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


CapitalOne Venture and VentureX Cards (75,000 point signup bonus)

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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