Fabulous Freebies 2011
Here at Kiplinger, we believe you can have the best of both worlds: that you can live frugally and live well.
To prove that point, we're back with our fifth annual list of fabulous freebies. We found 31 categories of quality goods and services -- from free financial services to free entertainment, no useless junk allowed! -- that you would happily pay money for, except you don't have to.
Welcome to the land of the freebies, the home of the savers. . .
Free Hobbies
culinary skills
bike maintenance, backpacking, camp cooking
yoga
computers, chess, knitting
language
draw
golf
Free Food
IHOP
Rita's
Ben & Jerry's
Pretzelmaker
Cinnabon
Starbucks
Haagen-Dazs
Krispy Kreme
TCBY
Chick-Fil-A
free food on your birthday
Free Books, Music, Movies & More
public library
Free Car-Buying Help
AAA, Costco, Consumer Reports
Geico Insurance
credit unions
alumni associations
Free Music & Media Storage
iCloud
Google Music Beta
Amazon Cloud
Free Eyeglasses Adjustments
LensCrafters
Free Movies & TV
Hulu.com
Crackle.com
TV networks' Web sites
InsideRedbox.com.
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free outdoor movies
free family films
Free Legal Advice
Free Rx Drugs
Giant Eagle, Meijer, Publix, Schnucks
Wegmans
Price Chopper
ShopRite
Free E-Books
University of Pennsylvania's online books page
War and Peace, Moby Dick
Little Women
Amazon.com, Barnesandnoble.com, iTunes.com
Kobo.com
public library
Free Audiobooks
The Three Little Pigs
The Secret Garden
public library
Free Charitable Giving
give blood
donate frequent flier miles
garage sale
thehungersite.com
Free ETF Trades
Fidelity, Schwab, TD Ameritrade
Vanguard
Free Kids' Meals
Free Money for College
grants handed out by the federal government
states
department of higher education
grad school
Free Outings
free admission year-round
certain days of the week or month
college campuses
Free Retirement Planning
Free Money for Retirement
match your contributions
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