Here are some of the best ways to find free/cheap stuff:
- Groupon, LivingSocial, ThefreeSite.com, StartSampling, and Free Stuff Channel: Websites dedicated to helping users find giveaways, services, perks, samples, trials, and other promotional items.
- Kids Meal Deals: Search kids meal deals and kids eat free restaurants in your area using their search tool.
- Sweet Free Stuff: Daily updated blog of real free stuff, free samples, coupons, deals and more. All 100% free of charge.
- Totally Free Stuff: Directory of freebies online includes free posters, software, t-shirts, mouse pads, clothing, hats, food samples, and more.
- MyOpenBar.com: Find free (or cheap) drinks in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Honolulu, and Miami.
- Craigslist: Check out category dedicated to “free stuff” for each of its participating cities. Find everything from furniture to electronics to clothes.
- Freecycle and other reuse groups: Search listings of items being given away by people in your area.
- CouchSurfing: Connects travelers with hosts around the globe. You get both a free place to stay and locals to hang out with for an inside glimpse of other cultures.
- Digsville, Home Base Holidays, HomeExchange.com, and HomeLink: Free accommodations while travelling. Use to find traditional home-exchange opportunities.
- Favorpals: Trading skills and favors – barter style. Clean someone’s house in exchange for dog walking when you’re at work or for tutoring your kid in math. Or offer painting services and get help with designing a website.
- U-Exchange: Trade anything from babysitting and calligraphy lessons to pianos and foosball tables to cars and boats.
- Swap.com: Swap books, music, DVDs, or video games via mail through. Print a postage label right from your computer for easy mailing.
- Swapstyle: Trade clothes, accessories, shoes, and even cosmetics.
- Freegrabber: Free stuff, free samples, freebies, Walmart samples, beauty samples, household samples free coupons, hot deals.