Best places to find movies, books, audiobooks and music without spending a dime
Money is tight for everyone nowadays, and it’s nice to stretch your dollar as far as possible. You may have free perks from your cell provider that you don’t even know about. Here’s what you can get from Verizon, Sprint and T-Mobile.
It’s easy to overspend when you subscribe to several streaming services. Here are some ways to stay entertained without breaking out your wallet.
Free movies
How many streaming movie and TV services do you subscribe to? It’s not much of a financial burden if it’s one or two. But prices are increasing and it all adds up. Fortunately, there are free services abound:
- Crackle: This ad-supported streaming service has a vast library of popular movies and older TV shows.
- Freevee (formerly IMDb TV): Freevee has lots of content, some of which comes from its parent company Amazon. It carries commercials, but not as many as network TV. You’ll need an Amazon account to use Freevee.
- Kanopy: Supported by libraries and universities, Kanopy offers thousands of classic films for free if you have an applicable public library card or school ID.
- Pluto TV: This service offers over 250 curated channels with thousands of movies and TV shows for free.
- Tubi TV: Tubi has everything from quirky, artsy films to classic movies that made history and popular TV shows. The design is reminiscent of Netflix: Just select your favorite genre and you’ll see Tubi’s library of options. Although it’s ad-supported, the commercials aren’t overwhelming.
- Peacock: The free ad-supported tier has movies, TV shows and live channels. It has an impressive content library and is available as an app on iOS, Android, Apple TV, Fire TV and more.
- Roku: If you have a Roku, you can access The Roku Channel, which gets you free movie and TV content. Stream live shows on the Roku channel and watch an ever-changing catalog of movies and TV shows, all at no cost.
- YouTube: YouTube has thousands of TV episodes to watch for free. But as with most content on the platform, you’ll have to sit through some advertising for the privilege to view it. Here’s what you need to know.
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Free books
Physical or digital, here are the best places for bookworms to browse their favorite titles.
When was the last time you went to the library?
Public libraries these days don’t just offer old-school books for free. Now, you can borrow music CDs, movies and even eBooks. Here’s how.
First, find your local library online and see if it offers free eBooks to borrow. In some cities, you can download a digital book from your library and keep it anywhere from one to three weeks.
If you’re enrolled in college, check the options through the online campus library. You might be surprised at how much you’ll find.
Best sites to watch movies for free
Streaming websites are more popular than ever — but free streaming services are even better. It’s easy to overspend on Netflix, Hulu, HBO Max and other paid apps. That’s why so many of us head to our browsers and type “free movie websites” or “watch online movie sites.”
Here’s where you can watch 4,000 free TV episodes (if you don’t mind ads)
Choosing what to watch on your favorite streaming platform can be a challenge. With so many options available, you can easily spend more time browsing through the titles than what it would take to watch a show.
You’d be wrong if you thought that Netflix was the only platform worth perusing. While the streaming giant is a front-runner, YouTube just added over 4,000 episodes of popular TV shows that you can watch for free.
Tech freebies: How to get free stuff
Why spend extra money on tech when there are plenty of freebies to go around? If you know where to look, you can get streaming services, cloud storage and even gadgets without paying a dime.
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10 ways to watch movies for free
What should I watch? This question plagues us, no matter how we watch TV. Once we’ve binged our favorite series, seen all the recommended shows and movies, and browsed every genre we could find, we still hit a wall. What’s left? we think, as we impatiently await the third season of “Westworld.”