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    33 Things You Can Get for Free

    We've found over 33 great freebies you can get online. From text messaging to movies, learn to get every-day items for absolutely free!

    1. Free Financial Planning: Mint.com
    The cost of a financial planner is typically from $150 to $250 per hour. Mint.com takes your banking information and compiles a financial profile so you can keep track of your spending, saving and more. The site also gives advice on getting a new credit card, negotiating lower interest rates, allocating your investment portfolio and other money matters.
    2. Free Music: Pandora.com, Spotify & Last.fm
    If you can deal with the occassional commercial, these sites (and an app) allow you to play music based on your personal tastes. Spotify, which is an app that can be downloaded onto your computer and phone, plugs into your Facebook account and lets you see (and hear) what your friends are listening to.
    3. Free Tax Help: irs.gov
    People with low to moderate incomes ($49,000 and less), military families and folks age 60 and older qualify for free help with tax returns from trained volunteers. At the site, locate the category that applies to you, then call the number provided.
    4. Free Language Courses: Livemocha.com
    Always wanted to speak a foreign tongue? Whether it's Spanish or Swahili, become fluent and get the chance to interact with other language learners around the world. Practice conversation with a native and help others with their English.
    5. Free Family Planners: Cozi.com
    With this calendar you can color-code the kids' schedules, a grocery list, a to-do list and more. You can even access data from your phone or set up reminders so nothing slips through the cracks.
    Related: 7 Free Ideas for Family Fun
    6. Free Books: Questia.com
    Scroll to the bottom of the home page and click on "Free Books." There you can access more than 5,000 full classics―from Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn to Charlotte Bront's Jane Eyre―to enjoy right on your screen.
    7. Free Crosswords: BestCrosswords.com
    Rather than buying a book of puzzles for your three-hour flight, choose from a wide selection of free printable crosswords (with solutions) or fill them in right on your computer.
    Related: 8 Restaurants Where Kids Eat FREE!
    8. Free Official Documents: RocketLawyer.com
    Select an attorney-vetted document―such as a living will or power of attorney―from a database of hundreds.
    9. Free Long-Distance Calls: Skype.com
    f you and your faraway parents sign up for a free account at Skype, you can call (and see, provided you have a webcam) one another at no cost over the Internet rather than racking up minutes on your phone plan.
    10. Free TV and Movies: Hulu.com
    This site carries the best selection of TV episodes, along with classic and newer flicks--plus, now you can stream it mobile. The official sites of ABC, CBS and PBS also post programming, and it's always worth a search on youtube.com to catch a missed show or access obscure video clips.

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