The Beatles sang it and countless philosophers have claimed it, the best things in life are free. But is it really the case? Well, if you’re hanging out on the Internet, the answer is a resounding “yes”. To see why, check out the sixteen fantastic free things you can do online down below.
Learn to code
Learn coding for free at Code Academy. They offer interactive lessons in several computer languages, such as HTML and Python.
http://www.codecademy.com/Retouch photos
GIMP offers free photo manipulation software.
http://www.gimp.org/Read a book
Find tons of classic e-books at Project Gutenberg and Open Library. If you want to organize your ebooks, check out Calibre.
http://www.gutenberg.org/
https://openlibrary.org/
http://calibre-ebook.com/Get free boxes
Moving? Get free boxes from USPS.
https://store.usps.com/store/browse/category.jsp?categoryId=shipping-supplies&categoryNavIds=shipping-suppliesLearn a language
Duolingo offers free language learning in Spanish, French, Italian, German, and Portuguese.
https://www.duolingo.com/Take free online courses
Coursera, MIT, and Khan Academy all offer free online courses that cover just about everything.
https://www.coursera.org/
http://ocw.mit.edu/index.htm
https://www.khanacademy.org/Improve your vocabulary and fight world hunger
Free Rice donates 10 grains of rice for every vocabulary question that you get right. If you use AdBlock, be sure to turn it off–it’s how they’re able to donate!
http://freerice.com/#/english-vocabulary/1545Get medicine
You can find coupons for your prescriptions at GoodRx.
http://www.goodrx.com/Get free sheet music
IMSLP has a library of free downloadable sheet music in the public domain.
http://imslp.org/Manage your finances
Mint helps you track your spending easily, for free.
http://www.mint.com/Watch a complete documentary
Documentary Heaven has tons of amazing documentaries available online for free.
http://documentaryheaven.com/Listen to your favourite music
Listen to your favorite songs, find new artists, and make playlists at Spotify, or listen to online radio at Grooveshark.
https://www.spotify.com/
http://grooveshark.com/Talk with a therapist
You can talk online privately with a trained active listener or therapist at 7 Cups of Tea.
https://www.7cupsoftea.com/Find your laptop
Prey Anti-Theft helps you to protect your devices from theft by tracking their location.
https://preyproject.com/Make friends with an inmat
Meet-An-Inmate is an online penpal service for the currently incarcerated.
http://www.meet-an-inmate.com/Relax
Check out Rainy Mood for a little ambiance.
http://www.rainymood.com/
