Here at Moneymagpie we’re always on the lookout for a good freebie. And we’re not interested in the type that no-one would want in the first place – we only get excited about the good stuff. So here are our top 50 ways of getting the treats that we want without ever parting with a penny. Enjoy!
- Free fun
- Free health and beauty
- Free travel
- Free technology
- Free money-savers and money-makers
- Free food
- Got any more ideas? Get over to our Forum!
To get you in the freebie spirit check out the story of Kath Kelly, a teacher from Bristol, who took on the mighty challenge of living for an entire year on just £1 a day. It’s a great read full of money-saving tips and funny stories. She really did survive a year on just £365 and still managed to have loads of fun and even a holiday! You can buy her book How I Lived a Year on Just a Pound a Day from Amazon. Used copies are going for as little as £1.83.
FREE FUN
1. Free music online
Go to Musicovery to listen to music for free online. You get to choose what you listen to by mood (such as energetic, calm), or by year or genre and the site forms a playlist for you. Last fm is another site that allows you to listen to music for free by creating you a personalised streaming playlist. Jango is also worth a look – and it’s ultra simple to use. Simply type in the name of the band or artist you want to listen to and it will start playing you a song! Spotify is a streaming service website which allows you to listen to millions of music tracks online completely free (and completely legally!) – all you have to put up with is the occasionaly 30 second advert every half hour or so – a pretty small price to pay for free tunes!
2. Win big on free competitions
Stop turning your nose up at competitions! We know it seems unlikely you’ll win, but your chances of success are usually a lot better than you’d think. Why? For the simple reason that people rarely bother with competitions because they think they’re impossible to win. This opens the doors for clever Moneymagpies to swoop in and claim big prizes. Give these few a go then check out our article on how to make money from competitions.
- Win a year’s FREE shopping at ASDA by clicking here. Closes first Friday of August.
Warning! To enter an online competition you’ll be asked to supply your email address. This means there’s a good chance you’ll start receiving lots of pesky spam. Get around this problem by setting up a separate email account, and have anything competition related sent there.
3. Free baby tree
Velvet Tissue are currently running a tree campaign. They want to plant more trees than they use, and bring a touch of green back into urban areas. To help reach their goal they’re giving away free baby trees. You can choose between a Rowan, Scots Pine or Silver Birch, and your little sapling will be sent to you sometime in September protected within its own container. Visit the Velvet Tissue website now and claim your tree.
4. Free gigs
Music lovers can make the most of all the free gigs all over the UK with AllGigs.co.uk where you can search for gigs by artist, town or type (there’s also an under £10 and under £5 section). Also, sites such as ClashMusic and NME’s dedicated music news section provide updates on free gigs from bigger artists so it’s worthwhile keeping an eye out for your fave bands and singers on those too.
5. Free cinema
Sign up to See Film First and you could get the chance to see films before they’re released for free. Once you’ve signed up you will receive emails with a screening code which you can enter into the website to receive the free tickets. Others such as Freecinematickets and Momentum Pictures offer similar preview screenings so it’s worth signing up to all three to get as many freebies as you can.
6. Swap for free books
Head to ReaditSwapIt where you can get free books by swapping the ones you’ve already read. This is such a great idea and a brilliant way for people to share costs. There are plenty of new books available so take a look and search for by author, title, or description. Once you’ve finished reading a book register it with ReadItSwapIt then find a book that you want to read. All you have to do is click ‘Swap with this member’ and the owner will be sent an email letting them know you’re interested in swapping. They then search through your library of books and if they find one they want to read they can confirm the swap. You’ll receive an email along with the address to post the book to. Find out more about the way the process works here.
7. Free internet hotspots
If you need to find your nearest free Wi-Fi connection use FreeHotspot which pinpoints free wireless internet hotspots all over the UK – search by street, town or country.
8. Sign up for free shows
Go to the BBC website to apply for free tickets to your favourite TV show, tour and live events and promotional events for new music. Also try Lost In TV where you can apply for tickets to other TV network shows like Who Wants To Be A Millionaire and The Apprentice. Add yourself to their mailing list to receive updates on any new dates of upcoming shows. ApplauseStore – Get tickets to big shows like Big Brother, The X Factor and Never Mind The Buzzcocks. Deal or No Deal – See Noel and the Dream Factory in Bristol. For your chance to boo the banker and cheer the winners. SRO Audiences – For Mock The Week, Alan Carr: Chatty Man and All Star Family Fortunes to mention just a few. TVRecordings – For the award winning Harry Hill’s TV Burp. Add yourself to mailing lists to receive updates on any upcoming shows. You can also email the relevant contacts for information on shows not covered by these studios – check on the ITV website here for some email addresses to studios in the North of England.
9. Free festivals
Work for Oxfam at next year’s festivals and you can see all your favourite bands for free. You will need to hand over a deposit but you get that back as soon as you turn up. You work in shifts (which vary depending on the festival) and in return you get a free ticket to the event. Once you’ve finished your shift the rest of your time can be spent enjoying the festival. Find out much more about free festivals in our full article. Register your details here and be the first to know about next year’s applications.
10. Free fun with the kids
Get free Disney pictures from the Disney Print Station and free CBeebies characters from the BBC website for the kids to colour in. Get your kids to send in letters, pictures and poems to Blue Peter to earn themselves a badge. If they can get their hands on a Blue Peter badge they can gain free access to hundreds of venues in the UK. Blue Peter badges are only awarded to children aged six to 15 years old. There are six altogether – blue, silver, green, orange, gold and the team player’s purple badge. Click on your region here to see where you can use a badge. Click here for more ways to entertain the kids for less.
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11. Free entry to London nightclubs
You can’t beat a night out on the tiles in your favourite city. Unfortunately nights like these do tend to break the bank, leaving you hard-up for the rest of the week (or the month, if it was a really good night). London in particular is notoriously expensive, but lots of clubs do offer free entry. Check out View London’s list of London nightclub’s that are free to enter.
12. Free UK events
Make the most of all the UK freebies with Free-events.co.uk which lists all the free festivals, parades, carnivals etc that are going on in the UK. Londoners can also go to What’s On for info on the many free events in the capital.
13. Free theatre
Under-26 year olds can get free theatre tickets to top UK productions with the Arts Council scheme called “A Night Less Ordinary”. To get the tickets you have to go to Anightlessordinary.org.uk and see what’s on offer. Search by postcode to see which productions in your area have tickets available. The site will then tell you exactly how to order – whether you can do it online or if you have to phone the box office. On the night you have to prove you’re under 26 and they’ll hand over the tickets. There are all sorts of productions for kids and young adults. If you want to take your kids to a production you’ll have to buy a ticket, but you can order free tickets in their name.
FREE HEALTH & BEAUTY
14. Free pampering
Get free acupuncture treatment through a training college or university. Check that they have been accredited properly by searching for the college on the British Acupuncture Council website. Once you’ve found one near you, give them a ring and ask if they need someone to practise on in any of the classes.
15. Free Dental Work
Get some free treatment by going to dental students at a UK dental school. Visit the British Dental Health Foundation for contact details of participating universities and read more in our guide to free dentistry here. Don’t panic – they aren’t fully qualified but there are always trained supervisors on hand to help out throughout. It will take longer than usual however so do bear that in mind.
16. Free lip balm
Good lip balms can be surprisingly expensive. If you like keeping your lips nice and soft make the most of this impressive offer on the Halfpriceperfumes website. Just type in the code ‘FreeTheCow’ at the online checkout and you’ll be sent this delicious lip balm worth £8. It contains essential oils of linden blossom, rose geranium and ylang ylang, and is suitable for vegetarians. You will have to pay a £3. 95 delivery fee, but that’s still a lot cheaper than most high-end lip treatments.
17. Free beauty parties
Grab your friends and family and host a product party for lots of free beauty goodies to try out. For The Body Shop at Home go to the ‘Party With The Body Shop At Home’ link at the top of the UK website, follow the links to hosting a party then fill out your details. A Body Shop consultant will be sent round to your house and give you a bunch of products to test out as well as show you the best way to use them. You’ll be given expert tips on skincare, the best ways to wear make-up or the best fragrances for you. Virgin Vie also offers product parties – they sell cosmetics, homeware and jewellery and you can choose whether to sell products from all three sections or just focus on one. Simply visit their website here and type in your postcode to get the contact details of a consultant in your area who will help you. Get all the details and find out how you could take this a step further by becoming a consultant here.
18. Free cosmetics
Do some cosmetic research online. Try, review and keep new hand-creams, moisturisers, cleaning products, children’s products and all sorts of other goodies.But be warned, you do have to be over the age of 18 to take part.
19. Free haircuts
Get your hair cut by a student at a hairdressing college. It’s not so scary, most students have had hours of class time and there is a teacher with them at all times. Go with trusted hair salons like Vidal Sassoon and Toni & Guy – which offer free hair cuts (and mega cheap highlights). You need to book early and you must be comfortable with a student cutting your hair. Both salons only offer the services on specific dates and times so you need to book in advance. It is well worth the effort as most salons easily charge £100 for cuts and highlights.
20. Free health check for dogs
Animal charity PDSA tours around the UK to provide free health checks for dogs every year. Pet owners can come along to ask a veterinary nurse any questions about their dog’s health and have their pet’s diet, fitness, dental care and coat condition given a look over. Check the website for a list of locations and dates.
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Free travel
21. House swap for a free holiday
Get a free holiday by swapping your house with somebody else for a few weeks. It’s great because no money is exchanged at all. Go to a house swapping site and read other people’s post descriptions of their house and facilities and exchange destination. House swapping is a fantastic way of getting free accomodation, but it’s CRUCIAL that you do it through a reputable agency. HomeExchange and HomeForExchange are two of the best around. Read our full article on house swap holidays.
22. Free caravan – to keep!
ParkHolidays are currently offering an ubelievable free caravan deal. The company owns over 25 holiday centres throughout southern England, many of which are taking part in this scheme. The caravan itself will be completely free of charge and you won’t even have to pay for furniture, carpets or key kitchen appliances. It’s yours to keep or rent as you wish, and you’ll also have full use of any facilities the resort has to offer, such as swimming pools, spas and kids clubs. So what’s the catch? Well the thinking behind the scheme is to try and encourage people to ‘trade up’ in the future (i.e. invest in a bigger and better caravan). But you’re under no obligation to do that, and you can opt out at any time. Like regular buyers you’ll also have to pay the standard annual pitch fee which is usually around £2,100, plus a connection charge of around £400. It’s worth noting that some resorts are offering a 50% discount on their pitch fees, a real bargain. Find out more information at ParkHolidays now.
23. Free trip to Disneyland Paris
P&O Ferries are offering a free adult Disneyland Paris one-day hopper ticket with every car booking from Dover to Calais. Disney is less than three hours drive away from Calais so you can enjoy the magical rides sooner than you think! Offer ends 30th September 2010.
24. Reward card freebies
Get free travel treats with money you’ve already spent when you get reward points. Reward credit cards give you miles when you spend but it’s important to remember that these cards are useless unless you pay off your bill every month. You will not earn miles on outstanding balances and the interest rates tend to be higher than other cards.
- British Airways has the BA American Express credit card which gives you one BA mile for every £1 you spend. You also get 1,000 BA miles the first time you use your card. This card has a typical 19.9% APR.
- Another option is the Virgin Atlantic White Card where you get a Flying Club mile for every pound you spend anywhere. Plus, you get two miles for every pound spent directly with Virgin Atlantic or Virgin holidays. There’s also a bonus 3,000 miles given to you on your first spend. The card has a typical APR of 17.9%, and offers 0% on balance transfers for the first six months.
- The Lloyds TSB Airmiles Duo is another card which offers good rewards. This account gives you two credit cards; a Mastercard and an American express card. You gain 150 airmiles/£1,000 transferred. With the American Express card, you earn one airmile for every £10 you spend and one airmile for every £50 you spend with your Airmiles Duo MasterCard.
Find out more about frequent flyer miles and other reward credit cards with our full article on free flights.
Free technology
25: Recycle your gadgets for cash
Recycle your gadgets for cash. It’s quick, FREE and could make you over £200. From mobile phones to cameras, games consoles and more, by recycling your gadegts you can make a mint and help the environment. If it’s a mobile phone you’d like to recycle use the Moneymagpie phone recycling tool. Just click on the make of your phone and we’ll show you which recycling company will give you the most for it. Do it now! For all other gadgets check out Mobile Phone Xchange .
26. Free calls with VoIP
Skype is probably the most well known VoIP service. If you’ve got broadband you can phone on the internet for free with Skype. It can be downloaded for free here. Once you’ve registered you just find the username of the person you want to call and then click the green phone. You’ll need earphones and a microphone. Some computers have microphones already built in but if yours doesn’t Amazon has a good selection of headphone and microphone sets here with several choices for under a tenner. To make video calls you’ll need a webcam – again many computers have these already built in but if yours doesn’t you can buy them from Argos for around £10. You can also chat for free using online instant messengers like MSN messenger or AOL. Find out more by reading our article 10 ways to save on your phone bills.
27. Say no to 0870
0870 numbers can be up to ten times the cost of a normal landline call. But you can fight back. The website saynoto0870 has a search engine to find alternative numbers for companies. All you do is click search to find an alternative number and enter either the number or the company name. The engine will come back with a load of alternatives so check to see if there are any freephone numbers.
28. Free texts
Run out of credit and desperate to send a text? Head to CBFSMS and text online for free! You can send as many as you like to any UK mobile. Also, on the O2 website you can register for an account and get free text messages regardless of your mobile provider – but there is a limit of ten texts per month. For international texts go to SendSMSnow which allows texts to various countries including America, Canada and India.
29. Free mobile SIMs
If you’re not bothered about having the latest model there are some impressive PAYG deals around these days – free mins and texts are no longer for contracts alone – all of the networks offer inclusive mins and texts when you top up so why not nab a free SIM and take a look at the deals on offer in our PAYG guide here.
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30. Free TV
Don’t panic if you’ve missed your favourite show. You can catch up with programmes online with the BBC iPlayer and Channel 4 oD (on demand). With the BBC iPlayer you can play programmes on the website simply by pressing the ‘Click to Play’ button. You can also download them and store them on your computer for 30 days. With 4oD you can catch up on the last 30 days TV online and watch thousands of classic episodes. ITV has a similar system called ITV Player for catching up with programmes you’ve missed for up to 30 days after and Channel Five runs Demand Five where you can watch all their catch-up for free.
Free money-savers and money-makers
31. 0% credit cards
When used properly, 0% credit cards can be a good short term solution if you want to borrow money without paying any interest. You need to be very disciplined to use one of these cards because they only work if you know you’ve got income coming in within the 0% interest period. Our advice is simple – don’t use them if you can’t afford to pay them off within that period.
- Currently the longest 0% deals on balance transfers are with the Virgin card (14 months at 0%), the HSBC credit card (15 Months at 0%) and the Nationwide Gold Card (15 months at 0%).
- For new spending, we recommend the Halifax All in One Card which gives you 10 months 0% interest on purchases and balance transfers (3% handling fee applies).
Get all the details on 0% balance transfers credit cards.
32. Unclaimed assets
You could have hundreds or even thousands of pounds lying in dormant accounts and investments. There is at least £15 billion in unclaimed financial assets lying around in Britain, according to Unclaimed Assets Register, an organisation run by credit agency Experian (get a free credit check from Experian now). Go to Mylostaccount.org.uk – this is a free online search service that will rummage through bank records for you. You have to enter your details and it will tell you if you’ve got any old accounts you’d forgotten about. You may not have long left to claim the money so get all the info now.
33. Free money from the government
If you’re on benefits you could get 50p from the government for every pound you save as part of a new saving incentive to be introduced as of July 2010. Carer’s allowance has just been added to the list of other benefits that qualify someone for this scheme. Others are income support, jobseeker’s allowance, incapacity benefit, employment support allowance, severe disablement allowance and those on tax credits, with an income below £16,040. Visit the DirectGov website for more details about the scheme. Then read our guide to claiming for tax credits and other benefits here.
34. Free money for your children
The government set up Child Trust Funds for every child born after 1 September 2002 – parents get sent a £250 voucher to invest. When they turn seven they are sent another £250, which goes straight into their CTF account. Be warned that CTF’s are due to be scrapped come January 2011, so make sure that know how to invest in them by reading more here. Also, if you register with reward scheme KidStart, you get cashback when you shop in certain stores and which can then be transferred into your child’s CTF (or someone else’s child if you want to help them).
35. Cashback sites
Use a cashback shopping website that pays you to buy your shopping through them. Start with the sites that give you instant cash just by signing up such as Cashback Shopper which gives you £5, Rpoints which also gives you £5 and Ecashback which gives you £2.50 immediately. Get all the info on making money with cashback sites here.
36. 0% balance transfers
The new Gold credit card from Nationwide is a great all rounder. It offers 0% on balance transfers for a full 15 months (with a 3% transfer fee and a rate of 16.9% thereafter) but it also offers commission-free foreign purchasing and cash withdrawals in Europe. Not only that but if you use the card to buy electrical goods in the UK, you get an extra year’s extended warranty, with 0% on spending for three months. Even better, Nationwide offers a positive payment hierarchy so once the introductory 0% period is over your repayments will be automatically allocated to the most expensive debt first. We really think this one is a winner. Find out how you can apply before you go on holiday at the Nationwide website.
37. Free mortgage advice
London & Country are one of the best independent mortgage brokers in the UK. You can speak to them for free about your mortgage needs. You don’t have to buy then and there, but the sooner you do some research the easier it will be to find out which mortgage deal is right for you.
38. Free financial help
For some free financial guidance you don’t even have to sign up for anything. Just compare all the best financial products on our comparison pages (or click on the logos at the top left of this article) and make sure you switch to the best credit cards, insurance policies, utility bills and bank accounts. There is also lots of advice in both our savings articles and debt articles.
39. Free newsletter
Don’t forget to sign up to our free newsletter. We send a newsletter once a week full of money-making and money-saving tips plus a whole host of bargains and freebies. You’ll also receive a FREE eBook written by Jasmine herself and 30% OFF her latest book Beat the Banks. Sign-up now!
40. Collect and go!
We Moneymagpies can’t get enough of these freebie sites. There are nearly always sofas, beds and desks on offer. All you have to do is contact the owner and collect the item. Snaffleup: This is the newest free item site. It works exactly the same way as the others. List your items on the site and someone will pick them up for you. Or you go and pick up the items once you’ve emailed the person who is offering it. No money is allowed to change hands. You can register your postcode so the search prioritises items that are in your area. We’ve tried out Snaffleup ourselves and got our hands on a huge tv within a couple of hours of emailing the person who was offering it. Brilliant! Gumtree: Just go to the website and under ‘Stuff for Sale’ click freebies for a list of free things in your area. You will have to collect the items but it’s a small price to pay for a free sofa or washing machine! Just click on the items you want then email the owners to organise a time to collect – but be quick as they tend to go quickly. You can also try posting an ad of your own saying what items you need and someone might get in touch. Craigslist: This is similar to the other two and lets you get your hands on stuff other people are getting rid of. Click on the city of your choice menu then choose your nearest city. Look on the ‘for sale’ menu for the ‘free’ option and see all the items that are available to you for no money. All you have to do is pick it up. People often use the site when they are moving house so are keen to shift stuff as soon as possible. Freecycle: This is another way to get free items that people are throwing out. Go the website where you sign up for free and join a Freecycle network near you. You can browse the networks by your region here. Once you become a member of a local group you can view the items being given away and post your own items. Everything posted must be free, legal and appropriate to all ages.
41. Freebie sites
Companies are always trying to market and promote their stock. Whether it’s free samples of shampoo, breakfast bars, washing powders, razors, cameras, books, pens, perfumes, CD’s, cinema tickets, T-shirts, chocolates, sweets, tea, coffee, SIM cards, toys, posters, or magazines. There are lots of websites gathering all of these freebies in one place so you can go and find what you want. It’s not just samples either, they also group together free trials or coupons and vouchers that you can print off and use to get your discount. For all the latest freebies and giveaways check out our article Free stuff: top freebies, discounts and vouchers. What’s the catch you ask? For most of the free samples you just need to provide a mailing address so they can get to you. Sometimes you may have to join a program or sign up to get the offer, so always check the details before signing onto anything. Also, we suggest that you set up a separate email account that you only use for these sites. Loads of them like to spam you with nonsense once you have signed-up so if you set up a separate email they can all go into that and not clog up your real inbox. Some sites cannot update fast enough and there can be expired links on there but the good sites enable you to let them know about expired links. None of the sites are overall fancy in their style, but who needs to be when you’re getting free stuff! There are many more sites but we’re only listing the best ones because after you search the first two or three the specials begin to repeat. Anyone can make up a freebie site, they are just taking the work out for you by finding the information first.
42. Free chores and services
Swap your skills with other people to get jobs done for free. Local Exchange Trading Schemes (LETS) have been set up all over the country to help communities swap their skills. They work by creating a unit of ‘currency’ which can be collected when you provide a service – and then used to ‘pay’ for someone to provide a service for you. For example, if you’re a great cook you can bake someone a cake and then use those credits to get someone to do your gardening. Check out LETSLinkUK for more information and to find your nearest scheme. Find out all about it in our full article.
43. Free courses
Learn a new skill and boost your job prospects for free. There are lots of free courses around for example, the BBC offers free online courses on all kinds of subjects, and Vision to Learn has various free courses to hone your computer skills, money management and much more. OpenLearn is another free online learning site which uses material from Open University courses – this is great if you want to supplement your education or if you just want to get a flavour of what the OU has to offer. For tips on how to get free training and boost your job prospects, check out our article dedicated to the topic here.
FREE FOOD
44. Dine out for free
In these recession hit times restaurants are pulling out all the stops to ensure they get our custom. If you check our article Latest cheap eats vouchers and 2for1 deals you’ll save an absolute fortune on dining out. Or if you can’t find what you want there, take a look at Toptable or 5pm.co.uk who both offer fantastic restaurant deals. With both sites you earn reward points for booking your meal through them. You can then use the points to get free meals, gifts and other goodies. They also have exclusive special offers and are both completely free to join. Planning on eating out any time soon? Then read our Latest cheap eats vouchers and 2for1 deals article today.
45. Grow your own
If you enjoy eating fresh fruit and veg you’ll no-doubt be aware of just how expensive they can be to buy. Grow your own and you’ll soon have that luxury completely free. Find out how in our article Seven ways to make money from your garden.
46. Be a ‘Freegan’
If you’ve got no qualms about ‘best before’ dates, then this is right up your street. It involves rifling through bins at the back of supermarkets to get a hold of munchies destined for the scrap heap. Most of the stuff thrown away is perfectly all right to eat, just past its sell-by date. Currently supermarkets chuck out about 5% of their food each day because they’re required to by law, not because it’s bad or harmful. The more Freegans cleaning up, the better, they say. Not for everyone, we know, but if you hate to see good food go to waste, dig in.
47. Pick for free
Make the most of what the great outdoors has to offer by going foraging. Blackberries, elderflowers, shellfish, seaweed and nettles are just a few of the natural delights you could feast on – without paying a penny. For everything you need to know about foraging (in particular what not to eat) invest in a copy of Food for Free by Richard Mabey. We’ve also dedicated an entire article to this fascinating topic, so check that out too: Foraging: eat for free.
FREE SHOPPING…
48.Take a day off spending
Challenge yourself to a day off spending and encourage your friends and family to do the same. This years National Buy Nothing Day falls on Saturday November 27th and is a great reason NOT to put your hand in your pocket. Have your own ‘Buy Nothing Day’ once a month and watch the pennies pile up.
49. Pick up free things by mystery shopping.
Mystery shopping is a great way to bag yourself some freebies, like meals out, products and even cash. We know one Moneymagpie who makes up to £400 a month as a mystery shopper. You will have to sign-up to a decent agency but they’re usually free to join and you certainlyshouldn’t part with any cash to be on their books. Check out JKS Mystery Shopping, TNS Global, Gfk NOP and Storecheckers, who are all well known, reputable mystery shopping agencies. Or for a more information read our article on how to become a mystery shopper.
50. Swap clothes for a new wardrobe – for free
Big Wardrobe allows users to swap dresses, shoes, bags and other accessories. Also, credit card company Visa has teamed up with clothing charity TRAID (Textile Recycling for Aid and International Development) to hold an annual fashion event in which people can donate clothes in exchange for points. Those points can then be used to buy other people’s clothes at the event. All of the clothes must be in good condition and you can expect some designer pieces too. Happy to part with a little cash? Then check out our article on how to revamp your wardrobe for under a tenner.
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@ Lesley – A rootkit is not a tunnel. You are thinking of a RAT.
A rootkit is a container that is ‘invisible’ to you. Inside that container can be a variety of programs, keyloggers and RAT’s are popular.
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Great ideas. All not always useful as some of your comments say, but some invaluable. I am doing my own blog, Make the most of your computer (link off my website: sylviahowe.com) and I shall put some of this information on it if I may. And also include you in my other blog, words for everything, which is a column about life in general. Hope this is OK – lots to tell people about here eg http://www.techsupportalert.com/
say no to spotify.
voip
say no to 0870 etc.
I shall of course credit your site.
Thanks Sylvia. Always nice to have links in. Glad you like the site.
say no to spotify.
it allows a ‘root kit’ onto your harddrive. A root kit is sort of tunnel past your virus protection to your root directory of your system restore folder which you can’t normally see, let alone mend, and it allows trojans to be placed on your hard drive. The trojans are hard to get rid of and will do all sorts of nasty things-eg channel child pornograhy through your computer or spy on your online banking passwords. Spotify has been on all 3 of my computers and they all had root kits so now (at last) it has gone.
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hi jasmine could you pls send me the invitation code for spotify.
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Great article! Thanks for the info…I am in US…so I can only use some of these teriffic resources…any list like this with more US “freebees” ?
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If so, then Hotbed Media are keen to speak with people living the ultimate thrifty lifestyle. We want to talk to people whose budgets only allow them to spend no more than a couple of pounds per day because they believe in this lifestyle. We also want to hear from people who have enjoyed this frugal way of life for many years.
We are filming a taster tape on Wednesday 18th November 2009 and we’d like our presenter to spend a few hours with a person who lives on a few pounds a day. THIS IS NOT FOR TV – it’s for our development and researching purposes only. All footage we film will not be broadcast.
If you’re currently living the thrifty life, then please get in touch and speak to one of our team on T: 0121 248 3900 or email: development@hotbedmedia.co.uk
Never ever get free credit reports!!
Experian ect were all set up via stealth some 25 years ago by ONE commissioners report.
Its a massive con to hook you in for a month,then you will find lots of false info on your report.
Then after first free month pay 5.95 membership,and 6.95 to check score!!
this has to be the biggest legal CON of all time.
2 yearslater im STILL waiting for info to be removed!!
Fsa do not oversea them,oft office of fair trading told me “anyone can set up a credit agency”worrying isnt it.
I tried the britishfreebies site you recommended. Of the 6 offers I chose to click on 4 pages had moved and 2 brought up only adverts!!! No freebies for me
Thanks, here to help and I found this too….http://www.realfreestuffforall.com/
THANKS FOR THIS AWESOME SITE!
Freebieholics is listed under the freebies section, but…I think this article is a repost of an older one, the site has had a massive revamp recently and definitely doesn’t come under the not as good section any more….It has to be one of the best now, by a long way.
Think this is a bit of a con.Been registered for 4 months and had 1 e mail.When this was clicked on the research trial was full even though it was only an hour after receiving it.Also they want a lot of details off you which I bet they will sell on to other companies
Thank you so much Sharon! I’m glad it’s helpful. Keep in touch!
After seeing the Wright Stuff I brought your book and am going through the steps to control my financial situation.
Thank you for all your advice.
Free Books
Don’t forget you can join the library
Hi Jasmine,
given that time equals money it would be worth taking a look at myfrofro.com. This website is designed to help you get what you want out of call centres. No loosing that piece of paper with the persons name on it and your reference.
Thank you for the link to saynoto0870.com.
I get free landline calls so having alternative numbers will save me a fortune when I need to make necessary calls to banks etc.
Great info. Heres one for you and everyone else. I do editorials for this site on ‘Freeware’ for your comp and the site is to tell you what is the best out there and how to protect your computer FREE. Its not a scam Gizmo takes the altruistic look on life as I do
http://www.techsupportalert.com/
Hope it helps you and your readers
Tony
I was fortunate enough to watch The Wright Stuff recently and be pointed in the direction of your unbelievably valuble advice. I feel positive about our financial future!
Sometimes it is just great to stop and tell the blog owner that we like their blog.
I found your blog today and love it, keep up the good work!