Want to know how to get discounts almost anywhere? Travel hacks, spending hacks, medical hacks. If there’s one thing that Chris Hutchins has learned from hosting the “All the Hacks” podcast, it’s that everything is negotiable. You can travel to over sixty countries for (almost) free, outsource your cooking at a reasonable rate and even get free money once forgotten. Chris should know—he’s done all this and more as he works to optimize every aspect of his life, both financially and personally!
Chris was hacking at a very young age. In high school, he made a fake magazine so he could score free press passes to concerts. When he was away at boarding school, he would buy whole pizzas and sell them by the slice just to afford a few slices of his own. Then, later when he quit his job to travel the world, Chris and his partner hit over sixty countries, using credit card points to globetrott from South Africa to Singapore!
Now, as a father, Chris is more concerned about hacking his time. He’s got kids to take care of and doesn’t want to waste a second of his day that could be spent planning for, or playing with, his children. In today’s episode, you’ll hear some of the most insane life hacks, from hiring a personal chef for a fraction of the cost to getting free champagne at any hotel stay and even snagging twenty to thirty percent off of your dream vacation villa. These hacks work (we tried them in real-time), and you may need a pen and paper to write them all down!
00:00 Intro
02:02 Life Hacking in High School
06:27 How to Live an “Optimized” Life
10:55 Traveling for Free with Credit Card Points
19:03 Outsourcing Everything!
27:53 Travel Hacks Part 2!
33:59 Spending and Shopping Hacks
51:55 Connect with Chris!
53:16 Action Items
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Apps Mentioned in This Episode:
CardPointers: https://cardpointers.com/
Paprika: https://www.paprikaapp.com/
FancyHands: https://www.fancyhands.com/
Google Flights: https://www.google.com/travel/flights
AutoSlash: https://www.autoslash.com/
Amazon Smile: https://smile.amazon.com/
Library Extension: https://www.libraryextension.com/
Cash Back Monitor: https://www.cashbackmonitor.com/
SavenDeals: https://www.savendeals.com/
DeleteMe: https://search.deleteme.com/
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Episode 355
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So excellent! Thank you! 🎉
❤thanks have listened to this episode at least 2 times. Love all of your content. Learning so much in the past year or more from Bigger Pockets
I drive right by the Oakland zoo every day and have never went… opppss.
There aren't any rules that all adults must work for 40 years and then retire at 65.
If you ask a waiter what they like, they're usually going to like the most expensive thing on the menu.
The more you spend the more you save, lol.
Lol I have a magazine!🤣😁😎😀💰💲🤑💵
man-Good evening!you made stunning recording!🤟