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

All the Hacks with Chris Hutchins

Chris Hutchins

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

4.7 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 11 June 2025

⏱️ 66 minutes

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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 Partner Deals Copilot: Free 2 months access to my favorite personal finance app with code HACKS2 NetSuite: Free KPI checklist to upgrade your business performance Facet: Personalized Financial Planning + $250 enrollment fee waived DeleteMe: 20% off removing your personal info from the web Vuori: 20% off the most comfortable performance apparel I've ever worn For all the deals, discounts and promo codes from our partners, go to: chrishutchins.com/deals Resources Mentioned Price Monitoring Services Vacation Rentals: HiChee Car Rentals: AutoSlash Hotel Rentals: HotelSlash Flights: Autopilot | Tripit | Going™ eSIMs: Airalo 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 Keepa Savendeals Savewise (20% off with ALLTHEHACKS20) Rakuten ($30 bonus here) CardPointers Pro (30% off here) Cashback Monitor Library Extension | Libby Gelt (skip the waitlist here) Free Unclaimed Money Site Bilt Rewards Payment Platforms Plastiq Melio Zil Money Trust & Will (20% off custom estate plans here) The Work Number Report DeleteMe (20% off here) ATH Podcast Full List of Episodes Newsletter Leave a review: Apple Podcasts | Spotify Email for questions, hacks, deals, and feedback: [email protected] 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 Connect with Chris Newsletter | Membership | X | Instagram | LinkedIn Editor’s Note: The content on this page is accurate as of the posting date; however, some of our partner offers may have expired. Opinions expressed here are the author's alone, not those of any bank, credit card issuer, hotel, airline, or other entity. This content has not been reviewed, approved or otherwise endorsed by any of the entities included within the post. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	If you're looking to optimize your life without spending more time or money than you have to,
0:06.9	this episode is just for you. Because after 230 episodes and thousands of hours of research I'm doing,
0:13.3	I've pulled together the 50 most impactful things I've learned, tested, and used, spanning travel,
0:18.8	money, points in miles, investing, productivity, relationships, and more. These are real strategies and used, spanning travel, money, points in miles, investing, productivity, relationships,
0:22.1	and more.
0:23.2	These are real strategies and tactics I rely on every day to earn and save more and be more
0:28.9	intentional with my time.
0:30.6	Some are quick wins, others are deeper mindset shifts, but they're all actionable and
0:34.7	they're all designed to help you level up.
0:37.0	I'm Chris Hutchins. If you enjoy this episode, please share with a friend or leave a comment or
0:41.4	review. And if you want to keep upgrading your life, money, and travel, click follow or
0:45.5	subscribe. Now let's get into it right after this.
0:50.6	It's hard to believe that it's been four years since I started this podcast, but I'm really
0:55.8	loving it more than ever. And in the past 230 episodes, I've been lucky enough to talk to some of the
1:02.4	smartest people I could ever find and meet about building wealth, leveraging cards,
1:07.3	points and miles, traveling better, optimizing time, living a more intentional life.
1:12.6	And I've tested a lot of those strategies myself along the way. I've shared some of that in the
1:18.2	55 different solo episodes I've done, which I'm really enjoying. You'll probably see a lot more
1:24.1	of them on the podcast coming forward because I really like being able to take the
1:28.2	hundreds, thousands of hours of research I'm doing all the tinkering in my life and share some
1:33.1	of that with you, as well as using those episodes to share some of the questions you all have.
1:37.3	So keep those coming and some of the hacks you've picked up and you share. I love doing that
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