When it makes sense to buy points, sites that make redeeming your points a breeze, how he thinks about points deflation… these are just a few of the topics we cover with our friend Chris Hutchins. If you’re wondering, like we were, whether or not travel hacking is still worth the hassle then this is the episode for you. And Chris covers a range of topics on his podcast, All The Hacks, like ways to gain confidence, practical steps to strengthen relationships, and anti-aging with his diverse guests. Chris was a co-founder of Milk which was acquired by Google, then he was the founder and CEO of Grove which was subsequently acquired by Wealthfront- he’s quite the renaissance man, he loves technology and optimizing virtually everything, and we get into a variety of topics today!

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