#120: Host Chris Hutchins shares a ton of amazing hacks, questions and wins from listeners. He covers a range of topics including the best two credit card combos, United Airlines’s recent points devaluation, ways to maximize travel points and monitor hotel price drops. Chris also draws from his personal experiences to share travel hacks learned from recent trips to New York and Cabo, along with other valuable hacks related to health, personal finance, cell phones, and more.

Link to Full Show Notes: https://allthehacks.com/mailbag-9

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Resources Mentioned

All the Hacks Membership

ATH Episodes:

Point.me (first month for $1 with code HACKS)

United MileagePlus Devaluation

AI Tools For Writing Letters To Airlines: Notion AI | ChatGPT

How To Use Wyndham Points To Book a Vacasa

Chris’s In-Laws’ Vacasa In Belize

APEC Business Travel Card

American Express® Green Card

Marco’s Post on Amex No Lifetime Language Sign Ups:

American Express® Business Gold Card

The Business Platinum Card® from American Express

Apps To Use Before Applying For Credit Cards With Low Credit:

Guide To CLEAR Discounts

Hotel Price Drop Monitoring Tools:

Health Hacks:

Wealthfront products:

Apps To Track Personal Spending & Budgeting: Rocket Money | Copilot Money | Tiller

Apps To Track Net-worth, Budgeting & Forecasting: Wealthfront App | Kubera

Second Hand Phones: Swappa

Number Porting: NumberBarn | Google Voice

Full Show Notes

(02:30) Listener Wins

(04:56) United Airlines Devaluation

(07:36) Lessons from Chris's New York Trip

(10:06) Tips for Booking and Cancelling Flights from Chris's Cabo Trip

(12:16) Booking Vacasa's Through Wyndham Rewards

(12:49) Skipping the Line with the APEC Business Travel Card

(18:23) American Express® Green Card

(21:19) Best Two-Card Combos

(26:55) Limits on Capital One Cards

(27:52) Citi's Language on Legal Action for Bonus Churning

(29:31) American Express NLL Links

(30:57) Credit Card Approvals with Low Credit

(34:43) The Apple Credit Card

(35:56) Best Uses of Travel Credits

(37:59) Airport Spa Benefits

(38:33) Credits and Deals for CLEAR

(39:34) Hotel Upgrade Tips

(41:49) Travel Hacks from Canada

(42:23) Resort Fees & Taxes When Redeeming Points for a Hotel

(44:23) Hotel Price Drop Monitoring Tools

(47:55) Full Refund for Broken Stroller on a Flight

(48:43) International Rental Car Coverage

(50:54) Health Hacks

(53:36) Clipping Deals with Grocery Store Apps

(54:21) Wealthfront Cash & Automated Bond Portfolio

(55:43) Apps to Track Personal Spending & Budgeting

(57:24) Buying Second-Hand Phones & Number Porting

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