Listener Q&A Live Show + Big Anniversary Giveaway!

All the Hacks with Chris Hutchins

Chris Hutchins

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

4.7 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 11 May 2022

⏱️ 64 minutes

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#56: Today, our Host, Chris Hutchins (@hutchins) celebrates the one year anniversary of All The Hacks! This was a live Q&A recorded on May 9th, 2022 with All The Hacks listeners tuning in. Chris answers questions on earning points buying a house and car, how flexibility helps you save big on award flights, whether elite status is worth it and much more. Full show notes at: https://allthehacks.com/anniversary-live-show Partner Deals Athletic Greens: Free 1 year supply of Vitamin D and 5 free travel packs Masterworks: VIP access to skip the waitlist Point.me: $1 trial w/ this link (and the code HACKS) Gelt: Skip the waitlist on personalized tax guidance to maximize your wealth All the Hacks Episodes Mentioned #34 - Hacking Healthcare, Prescriptions and Medical Bills with Marshall Allen #11 - Making Money from Side Hustles with Nick Loper Resources Mentioned All The Hacks Upgrade Program - free upgrades, breakfast and more on paid luxury hotel stays Savanti Travel: - High end travel concierge, owned by Leigh Rowan (ATH #1 and #51) Point.me and BookYourAward.com - Award booking services Notion - How I track all the information for podcast (and actually for our family) Countdown to the FOMC - FedWatch Tool for interest rate hikes CreditKarma - Free credit score and helps find cards you can get approved for Extra.App - Debit card that helps you build credit CardPointers - Get 20% at allthehacks.com/cardpointers Vuori: 20% off your first purchase at allthehacks.com/vuori Rakuten - Big Give Week with 15% cash back and free $40 for new users Full show notes Q: Colin asks, How can I maximize points while trying to purchase a house or a car? Q: Chad asks, When planning a trip with points should I aim to book last minute? Or should I plan in advance? Q: Webber asks, how should I figure out where to stay in London for a luxury splurge? Q: Mallorie asks, how should I plan my trip to Japan while also making sure that I optimize my credit card award bonuses? How do I know which new cards to sign up for? Q: Brandy asks, how do you decide when to maximize points and when to just spend the money to save the time? Q: Jared asks, how important is elite status? Q: Andrew asks, if it’s worth staying with IHG when Hyatt seems to be the best hotel transfer partner? Q: JC asks, how does Chris keep all his podcast notes organized? Q: Mallory asks, if you are lower income, how can you start earning bonuses? Q: Yevgeniy asks, are there any BlockFi alternatives for high yield? Q: Peter asks, what are your tips for students who don’t have established credit? Q: Benji asks, is there a cash back debit card? Q: Mallorie asks, when you have a lot of financial goals, but limited financial resources; where do you start? Q: Webber asks, what are the best cards to use on Amazon? Q: Lessie asks: what about Discover cards? Q: Marlin asks, what cards should I use to optimize my spend while doing my home remodel? The Quick Hacks Use your favorite card for a down payment on your new car (including Tesla!) Don’t forget about “Position flights” or flying from one smaller airport to a major hub. CardPointers is an amazing app for tracking and optimizing your points. Don’t forget to try the “reconsideration line” if you ever get declined for a card If you have an old card, don’t cancel the card, it’s helping your credit score! If it has a fee you don’t want to pay, ask to get the card downgraded to a no annual fee card. When appropriate: don’t pay in cash, pay in gift cards! Editors Note Wish Amy and Chris the best of luck; baby two coming very soon!

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1:06.0	Hello and welcome to another episode of All the Hacks, a show about upgrading your life,
1:10.7	money and travel.
1:12.0	I'm Chris Hutchins, and I am so excited you're here today for our first live episode.
1:16.4	Now, you're probably not hearing it live right now, but it was recorded live on Monday
1:20.4	with a bunch of all the hacks listeners joining in, and I wanted to do that because this
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