My Must-Have Products and Services for Life, Work and More

#188: Here are the 130+ things I cannot (or don’t want to) live without, including my favorite tech, web and mobile apps, travel gear, subscriptions, banks and financial tools. I also share health and fitness items, smart home gadgets, kitchen tools, must-haves for kids and more!

If you prefer to read, there’s a blog post version of this episode here.

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Products Mentioned

Personal Tech

iPhone 15 Pro
Apple AirPods: 2nd Generation | 3rd Generation
MacBook Air with M2 Chip
Magic Keyboard (with Touch ID) + Magic Trackpad
Anker Prime Power Bank
MOFT iPhone Wallet
Bose Companion 2 Speakers
Mac mini
Anker PowerWave Charging Stand
Elgato Stream Deck MK.2
Standing Desk: UPLIFT
Steelcase Gesture Office Chair

Storage

Cloud: Dropbox | Google Drive | iCloud
Network Storage: Synology DiskStation DS923+

Computer Apps

Spotlight Replacement: Alfred
Email: Superhuman (Free month with code ALLTHEHACKS)
Screen Recording: Loom
Mac 2FA Copying App: Code Piper
Window Management: Rectangle
Paprika Recipe Manager
1Password (← Free 2-week trial)
My Browser: Arc
NordVPN (← Discount + 4 months free)

Chrome Extensions

Library Extension
Points Path
Cash Back: Rakuten (← Free $30)
Amazon Price Tracker: Keepa
Don't F*** With Paste
Eno from Capital One

Mobile Apps

BestParking
ChatGPT
Escape Rooms: Morty
Food Reviews: Infatuation
Podcasts: Overcast | Spotify | Apple Podcasts

Subscriptions

MasterClass (← 15% off)
Paramount Plus (Free with Walmart+)
Virtual Mailbox: Stable (← 50% off)
Remove Personal Info: DeleteMe (← 20% off)
ChatGPT Plus

Bank Accounts

Ep #177: Best Bank Accounts
Wealthfront ($5k managed free + 0.5% APY boost)
Mercury
Fidelity

Personal Finance Tools

Ep #133: Mastering Cash Flow
Kubera (← 1st year free for ATH members)
ProjectionLab (← 10% off with code ATH-10)
Copilot (← 2 months free with code HACKS2)
Daffy (← Free $25 for charity)
Solo 401k: Carry
CPAs: Gelt (← Skip the waitlist)
Trustworthy (← 10% off)

Health and Fitness

Peloton Bike
Tonal
Bowflex SelectTech 552 Adjustable Dumbbells
Oura Ring
SHOKZ OpenRun Pro Headphones
Nike Vaporfly 3
Cold Plunge (← $150 off)
Haven Sauna
One Medical
Peter Attia: Membership | Podcast | Book

Clothing

Vuori Activewear (← 20% off)
Bonobos (← 25% off)
Indochino (← 10% off with code ALLTHEHACKS)
goodr sunglasses (← $10 off)
Mack Weldon Underwear (← $20 off)

Travel Tools and Items

Flight Tracker: Flighty
Suitcases: Away (← $40 off) & Monos
Tortuga Backpacks (← 10% off)
Portable Mini Travel Router

Apps For Points and Miles

Ep #152: Credit Cards: What's in My Wallet for 2024
Ep #166 Best Tools for Booking Flights
Ep #167: Best Tools for Booking Hotels
CardPointers Pro (← 30% off)
Award Wallet
Chris’ Credit Card Optimization Tool

Auto

Ep #104: Optimizing Insurance Policies
TeslaFi (← 2 Weeks Free)

Smart Home Tech, Gadgets & Energy

Ep #135: Smarter and More Energy Efficient Homes
Ubiquiti: Wifi | Cameras
Security: Ring
Locks: August
Samsung Frame TV
TV Time App
Sonos
Tesla: Powerwall | Solar Roof
Sense Energy Monitoring
SPAN Smart Panel
Eight Sleep (← $150 off)

Games

Food & Kitchen

Green Chef (← 50% off with code ALLTHEHACKS50)
DRAM (← 20% off)
June Oven
Ninja CREAMi (Protein ice cream recipe)
Breville (Tea Maker and Immersion Blender)
Waring Double Belgian Waffle Maker (was only $75 when I bought it)
DASH Rapid Egg Cooker
Hydro Flask
Coravin Wine Preserver

Kids

Light/Sound Machine: Hatch Rest+
Cameras: nanit (← 15% off with CHRISH15)
Toys: Lovevery (← $20 off)
Car Seats: Clek - Fllo | Foonf
RideSafer Travel Vest
Audio Player: tonies Toniebox
Au Pairs: Cultural Care (← $175 off)

Dog

Food: Sundays (← 50% off)
RadDog All-In-One Collar + Leash

Business

Banking: Brex | Mercury
Virtual Assistants: Oceans (← $1000 off for mentioning ATH) + My Delegation Guide)
Bookkeeping: Kick
Payments: Stripe
Newsletter: ConverKit
Notion (Try Notion AI free here)
Scheduling: Calendly
Automation and Integration: Zapier

Podcast

Recording: Riverside
Editing: Descript
Production: Upfire Digital
Microphones: Shure SM7B | Shure MV7 | ATR2100X
Main Camera: Sony Alpha 7C
Back Up Cameras: Sony a6400 4K | Sony ZV-1
Elgato Cam Link 4K
Headphones: Audio-Technica ATH-M50X
Elgato Ring Light
Godox VL150
Audio Interface: Rodecaster Pro 2
Multitrack Video Recording: ATEM Mini Pro ISO
Hosting: Megaphone | Transistor
Analytics: Chartable

Full Show Notes

(00:00) Introduction

(03:04) Tech: Personal, Computer, Speakers

(04:42) Stuff On My Desk

(07:27) Storage

(09:15) Software on My Computer

(14:21) Chrome Extensions

(17:30) Best Apps On My Phone

(21:34) Favorite Subscriptions

(24:23) Best Bank Accounts and Personal Finance Tools

(25:48) Charitable Giving

(27:11) Health And Fitness

(30:59) Clothing

(39:26) Apps for Points and Miles

(42:30) Smart Home Tech and Gadgets

(44:36) Home Energy

(45:59) Games I Love

(47:02) Food and Kitchen Gadgets

(51:17) Things We Use For The Kids

(54:27) Stuff We Get For Our Dog (Finn)

(55:52) Business and Podcast Items

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