Chris Hutchins is a life hacker, financial optimizer and host of the award-winning podcast All the Hacks. He was featured in a documentary on Financial Independence called Playing with Fire and has been covered by the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and CNBC. Previously, he was the Head of New Product Strategy at Wealthfront and an investor at Google Ventures.

In this conversation, we discuss:
• The art of thinking differently and 'life hacking'
• How Chris earned over 12 million credit card points
• The easiest way earn more points if you don't have a large expense or budget
• Why Chris prefers to pay for other people's vacations on his credit card
• How to build your credit if you are just starting out or if you have a low score
• Why the FIRE (Financial Independence Retire Early) movement means so much to Chris and his advice for people seeking more freedom
• Does being fiscally responsible get mixed with being frugal?

Learn more about Chris Hutchins:
• Website: https://chrishutchins.com/
• Instagram:   / chrishutchins  
• Podcast: https://www.allthehacks.com/

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Past guests on Growth Minds include: (Rich Dad Poor Dad), Daniel Pink, Dr. William Davis, Doctor Mike, Lewis Howes (School of Greatness), Tom Bilyeu (Impact Theory), Andrew Yang, Dr. Paul Conti, Charles Hoskinson (Ethereum), Dr. Drew (After Dark), Jo Koy, Jordan Belfort (Wolf of Wall Street), Gad Saad, Adam Carolla, Louis the Child, Vishen Lakhiani (Mindvalley), Bret Weinstein (DarkHorse Podcast), James Nestor, Dave Rubin, Scott Adams (Real Coffee with Scott Adams), and more.