Card Optimization, Last Minute Travel, Health Insurance Woes and AI Bedtime Stories

#124: Host Chris Hutchins shares insights from optimizing different aspects of his life, including a tool to find the best credit card combinations, thoughts on last minute trip planning, a story of optimization gone too far, a fun use of AI to automate bedtime stories for his daughter, tips for ensuring you don't get stuck with unplanned medical bills and a way to preserve fresh berries for longer. Finally, he makes an exciting announcement about the newest addition to the ATH team.

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Resources Mentioned

ATH Membership

ATH Episodes:

• #49: Bora Bora (Almost) for Free with Miles and Points
• #97: Optimizing Your Health: Diagnostic Tests, Choosing a Doctor, Sleep, Longevity, Inflammation and More
• #115: Iceland: Planning an Epic Adventure With Brandon Pressor

Flight Search Tools: Seats.aero | Roame.travel

Chris's Card Optimization Spreadsheet

Virtual Executive Assistants From Oceans XYZ

Audio Players For Bedtime Stories: Toniebox | Yoto Players

Podcast Software: Descript

Credit Score Monitoring Tools: Credit Karma | Experian

Affordable Medical Imaging Services: Medmo

ATH Iceland Trip 2024 Survey

Email For Feedback and Ideas: podcast@chrishutchins.com

Full Show Notes

(02:02) Episode Overview

(04:34) Maximizing Points For Last Minute Travel

(07:05) Searching For Last Minute Flights

(10:23) Booking Hotels Last Minute

(16:36) Chris's Card Optimization Spreadsheet

(19:47) Exclusive Deals For ATH Members

(20:41) Story Of An Optimization Gone Wrong

(28:03) Automated Bed Time Stories

(34:53) Achieving The Perfect Credit Score

(37:23) Optimizing Health Insurance

(46:29) ATHTrip: Iceland 2024

(48:53) ATH Annual Summit / Get Together

(49:58) ATH Courses & More

(50:51) A Very Special Announcement

(53:46) Disputing Accidental Charges On Capital One Cards

(54:54) Latest Alerts From Capital One

(55:38) Preserving Berries For Longer

(56:52) Ordering Groceries Online

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