences CapitalOne Venture and VentureX Cards (75,000 point signup bonus) Virtual Credit Cards: Privacy.com, CapitalOne Eno Extension Paprika App Nick Gray’s Virtual Assistant Twitter Thread and Blog Post Favorite Podcasts The All-In Podcast Animal Spirits My First Million SmartLess The Daily PBS NewsHour Macro Voices The Tim Ferriss Show Rich Roll How to Take Over the World I Will Teach You To Be Rich The Colin and Samir Show Full Show Notes Q: Which is better, Bora Bora or the Seychelles for an exotic vacation [05:00] Q: Hotel Strategies for Families of 5 (or more!?) [09:20] Q: Any hacks for booking a cruise? [10:46 ] Q: Should language barriers be a barrier for travel? [11:49] Q: Should I purchase travel insurance? [14:58] Q: How does Chris deal with jet lag? (Bonus: Tried and true strategies for combatting jet lag) [21:18] Q: Are guide-led group tours a worthwhile experience? [23:58] A really good airplane WiFi hack! If you travel often, don’t skip this part [26:19] Q: Is there a hack for setting up Global Entry appointments? Yes! AppointmentScanner [27:51] Using virtual credit cards to make online purchases [30:03] Q: How to set up my Trustworthy account for the easiest use by my family if I were to pass away? [31:51] What is the best password manager, preferably not stored in the cloud [35:03] What are Chris’ favorite podcasts? [39:09] How to take notes from a podcast [44:42] Building your own Peloton… and then later purchasing a Peloton [47:00] Food planning! How to hack the family kitchen? [48:50] Has Chris ever used a virtual assistant? [53:05] Recent developments regarding credit card providers offering cell phone insurance [54:20] How to know when you are taking optimization too far? [58:00] Connect with All the Hacks All the Hacks: Newsletter | Website | Facebook | Email Chris Hutchins: Twitter | Instagram | Website | LinkedIn

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1:06.2	Hello and welcome to another episode of All the Hacks, a show about upgrading your life,
1:11.2	money, and travel.
1:12.2	I'm Chris Hutchins, and if you're new here, I'm a die-hard optimizer who loves doing
1:16.4	all the research to get the best experience in life without an expensive price tag.
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