How To Hack Your Life to Save Money, Optimize Experiences & Amassing 14 Million Credit Card Points w/ Chris Hutchins

Chris Hutchins, avid life hacker, financial optimizer and host of the top ranked podcast, “All the Hacks,” joins the Journey To Launch podcast to discuss how he amassed 14 million credit card points and upgrades his life without spending a fortune.  We also talk about the dangers of optimizing too much, intentionally spending and hacking your personal finances, analysis paralysis, and more.  Before jumping into the content creation world, Chris was the Head of New Product Strategy at Wealthfront, an investor at Google Ventures, co-founded Milk (acquired by Google) and built an organization called LaidOffCamp. He has been featured in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and CNBC. In this episode you’ll learn about: How selling a business does not always mean making a profit  Why falling down rabbit holes of information changed Chris’s life What being in a job Chris hated taught him about Financial Independence Travel hacking, using money to have experiences you can uniquely have now, memory dividends + more Other Links Mentioned in episode: Order my new book, Your Journey to Financial Freedom and get 2 months free of Freedom Quest & access to the FIRE STARTER Course for FREE  Episode 356: Cultivating Influence, Mastering Networking + Leveraging People Skills To Improve Our Financial Lives With Vanessa Van Edwards Mastering the Secret Language of Charismatic Communication with Vanessa Van Edwards on All the Hacks Podcast Overcoming Fear, Processing Failure, and Why Having a Plan B Holds You Back with Matt Higgins on All the Hacks Podcast Episode 284- The Simple Path to Wealth and All You Need to Know About Index Investing with JL Collins Episode 346: Index Funds, How To Build Wealth & Financial Independence Wisdom With “The Godfather of FI,” JL Collins The Simple Path to Wealth: Your road map... by Collins, J LAmazon.comhttps://www.amazon.com › Simple-Path-Wealth-finan… Episode 262- Die with Zero & Get All You Can From Your Money and Your Life w/ Bill Perkins Die With Zero: Net Fulfillment Over Net Worth on All the Hacks Podcast Episode 339: Disney World vs. Retiring Early- How Much Our Disney World Trip Cost + Book Updates Travel Freely: Points & Miles 4+ - App StoreApplehttps://apps.apple.com › app › travel-freely-points-miles CardPointers: Credit card rewards made easyCardPointershttps://cardpointers.com Get The Budget Bootcamp for FREE Check out my personal website here. Join The Weekly Newsletter List Leave me a voicemail– Leave me a question on the Journey To Launch voicemail and have it answered on the podcast! YNAB –  Start managing your money and budgeting so that you can reach your financial dreams. Sign up for a free 34 days trial of YNAB, my go-to budgeting app by using my referral link. What stage of the financial journey are you on? Are you working on financial stability or work flexibility? Find out with this free assessment and get a curated list of the 10 next best episodes for you to listen to depending on your stage. Check it out here! Connect with Chris: AllTheHacks.com Instagram:@ChrisHutchins Twitter.com:@Hutchins Connect with me: Instagram: @Journeytolaunch Twitter: @JourneyToLaunch Facebook: @Journey To Launch Join the Private Facebook Group Join the Waitlist for My FI Course Get The Free Jumpstart Guide Get The Budget Bootcamp for FREE