How To Get Freebies On All Kinds Of Stuff

In a struggling economy, it begins to feel like a never-ending battle trying to keep up let alone get ahead.

As gas prices soar into the stratosphere again, you begin to wonder if it's even possible to think about breaking even somewhere.

Wouldn't it be nice to get freebies all the time? Just because? It would help offset rising prices and anxiety about the economy or at the very least, it might make us feel a little bit better about being gouged at the pump among other places!

Well, I'm here to tell you - there are a bunch of places that you can save big bucks but there are also some places you can get the real deal - freebies!

Let's check out what you can get today for absolutely free!

• Room at the inn. Free lodging for travelers. CouchSurfing.org is a nonprofit organization with more than a half million people around the world who let you sleep on their couch (or spare bedroom) while you're traveling - for free! You can meet people and see the world for free! Check out the website for more information and see if it's something you might be willing to do to save money.

• Free money. The National Association of Unclaimed Property (NAUPA) is also a nonprofit organization where you can find money which might be due you or your family. This comes in the forms of utility refunds, forgotten bank accounts, security deposits or inheritances but you never know. NAUPA estimates that 1 out of 8 Americans is entitled to something that is unclaimed and that's just waiting for them to find. Go to unclaimed.org and see if you're one of the lucky ones! Also check out TreasuryHut.gov for savings bonds which are unclaimed. You never know!
  

• Put on your birthday suit. Well, actually leave your clothes on - but it's your birthday! Many freebies are available to everyone on their birthday. You can get free meals or free gifts or free entertainment. Check out this list......(and it's not by a long shot all inclusive) Try here for more info! (Frugal Living Free Stuff)
  
  
  • Alfy's
  • Applebee's
  • Baskin Robbins
  • Black Angus
  • Burger King
  • Cold Stone Creamery
  • Dairy Queen
  • Dutch Bros Coffee
  • IHOP
  • McDonald's
  • Ruby Tuesday's
  • Sonic
  • Taco Bell
  • Walt Disney World

• Free Software. There are many wonderful software programs out there that you can download for free. Just make sure that they aren't trial versions of a program that will ask you to upgrade when the trial version runs out. If that happens, just don't do it, remove it from your computer and go get another freebie! OpenOffice.org is one of the most popular freebies - a program instead of Microsoft Office - for FREE. Try Tucows.com or Download.com for all kinds of great programs.
• Do you hear what I hear? Free audio books are available through a website called LibriVox.org. These are all books found in the public domain and books that are read by volunteers. Check it out!

• Free kids' meals. Check out the directory of this website - MyKidsEatFree.com - where thousands of restaurants are listed where kids can eat for free when an adult accompanies them. Parents and grandparents alike - start your list!

• Get free samples. Check on these websites and see what they have to offer. TheFreeSite.com, Freechannel.net, Volition.com, StartSampling.com and Freenology.com.

• Learn a foreign language - for free. Choose from a wide range of foreign languages through online visual and audio technology. Check out BBC.com.

• Don' forget CraigsList or Freecycle.com - you can get incredible steals on CraigsList and Freecycle's items as well - free! Also look into ebay - while they're not free, you can save some serious dough by shopping here if you know your stuff.

It's nice to know that some things in life are still free! 

Check out some of the above websites and if you have more that you know of or use yourself, please leave us a comment on this hub to further enrich the world in terms of freebies.

Don't forget though, so many things in life are free - a warm touch, a kind smile, love and all the good things that go along with living. 

Give those of yourself freely and no doubt, freebies will come back to you in many different forms.