Top 50 Ways to Upgrade Your Life, Money, and Travel from 200+ Episodes of All the Hacks
#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!
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Episodes
- #5: Finding Cheap Flights to Anywhere in the World with Scott Keyes
- #9: How to Live Your Rich Life with Ramit Sethi
- #14: Smart House Moves to Increase Your Wealth with Andrew Kerr
- #34: Insider Tricks to Healthcare, Prescriptions and Medical Bills with Marshall Allen
- #43: Why 50/50 Doesn't Work: A New Model for Happier Relationships with Kaley and Nate Klemp
- #50: The Power (and Tax Savings) of Charitable Giving with Adam Nash
- #62: Protect Your Family, Mitigate Taxes and Preserve Your Wealth with Patrick and Mani
- #68: Hosting Cocktail Parties, Building Relationships, Museum Strategies and Friends Newsletters with Nick Gray
- #78: Action List: Everything You Can Do To Protect Your Identity, Accounts, Credit and Family
- #91: Die With Zero: Net Fulfillment Over Net Worth with Bill Perkins
- #98: Buy Back Your Time: Get Unstuck, Increase Productivity and Live the Life You Want with Dan Martell
- #99: Top Ways to Make This Year Amazing and Seven Simple Questions for Your Annual Review with Sahil Bloom
- #104: Optimizing Your Insurance Policies (Auto, Home/Renters, Umbrella, Life, Disability, Pet, and Travel)
- #105: Overcoming Fear, Processing Failure, and Why Having a Plan B Holds You Back with Matt Higgins
- #109: Living a Happier Life, Saying No, and Prioritizing Goals with Derek Sivers
- #112: Money + Relationships: Building and Living Your Rich Life Together with Ramit Sethi
- #113: Unlocking the Power of Plastic: Maximizing Your Hidden Credit Card Benefits
- #135: Save Money and Time with a Smarter and More Energy Efficient Home with Matt Ferrell
- #144: Leveraging Tax-Advantaged Accounts to Maximize Your Wealth with Katie Gatti Tassin
- #147: How to Save on Taxes with Ankur Nagpal
- #166: Best Award Search Tools for Booking Flights with Points & Miles
- #167: Best Tools for Booking Hotels with Points & Miles
- #168: Building an Investment Portfolio to Grow and Protect Your Wealth with Chris Doyle
- #170: Cash Back vs. Points: Are We Doing It All Wrong?
- #177: Best Bank Account Setup to Earn Interest on All Your Cash
- #181: Making an Easy $3k/mo from Online Deals with Kai
- #185: 12 Tactics to Make More Time EVERY Day with Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky
- #187: 42 Travel Planning Tips & Tricks from Travel Pro Leigh Rowan
- #190: Why High-Performers Focus on Energy, Not Time with Sahil Bloom
- #212: Gift Card Deals and Secrets That Will Save You $5k+/yr with Logan Robinson
- #221: Deep Dive on Credit Reports, Scores, and Their Real-World Impact
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- 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
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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
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