free stuff I use

Written By Jackie Frens

  • Buy nothing [city name] Facebook group items (free - strictly enforced)

  • Social Media accounts with ads: Instagram, Facebook

  • Teachers Pay Teachers: Selective items

  • Sample printables included in weekly subscriptions to a teacher blog

  • Epic Books during school hours

  • Seesaw app with students

  • Annual museum group pass for literacy classes

  • Library books and apps: Hoopla, Libby and Mango

  • My state’s online electronic library

  • Communion elements at church

  • Parking in the suburbs

  • Rest areas and the toilet paper in them

  • City parks

  • 10 free articles / month of The New York Times

  • Plastic / paper bags at grocery stores

  • $0.10 / gallon discount with my grocery store no fee credit card

  • Most podcasts | Slate Podcasts

  • Air

  • Google Maps

  • Kakao

  • Gmail = more storage monthly fee

  • Explain Everything app (free version was too limited)

  • Canva (free version did not include all the incredible clipart)

  • YouTube without ads

  • Spotify without ads

  • Wordpress - stopped subscription and it got very laggy so I switched to Squarespace

  • Ability to vote = driver’s license and passport fees
    NOTE: A State ID fee is waived for individuals who are age 65 or older, legally blind, homeless, or receiving specific state/federal assistance (SSI, SSDI, FIP, or SDA).

🤔 Am I for sale if the service is “free?”

This list does not include gifts from friends or family. It also does not include things I use at work since my labor pays for that.

Jackie Frens
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