Credit Card Points, Doug’s Cognitive Meltdown, Saying NO! [rebroadcast] | MHFI 275

July 08, 2025 01:01:33
Credit Card Points, Doug’s Cognitive Meltdown, Saying NO! [rebroadcast] | MHFI 275
Mile High FI Podcast
Credit Card Points, Doug’s Cognitive Meltdown, Saying NO! [rebroadcast] | MHFI 275

Jul 08 2025 | 01:01:33

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Show Notes

Doug and Dusti Young chat about a potpourri of topics on this random episode:

Note: This is a rebroadcast of MHFI episode 178

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0:00 Introduction

6:06 Puppy yoga, laziness, & napping

12:46 Credit card points

18:56 Hoarding points

24:21 Doug’s gym conundrum

29:32 Loss aversion & sunk cost

36:20 Maximizing vs. satisficing 

42:19 Just say NO

47:40 Trade-offs & setting boundaries

55:42 Soundcheck – Go-karting

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