When I started this blog, I was SO excited at all the FREE and Cheap things that you can get. I’m sharing my top picks for FREE or low cost offers.
Feel free to bookmark this page and refresh it to see updates, as I will be updating it on a regular basis.
FYI: Some of these offers are free trial or subscriptions and they are noted as such.
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Updated 7/3/24
BABY/KIDS
- Sign up and receive FREE Aeroflow Breast Pump through your insurance.
- Provide your insurance information to discover breast pump coverage.
- Aeroflow verifies coverage and submits required paperwork.
- Pick a Top of the Line Breast Pump.
Amazon – Free Baby Registry Welcome Box
- Join Amazon Prime.
- Add 10 unique items to your baby registry.
- Purchase $10 from your registry.
- Add the welcome box to cart and be sure to USE the $35 promotional credit to make it FREE. Don’t pay $35!
- Add three items to your registry directly from the Babylist Shop.
- Add three items to your registry from other stores.
- Make a minimum purchase totaling $30 from the Babylist Shop (this purchase can also be made from your registry by a friend or family member).
- Verify your address and pay $8.95 + tax, where applicable, for shipping
ABC Mouse – FREE 30 Day Trial of ABCmouse
- Membership includes: 8,500+ Learning Activities, Access on All Devices, Comprehensive Online Learning and Advanced Progress Tracking
- Try it Free for 30 days (then $12.99 mo. until canceled)
- $5 for 2 Months (then $12.99 mo. until canceled)
- 1 full year for $45 ($45 per year until canceled)
Gabb – Free Gabb Kids Phones and Watches
- Receive FREE* Gabb Phone 3 Pro and Gabb Watch 3 when you select a Gabb Plan.**limited time offer**
- FREE kid-safe phones and watches. Extended Sale.
- Choose your bundle. Pick their package, and change anytime.
- Select your plan. Pay your way with the plan that fits.
Lego Magazine – Free Subscription
- Perfect for kids aged 5-9, this printed magazine is sent directly to your home five times a year. Completely free of charge.
- Sign up now to receive the next issue in July 2024.
- Each issue is packed full of cool activities, fun comics, creative builds, posters and so much more.
- Featuring all your child’s favorite LEGO® sets and characters.
Upromise – Start a College Savings Account and Get a $30 Welcome Bonus
- Receive a $5.29 bonus when you sign up for a free Upromise account.
- Receive $30 Welcome Bonus when linked to 529 account. A 529 plan is a tax-advantaged savings plan designed to encourage saving for future education costs.
- Upromise® Mastercard® – Cardmembers earn 1.529% cash back rewards on purchases when their Upromise Program account is linked to an eligible College Savings Plan, or 1.25% cash back rewards on purchases if their Upromise Program account is not linked. Apply today at upromisemastercard.com
- Our savings tools and automatic transfers let you set goals and transfer your earned rewards into college savings plans.
- Homeschool+ curriculums include fully adaptive math and reading programs for children ages 4 to 8, plus 12 online courses covering art, science, social studies, and more, along with robust home educator tools that support your unique homeschool.
- Provides the mathematical number sense and operations instruction your child needs from ages 4 to 8, in pre-K through 2nd grade.
- Offers 12 courses covering art, science, and social studies that create an ideal balance of online and offline learning.
- After your 10–day free trial, your Homeshool+ subscription will renew automatically at $39.99 monthly until canceled within the Parent Settings of the Account Settings section.
- Here ‘s What You’ll Get Monthly:
- Unlimited access to the Learn to Read app
- Workbooks that direct you through each step of the program
- 2 or 3 books specifically written to reinforce the lessons learned
- Discussion questions about each book designed to strengthen reading comprehension.
- Celebration stickers to reward reading milestones
- Tips & ideas on how to extend the learning at home and on the go
$1 Summer Movies
COOKING/CREATIVE CLASSES
Cooksmarts – 14 Day Free Trial
If you’re short on time but still want to make homemade dinners, then check out CookSmarts. You get a weekly meal plan with 4 meals, including recipes, grocery shopping list, and helpful weekend prep ideas.
What I love about CookSmarts is that they have a wide variety of international recipes and the dishes taste like restaurant quality. Best of all, you can try this meal planning service for FREE!
Williams-Sonoma Free Cooking Classes
Craftsy – Join for $1.49 First Year
Craftsy is a site for learning all about quilting, sewing, cooking, cake decorating, baking, and more. Video classes are taught by industry professionals and are professionally produced.
My daughter and I love Craftsy as it’s a great way to learn a new skill without having to watch ads like in YouTube. Plus, the videos are taught step by step, meaning that the videos are produced in a series.
For example, the first video may be how to bake cake pops and the second video is how to decorate it as a whale. So it feels like you’re following an actual class where you build on your skills as you move onto the next video.
At $1.49 for first year, this is an incredible deal as I paid much more than that when I first joined.
- Full year of access to over 2,000 Craftsy classes across more than 20 different interest areas.
- We’re hear to empower, inspire and improve your skills, whatever you interest.
- Learn at your own pace with detailed step by step instruction, anytime, on any device.
- Craftsy is your source of inspiration where you can explore videos and resoures to spark your creativity .
- Join us in the Craftsy Studios for interactive live events and Q&A sessions with some of your favorite instructors.
GLASSES AND PRESCRIPTION SUNGLASSES
I wear glasses exclusively and don’t have contacts. Zenni Optical has made glasses and prescription sunglasses SUPER AFFORDABLE for me and my family!
No more having to shell out $300 for a pair of glasses every 2 years. Instead, the price of a complete pair of glasses start at $6.95!
I know how daunting it may be to try to order glasses online so I made a series of step-by-step guides and videos to walk you through the process. Feel free to email me at fanny[at]livingrichlyonabudget.com with any questions.
- Find Glasses That Will Fit Your Face Shape + How to Buy Online
- Complete Guide to Sunglass Tints – Mirror Finish, Gradient Tint and More
- How to Buy Prescription Sunglasses Online and What the Lenses Are (Video)
- Do You Need Blue Light Blocking Prescription Glasses?
PRINTABLES
Get my Monthly Guide to Grocery Sales to help you know what’s on sale every month.
CLOTHES/SHOPPING
ThredUP – 45% Off and Free Shipping on First Purchase
ThredUp is an online consignment shop that sells baby, boys, girls, maternity, and women’s clothes at affordable prices!
This is my ABSOLUTE FAVORITE way to shop for clothes! And it makes me feel like I’m LIVING RICHLY ON A BUDGET!
Why? Because it’s super affordable and that means if I don’t like the clothes after a year or two or if I gain weight and no longer fit them, it’s easier to let go of!
I no longer feel bad about shedding clothes that don’t fit the current “me” and it makes it easier to donate them.
ThredUP has a nice selection of procured, in style clothes in like new condition. I no longer have to dig through racks of clothes in consignment shops or shop sales rack at department stores.
Now, I go on my ThredUP app, search for items that I want to buy, like tops, and it shows me everything in my size. I “like” the clothing items that catch my eye and it goes into my Favorites section. Then later, when there’s a coupon code or I am ready to make a purchase, I check my Favorites section to see what’s still available.
Temu – 30% Off Orders $39+, capped at $25. New User Only!
- Free Shipping on all orders.
- Temu (tee-moo) is an online marketplace, committed to offering the most affordable quality products to enable consumers and sellers to fulfill their dreams in an inclusive environment.
Rakuten is a cash back app and Chrome extension. When you make a purchase in the app or with the Chrome extension, you earn a % back on your purchase from various retailers. Read my guide on How to Use Rakuten to Earn Cash Back.
Add the Capital One Shopping Extension and apply coupons codes for savings.
- Automatically apply coupon codes for free – it’s kinda genius.
- Capital One Shopping searches for a better price while you shop at Target, Best Buy and more. You’ll see a friendly little pop-up if a better offer is found, including tax and shipping details.
- Earn Capital One Shopping Credits while you shop, then redeem those Shopping Credits for gift cards. Cha-ching!
EBOOKS, AUDIOBOOKS, MUSIC
- Get 5 months of Amazon Music Unlimited for FREE for Prime Members Only, or 3 months for customers without Prime Memberships. Enjoy 5 months of ad-free music and podcasts with unlimited skips.
- After the promotional trial, your subscription will automatically continue at $10.99/month ($9.99/month for Prime customers) plus applicable tax until you cancel.
- Amazon Music Unlimited has deals and offers, top ad-free podcasts, and exclusive content with a catalog of +100 million songs.
- Hear your favorite music like never before with fully immersive, three-dimensional sound.
Audiobooks.com – 3 Free Audiobooks with 30 Day Trial (USA, Canada, and Australia)
- Sign up to start listening to audiobooks and get your first 2 books free, PLUS a bonus book from our VIP selection!
- If you like it, stream or download 2 audiobooks per month for just $14.95. Cancel anytime, no strings attached.
50 Free Children’s Songs (Amazon MP3s)
WAREHOUSE MEMBERSHIPS
- BJ’s Club Card Membership costs $20 to join.
- BJ’s beats supermarket prices on national brands every day, saving families 25% off grocery store prices
- BJ’s members can use a mix of manufacturers coupons, BJ’s coupons and personalized offers from BJ’s to get even more value during their shopping trip
- Families can save up to $500 a year by shopping at BJ’s
- BJ’s offers convenient shopping options like same-day grocery delivery and digital Add-to-Card coupons in the app and on BJs.com.
Sam’s Club – 50% Off Club Membership
Join now and get 50% off a Club membership. That’s only $25! Limited time offer.
FOOD
Free Small Slurpee on 7/11/24!
Join their rewards club for a free surprise doughnut every Tuesday and a free iced coffee every Friday with any purchase! Free surprise doughnut announced every Tuesday on KrispyKreme.com and in the Rewards and Offers section of the app.
McDonald’s – Free Fries Friday
Get free medium Fries on any $1+ purchase, only in the app.
Dunkin Donuts – Free Medium Beverage
Get a Free Medium Beverage when you join, on your birthday, and for every 200 points.
- Choose your meals from our diverse weekly menu. Gluten free, dairy free, low carb, & vegetarian options available.
- Our team of chefs do all the tedious prep work for you — no more chopping, measuring, or sink full of dishes
- Your freshly made 15-minute dinner kits will arrive in a refrigerated box to your doorstep. No commitment. Adjustable to your schedule.
- Gobble makes cooking fast, so you have more time to unwind and be with your family.
PHOTOS/GIFTS
Easy Canvas Prints – UNLIMITED 11×14 canvases for $9.99 each
- This brand new Easy Canvas Prints deal offers UNLIMITED 11×14 canvases for $9.99 each! That’s 90% the original price. All other canvas print sizes are still 85% off. What a great deal!
- FLASH SALE UNLIMITED 11×14’S FOR ONLY $9.99!
GIFT CARDS
Survey Junkie – Earn Free Gift Cards
Sign up and take surveys to earn points that can be redeemed for e-giftcards from Survey Junkie.
STREAMING TV SERVICES
Tubi TV has Jem and the Holograms, The Outsiders, The Last Samurai, Scooby Doo, and more. No account is needed but there are ads.
Pluto TV features TV classics like Happy Days, Family Ties, Dynasty, Three’s Company, Mission Impossible, Love Boat, and more in a cable TV style format, where everything is live. No account is needed but there are ads.
- Watch LIVE SPORTS without cable – ESPN, NFL Network, FS1, and more
- Watch 7 days for FREE. No commitment. Cancel anytime.
- Download the free fubo apps for all your devices.
Pay $11.99 per month for Paramount+ plus SHOWTIME after 1 week trial or $5.99 a month for Paramount+ Essential after 1 week FREE
ONLINE ESCAPE ROOMS
My family LOVES escape rooms and what better way to practice than to try online escape rooms! These rooms are free to play and we have tried all of these sites.
We love this site with more than 50 online escape rooms. They vary from easy to difficult. The only thing is that you have to watch ads in order to continue playing.
But we love the graphics and the puzzles. And if you need a clue, you can watch the video below.
Enchambered is a local escape room company in California. During the pandemic, they created a bunch on online puzzles and virtual escape rooms.
Scroll down and try out their free ones as they are fun. If you choose, you can check out their paid versions with “pay what you want” pricing. These escape rooms are difficult enough that you would spend a lot of time trying to figure them out.
The following are escape rooms designed by librarians around the US, done on Google docs, and are text based.
- Dogman Escape Room
- Minecraft Escape Room
- Hogwarts Escape Room
- Spy Mission Escape Room
- Oscar’s Stolen Oscar Escape Room
- Alice in Wonderland Escape Room
- Jumanji Escape Room
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Nice list. I especially like the financial ones.