Life + Travel Listener Q&A (Fighting Jet Lag, Favorite Podcasts, Food Hacks and More)

#83: Host Chris Hutchins tackles questions about fighting jet lag, his favorite podcasts, cancel-for-any-reason travel insurance, virtual assistants, food planning, virtual credit card numbers and much more. This episode is packed with many of the incredible insights that Chris has earned from his years optimizing his life!

Full show notes at: https://allthehacks.com/listener-questions-6

 

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Resources Mentioned

• Timeshifter App
• Appointment Scanner
• Password Managers: 1Password, KeepassXC
• Taking Notes on Podcasts
• Family Operating System: Trustworthy
• Local Experiences: WithLocals, Peek, Airbnb Experiences
• Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card
• Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card
• Virtual Credit Cards: Privacy.com, CapitalOne Eno Extension
• Paprika App
• Nick Gray’s Virtual Assistant Twitter Thread and Blog Post

Favorite Podcasts

• The All-In Podcast
• Animal Spirits
• My First Million
• SmartLess
• The Daily
• PBS NewsHour
• Macro Voices
• The Tim Ferriss Show
• Rich Roll
• How to Take Over the World
• I Will Teach You To Be Rich
• The Colin and Samir Show

 

Full Show Notes

(05:00) Q: Bora Bora or Seychelles for Exotic Vacation?

(09:20) Q: Hotel Strategies for Families of 5 (or more!)

(10:46) Q: Hacks for Booking a Cruise?

(11:49) Q: Overcoming Language Barriers in Travel?

(14:58) Q: Is Travel Insurance a Smart Purchase?

(21:18) Q: Jet Lag Tips and Combatting Strategies

(23:58) Q: Are Guided Group Tours Worthwhile?

(26:19) A Really Good Airplane WiFi Hack!

(27:51) Q: Streamlining Global Entry Appointments

(30:03) Using Virtual Credit Cards for Online Purchases

(31:51) Q: Setting Up Trustworthy Account for Family Use

(35:03) Q: Best Non-Cloud Password Manager?

(39:09) Q: Chris’ Preferred Podcasts

(44:42) How to Efficiently Take Podcast Notes

(47:00) Creating Your Own Peloton and Later Purchase

(48:50) Hacking the Family Kitchen for Food Planning

(53:05) Q: Chris' Experience with Virtual Assistants

(54:20) Updates on Credit Card Cell Phone Insurance

(58:00) Knowing When Optimization Goes Too Far

 

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