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All the Hacks with Chris Hutchins

Maximize Earnings on Cash, CD Ladders, Bank Bonuses, Bulk Buying, and Automating Returns

All the Hacks with Chris Hutchins

Chris Hutchins

Business, Education, Investing, Society & Culture, Places & Travel, Self-improvement

4.7 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 30 August 2023

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

#131: Chris discusses the best places to earn interest on cash, including high yield savings, US Treasuries, CDs and bank bonuses. He also covers other listener questions/hacks, like when to sell I-Bonds, saving money on meat, protecting your identity online, automating returns and a lot more. Link to Full Show Notes: https://www.allthehacks.com/mailbag-11 Partner Deals DeleteMe: 20% off removing your personal info from the web Notion: Try Notion AI free to automate tedious tasks and streamline your work Vuori: 20% off the most comfortable performance apparel I've ever worn Masterworks: VIP access to skip the waitlist Gelt: Skip the waitlist on personalized tax guidance to maximize your wealth For all the deals, discounts and promo codes from our partners, go to: allthehacks.com/deals Resources Mentioned All the Hacks: Membership Credit Card Site Bank Bonus Site Leave a review: Apple Podcasts | Spotify Email for questions, hacks, deals, feedback: [email protected] Episodes: #129: Latest Deals for Points and Miles, Recent Trip Takeaways, Parent Hacks & More #104: Optimizing Your Insurance Policies (Auto, Home/Renters, Umbrella, Life, Disability, Pet, and Travel) #78: Action List: Everything You Can Do To Protect Your Identity, Accounts, Credit and Family Bilt Credit Card List of High Yield Savings Options Wealthfront: Cash Account Referral Link | Automated Bond Portfolio Bask Bank: Earn 2.5 American Airlines AAdvantage® miles for every $1 saved When to Sell I Bonds Blog Posts: Doctor of Credit | Keil Financial Partners TeslaFi Web Dashboard: Free One Month Access Maxine’s Book: There's a Cow in My Freezer: The Complete Guide to Buying, Storing, and Enjoying Pasture-Raised Meat in Bulk Maxine’s Website Len's Bench Scraper Recommendation Gmail Add On Productivity Tool: Ready to Send Automating Returns: Return Queen Redeem Gift Cards with Evidation App: Jamie’s Referral Link Chase Marriott Bonvoy Boundless® Credit Card Deal: Five Free Night Certificates (Up To 50,000 Points Each) Article: Lounge Access Fee Change in The Platinum Card® from American Express Full Show Notes (02:33) Listener Wins (05:19) High Yield Savings (08:02) CDs and Treasuries (09:52) CD Laddering Explained (12:29) Wealthfront’s New Bond Portfolio (18:41) Bank Bonuses (20:34) Earning Interest in American Airlines Miles with Bask Bank (22:05) Selling I Bonds (24:02) Negotiating Your Mortgage Rate Directly with Your Broker (24:33) Auto Insurance (25:58) TeslaFi: Web Dashboard for Your Car (27:14) Electric Rental Car Hack: Correction (28:34) Removing Your Personal Information Online (30:26) Cooking Hacks (32:38) Productivity Tool: Ready to Send (33:18) Automating Returns with Return Queen (33:44) Redeem Gift Cards with Evidation App (34:22) Lounge Access Fee Change in the Platinum Card® from American Express (36:51) Reminder to Check Apps & Websites for Promotions before Booking Flights (37:31) Chase Marriott Bonvoy Boundless® Credit Card Deal (38:30) Spotify Programmatic Ads for Old Episodes Connect with All the Hacks All the Hacks: Newsletter | Website | Membership | Email Chris Hutchins: Twitter | Instagram | Website | LinkedIn Editor’s Note: The content on this page is accurate as of the posting date; however, some of our partner offers may have expired. Opinions expressed here are the author's alone, not those of any bank, credit card issuer, hotel, airline, or other entity. This content has not been reviewed, approved or otherwise endorsed by any of the entities included within the post. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello and welcome to another episode of All the Hacks.

0:05.8

I'm Chris Hutchins, I'm excited you're here.

0:08.4

Two weeks ago I did an episode that was a bit of a combination of questions you've sent

0:11.9

in, hacks you've shared, some takeaways from some recent trips I've taken, some of the

0:16.3

latest deals on points and miles, and honestly there was so much good content to cover that

0:21.2

I didn't even get to the questions about money and a lot of the other categories in life,

0:25.6

and we focused mostly on travel.

0:27.8

So today I want to do another similar episode, but dive into a lot of money and life questions.

0:33.2

Things like where to put cash, whether it's tea bills, high yield savings, CD ladders,

0:37.9

even things like wealth rents, new bond portfolio, for anyone who had eye bonds, what to do

0:42.3

about them, when to sell them, I'll talk a little bit about some bank bonuses, which

0:46.3

actually could be a compelling alternative to earning interest, share some hacks from listeners,

0:51.5

and then on the life side, I've got a few fun things on food, especially on how to save

0:55.7

money on meat.

0:56.8

I've also done a really big deep dive on cell phone plans.

1:00.0

I've gotten a lot of questions from you all that I want to dive into, and then a few other

1:03.2

hacks on personal data, photos, storage, and a lot more.

1:07.4

But to kick us off, I want to share a few wins that listeners have sent in.

1:11.2

So the first came in as a review on Apple Podcast from Timmit 687.

1:15.2

Thanks for writing that review.

1:16.4

I really appreciate these reviews.

1:18.2

I'm going to start highlighting them, so if you want to write them in with something

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