Mailbag #9: Best Two-Card Combos, Travel Hacks, Finance Apps, Health Hacks and More

#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:

#91: Die With Zero: Net Fulfillment Over Net Worth With Bill Perkins

#113: Unlocking the Power of Plastic: Maximizing Your Hidden Credit Card Benefits

#117: Navigating a High Rate Market: Buying a Home, Preparing for a Recession and Where to Put Cash With Ben Carlson

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

Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card: 60K Welcome Bonus 

American Express® Green Card: 60K Welcome Bonus 

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

American Express® Business Gold Card (Marco’s Referral)

The Business Platinum Card® from American Express (NLL)

The American Express® Business Gold Card (NLL)

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

Credit Karma App

CardMatch Tool

American Express 'Apply with confidence' tool

Guide To CLEAR Discounts

Hotel Price Drop Monitoring Tools:

Awayz (50% Off With A Free 3 Day Trial for All The Hacks Listeners here)

Pruvo

Hotel Slash

Health Hacks:

InsideTracker

All Of Us - NIH

PATHFINDER 2 Study

GRAIL - Galleri Test

Wealthfront products:

Cash Account

Automated Bond Portfolio ($5,000 managed free with my referral link)

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

(17:27) Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card 60K Bonus Bump Up to 80K

(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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