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Getting Into The Free Stuff Craze

Part of the fun in being frugal is cruising the internet to find some great deals, specifically freebies. Everyone wants to get something for nothing and the internet is the perfect place to find free stuff in all sorts of categories from personal grooming to entertainment.

Filling out online forms is a large part of the freebie process and it can be quite time consuming and confusing if you are new to it all.  One of the first things you might want to do is adjust your internet browser settings to accept “storing” your information temporarily while filling out these forms.  That way, with each new offer, you can just enter the first few letters of the information and the rest will pop up automatically.  Of course, you will want to remember to disable this setting once you are through, particularly if someone else shares a computer with you.

Identifying legitimate freebie offers takes practice but there are a few things you can look for during your indoctrination.  First, examine the fine print to see if the offer requires any shipping and handling as this makes the offer “not free.”  Also check their privacy policy to see how they handle private information.  As a backup, check WHOIS to ensure that the company offering the freebies is the same one that runs the website advertising them.  Sometimes, a third party will create a splashy, legitimate looking website for the sole purpose of capturing your personal information.

One of the biggest complaints about copping some freebies is that your email address becomes bombarded with junk mail that you may not be interested in.  It is a given that most freebie sites will likely sell your information to other marketing companies.  If you wish to minimize your junk mail, use only a disposable email address when you are applying for freebie offers as this will greatly reduce the spam you receive in your “real” email box.

Be sure to abide by the rules of the freebie offers you are interested in; otherwise, your request just might end up thrown out.  Rules are in place so that as many people as possible can benefit, not just you.  Of course, don’t apply for any and all freebie offers or you just might end up inundated with products that you have no desire to use.  Only choose the products you are interested in, particularly the new ones that have not saturated the market yet.  All in all, free stuff is quite cool but you just have to watch your step and navigate those freebie waters with care.

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