Chris Hutchins is the host of a podcast called "All the Hacks" where he talks about not just travel hacks, but life hacks as well. In today's episode, he shares some of his favorite life hacks with us.

(01:09) - You can find the episodes where Chris Hutchins interviewed Greg and Nick on All the Hacks here: https://frequentmiler.com/check-out-greg-and-nicks-podcast-guest-appearances-with-chris-hutchins/

And you can find all the episodes of All the Hacks here: https://www.chrishutchins.com/

(02:00) - Chris's favorite life hacks for making more time

(06:47) - Chris's favorite life hacks for the home

(09:30) - Chris's favorite life hacks for money

You can find Chris's All the Hacks episode with Remit Sethi here: https://www.chrishutchins.com/live-your-rich-life-ramit-sethi/

You can find Chris's All the Hacks episode with Bill Perkins here: https://www.chrishutchins.com/die-with-zero-bill-perkins/

(16:58) - Chris's favorite life hacks for personal data!

We get asked a lot about how to travel as a family...or how to make family travel better. In today's episode of Frequent Miler on the Air, we'll talk about tips for family travel.

(01:11) - Everyone wants more family travel tips!

See our Ask Us Anything episode 68, "How do you travel with young kids?" here.

(03:31) - Free Spirit Travel More Mastercard

Learn more about the Free Spirit Travel More Mastercard here.

(12:46) - Don't forget that Qatar Avios can be used to book American Airlines flights, and can offer great prices for certain flights...
Read more about OneWorld First Class flights for surprisingly low prices here.

(17:39) - See our "Points for family travel", Ep174 here.

(18:20) - Plan one big activity per day

(20:46) - Find a playground

(23:41) - Get a suite

(29:57) - Lounge access is awesome

(31:48) - Get elite status with National Rental Car and/or Hertz to save

(34:16) - Easily collapsible stroller

(36:58) - Car seats: If you're going to bring yours, get a bag for it

(38:46) - Know your lap infant ticket policies

(42:28) - Ask for a child meal

(43:21) - Consider taking a cruise
Read our post on how to get free cruises here.

(45:40) - Consider business class. More space = less disruption.

(49:51) - Travel internationally: Be prepared for the world to be more family-friendly than you expect

(52:09) - How does the temporary Southwest credit card bonus impact the Southwest companion pass strategy for 2 companion passes?

Read our Southwest Airlines companion pass guide here.
Read more about the two person strategy for 2 Southwest Companion Passes here.

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There's a rewards program that's in common between Expedia, Hotels.com and VRBO. As a rewards program, it was fairly disappointing, but does that mean Wells Fargo's new One Key+ card is also going to be disappointing? We'll talk about it in today's Card Talk episode...

(01:50) - Noteworthy perks of the Wells Fargo One Key+ card...

(04:02) - Is the Wells Fargo One Key+ a good card?
Read more about the Wells Fargo One Key+ card here

(08:42) - Good alternatives to the Wells Fargo One Key+ card
Find our Best Category Bonuses resource here

(09:30) - Read more about the Citi Strata Premier card here

(10:25) - Read more about the Citi Double Cash card here

(11:44) - You could get other Wells Fargo cards as well...
Learn more about Wells Fargo cards here

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On a previous podcast, we discussed the most rewarding card for groceries and dining, picking ~4 cards we thought were good for both of these categories. We got a lot of feedback with other suggestions for cards readers thought we should have included. Were they right? Let's discuss...

Find podcast episode 20 here: The most rewarding card for groceries & dining | Coffee Break Ep20 | 7-30-24

(02:11) - Why did we leave out Citi Custom Cash?

Learn more about the Citi Custom Cash card here.

(3:06) - What about the Amex Everyday Preferred card?

Learn more about the Amex Everyday Preferred card here.

(03:54) - What about Bilt?
Learn more a out the Bilt card here: https://frequentmiler.com/bilt/

(04:34) - Why not include the Amex Hilton Surpass card?
Learn more about the Hilton Surpass Card here.

(06:42) - Should we have included the Wyndham Earner Plus Card?
Learn more about the Wyndham Earner Plus Card here.

(08:57) - Why doesn't the Chase Sapphire Preferred card come up in these discussions?
Learn more about the Chase Sapphire Preferred Card here.

(13:31) - Why was the Aeroplan card not discussed?
Learn more about the Aeroplan Card here

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Music Credit – Beach Walk by Unicorn Heads

We love points that are transferable because we love the optionality of transferring to different hotel and airline partners, but also because there are sometimes transfer bonuses that you can take advantage of to maximize that value - just another reason to love transferable points.

(01:33) - Conflicting reports on the ability to transfer IHG points for FREE

(01:39) - Find How to gift free hotel nights - Ep265 here

(09:20) - Huge Amex Membership Rewards offers

(10:25) - Read more about the Amex Business Gold card here

(11:07) - Read more about the Amex Platinum card here

(11:19) - Read more about the Amex Gold card here

(13:40) - If you get the Amex refer-a-friend error message: try using a different browser

(15:43) - How do American Express Hilton credits work at SLH & AutoCamp?

(19:15) - New blog resource: How to maximize your Hilton cards (with upgrades and downgrades)

(19:47) - Chase Ink Business card 120K offer

See: How to apply for Chase Ink cards here

(21:04) - Bilt torpedoes Rent Day doubling, initially hiding the news in terms & conditions

(26:02) - Current notable transfer bonuses...

(27:22) - Which current transfer bonuses are worth (many people) considering even without a plan?

(32:00) - What makes transferable points great?

(35:08) - Transferring your points goes one direction so you can't transfer them back if you change your mind... so when is it an obvious idea, even if you don't have a known use in mind?

(42:26) - Things to consider before transferring your points (if it's not obvious because of known uses)

(47:21) - See expired transfer bonuses here

(56:33) - Which programs should you avoid transferring to if you don't already have a specific plan for how to use them?

(59:35) - Which programs are more or less safe to transfer to, even if you don't already have a plan for how to use them?

(1:05:23) - One reader got the Chase Freedom Unlimited card, then got denied for the Chase Sapphire Preferred card for being at max exposure, despite reducing the limit on the Freedom card. What can they do? This post again could be useful.

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Music Credit – “Ocean Deep” by Annie Yoder

The Capital One SavorOne Cash Rewards Credit Card has no annual fee, no foreign transaction fees, and a decent earning rate. This makes it a pretty easy card to justify keeping. In this episode of our brand new series "Card Talk", we'll highlight all the other notable elements of this card to help you determine if it's right for your wallet.

(00:00) - Read more about the Capital One SavorOne Cash Rewards Card here.

(00:29) - What is the Capital One SavorOne Cash Rewards Card earning rate?

(01:00) - The Capital One SavorOne Cash Rewards Card has some temporary Uber benefits, through 11/14/24...

(01:45) - Best of all, you can move rewards to a miles-earning card like the Capital One Venture or VentureX cards...

Read more about the Capital One Venture card here and the Capital One VentureX card here.

(04:09) - Capital One can be tricky for new approvals...but product-changing a card you already have may be an option.

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Everybody eats! So everyone can make use of earning opportunities at restaurants or grocery stores. In this episode, we'll talk about our 4 favorite credit cards for exactly this.

(01:31) - Amex Gold Card earns 4 points per dollar for US grocery stores (up to $25K in spend) and 4x for restaurant dining

Read more about the Amex Gold Card here.

(03:22) - Citi Strata Premier earns 3 points per dollar for grocery and 3 points per dollar for dining

Read more about the Citi Strata Premier Card here.

(05:11) - Capital One SavorOne gives 3% cash back for dining, grocery stores

Read more about the Capital One SavorOne card here.

(07:14) - Altitude Reserve card earns 3 points per dollar on travel and mobile wallet payments, which could apply to grocery and dining

Read more about the Altitude Reserve card here.

(12:26) - Which card is the best for earning points on grocery and dining spend?

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Music Credit – Beach Walk by Unicorn Heads

(00:00) - Ever wanted to gift a free hotel night to someone else? In today's episode of Frequent Miler on the Air we'll discuss the ways you can do this!

(01:18) - In response to Greg's post "Hilton Honors is winning me over, but I’d like one more enhancement…" one reader wonders, "Does Hilton pay influencers to do this?" (Read that post here: https://frequentmiler.com/hilton-honors-is-winning-me-over-but-id-like-one-more-enhancement/ (Mailbag)

(03:55) - Updating Card Talk

(05:40) - American Express Gold Card changes go live, including increased annual fee, new "white gold" option, Dunkin' and Resy credits, and more... (Card News)

Read more about the American Express Gold Card here: https://frequentmiler.com/AmxGoldCard/

Catch our episode about the "rumored" Amex changes here: https://frequentmiler.com/podcast-rumored-amex-gold-card-changes-good-or-bad-coffee-break-ep19-7-23-24/

(10:08) - Wells Fargo Attune gives 4% for Amazon.com purchases! (Card News)

(11:38) - "Southwest Airlines Redeye Flights Coming… Finally!" (Crazy Thing)

(14:31) - Southwest will soon offer assigned & premium seating (Crazy Thing)

(17:04) - What is the "Vacations by Marriott Bonvoy" promo? Earn 25k bonus points on 4+ night packages Read more about this Marriott Bonvoy promo here: https://frequentmiler.com/vacations-by-marriott-bonvoy-promo-earn-25k-bonus-points-on-4-night-packages/ (Mattress Running the Numbers)

(23:51) - What are the Citi transfer bonuses through August 17th, 2024? (Award Talk)

(27:53) - Find award space for incredible SLH properties like Calala Island and Grand Hotel Victoria Lake Como, using tools like Rooms.Aero or MaxMyPoint to set alerts (Award Talk)

Read more about using these tools to find availability at properties like the Grand Hotel Victoria Lake Como here: https://frequentmiler.com/grand-hotel-victoria-lake-como-has-wide-open-availability/

(30:21) - Autoslash triggers Altitude Reserve's Real Time Mobile Rewards RTMR (Award Talk) Read more about Altitude Reserve's Real Time Mobile Rewards here: https://frequentmiler.com/us-bank-real-time-mobile-rewards-what-works-where/

Main Event: How to gift free hotel nights

(32:51) - How to gift someone your free hotel night certificates or award nights Read more about gifting hotel nights here: https://frequentmiler.com/gift-hotel-points-free-night-certificates-and-award-nights-booked-with-points-rules-by-program/

(34:19) - Can you gift someone your hotel points? Which programs allow it and which programs don't?

(39:39) - Can you book a hotel night for someone else, using your points? Which programs allow it and which programs don't?

(46:52) - Can you gift a hotel free night certificate to someone else? Which programs allow it and which programs don't?

(52:17) - Which hotel rewards program is the best for gifting nights with someone else?

(55:44) - If someone hears something on the podcast they want more information about, where do they find more information? (Question of the Week)

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Music Credit – “Ocean Deep” by Annie Yoder