Did you know you can enjoy a fun and active lifestyle absolutely free? Whether you want to keep fit, eat out at the best restaurants or enjoy lots of great stuff, my 10 top thrifty tips can help you enjoy life for free!
Combine my great tips with a hot new app, WOW FreeStuff, that pulls together all the best deals in free stuff throughout the UK.
1. Go to the Gym for free!
Watch for free one day passes to gyms like L.A Fitness, The Gym and many more top names. Some of these passes include access to classes as well. If you plan carefully, you can enjoy a session a week at a different gym for free for an unlimited period of time. You can also get double passes from a single gym by signing up with several different e-mail addresses.
2. Get luxurious beauty treatments absolutely free!
You can get some excellent free beauty treatments administered by trainees at the Salon GuineaPig! Take advantage of free offers for:
- Semi-permanent Makeup
- Waxing
- Facials
- Tattoos
Have fun, and walk away a whole new you absolutely free. There are also many sites online that offer free health and beauty samples.
3. Have a free cuppa!
Just sign up to get a free loyalty card at Waitrose and IKEA and you can have a free cup of tea every day absolutely free. Sign up for John Lewis’ free loyalty card and watch for their free tea vouchers too. And McDonald’s also offer free tea occasionally. Just download their app.
4. What’s better than a free massage?
When visiting London, be sure to stop in at the North London School of Sports Massage (NLSSM) to get a free sports massage administered by a trainee. They offer these massages as a way of meeting exam or class requirements. In other areas of the UK, you can visit Salon GuineaPig for a free massage from a trainee.
5. Grab some free clothes!
Clothing and accessory swaps are very popular both online and in the real world. Find a swishing website or join a swishing party to swap clothes with others – no money required! Here are some suggestions:
- Swap in the City UK
- Swap Style
- Swishing
These are well organised swap events; however, you can also set up your own private event with your friends.
6. Learn for free!
There are many great programs in the UK that offer free online courses. FutureLearn is just one of them. While you will not earn a degree for taking these courses, you will gain a great deal of knowledge and have access to some of the best educational resources available. Other free learning resources include:
- The VirtualInstructor.com
- Free-Online-Art-Classes.com
If you want to learn a new language, download free apps such as Busuu and Duolingo.
7. Get free samples!
Take a few moments to write a letter or send an e-mail complimenting your favourite businesses. Before you know it, you’ll be getting samples by post along with coupons for money off. To sweeten the pot, let the companies you write to know that you are singing their praises on your blog or social media sites. They love that! Just make sure you follow through with your promises. Taking this bit of extra effort is sure to gain you more free stuff and coupons.
8. Travel for free!
Earn free credits by referring friends and using only the Uber app when you have built credits. By doing this, you’ll never have to pay high prices to travel by taxi again. You can travel for free around the world by volunteering. Make yourself available as crew on a private vessel by signing up at:
- CrewBay
- FindaCrew
- CrewSeekers
9. Enjoy pets for free!
Volunteer with the RSPCA to enjoying playing with cats, walking dogs and helping out at the rescue centre. You can also go to Gumtree and use the Pet Sitters & Dog Walkers section.
10. Get free meals in restaurants!
Mystery shoppers visit restaurants and enjoy meals for free. Afterwards, they review the restaurants for the purpose of market research. The more reviews you complete and the more reliable your services are, the more work you will get. I used to work as a Mystery Shopper myself and it was lots of fun! The following companies are always looking for new Mystery Shoppers to join their teams:
- MarketForce
- TNS Global
- GapBuster
By using these top 10 thrifty tips, you are sure to save yourself some money.
Did any of them grab your attention? Let me know in the comments below!
Thanks for reading.
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Gret tips. I wasn’t aware you could get free drinks from Ikea so I’ll definitely be trying that one.
Great tips. When I was at beauty college we used to offer treatments at massive discounts because we were still studying, but we were always closely watched by our teachers. It’s great way of getting beauty treatments!
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Wow! Great tips! Thanks for sharing them 🙂
Claire
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Wow, that’s a great list of free inspiration, some I really would never have thought off. Off to get me free massage right now 🙂
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Wow! There are so many free things out there! Thank you for sharing – I didn’t know any of these!
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This is such a great list! I would be far too nervous to try a new gym every day, but I can see the appeal with the rest of the list for sure!
These are some fantastic tips, I love the Waitroses free tea, bet it helps with customers as well when they walk around supping a nice drink. x
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Great post full of lots of fantastic indomaton. I am always looking for ways to save money.
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Some amazing tips here. I love the idea of looking out for free 1 day passes to gyms and using students for beauty treatments. Our local college is always looking out for people to help the students gain experience. Thanks for sharing.
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All very good ideas, most of which I had never even considered! The only one I’d be iffy about is getting a tattoo from a trainee.. Not sure I’d be willing to risk that!!
OOh now I would love to volunteer for the RSPCA, I just need to find more time x
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Great tips! I had no idea you could get free drinks in Ikea although I’ve never visited one, if i ever do I now know. xx
Fantastic post I need to learn how to be more thrifty and will check swapstyleuk out too!
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Oooh! I like the idea of being a salon guinea pig.I used to be a hairdresser model in my teens but having free wax would be right up my street.Off to look at the app now.
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There are some great ideas, I love a freebie! Always thought of mystery shopping but never knew of a company to sign up with, thanks
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Oh, the free massage is a good idea! I must have a look and see if I can find anything similar around here. Fab tips in this post, thanks!!
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Great post and tips. I used to get loads of free beauty samples and loved getting to try new products before deciding whether to actually buy the full sizes.
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I thought this would be about getting things cheaper but getting them free is even better!
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These are great tips. Because I’m not in the UK, I won’t be able to utilize most, but I love your tip about free online courses.
And use Freecycle.com to get anything for free! There’s furniture to soil, great for creative people who can recycle furniture. Good luck with more freebies
I used to do a bit of mystery shopping too, but it tended to be clothes shops because the OH wouldn’t come out for meals to review/test them. Great fun but harder work to writ decent stuff up afterwards.
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Great tips – I’m always looking to save money so thanks for these – I didn’t know about free tea at Mcdonalds!
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what great tips and ideas. I do get my free tea and coffee from idea and get my stamps from McDonald’s and exchange them for a free hot drink. I will defiantly be trying out some of the other ideas
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I like your way of thinking! Great tips there I’ll be following some X
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I wish I lived nearer London – what I would give for a free massage!
Surely being a salon guinea pig is quite the risk too, particularly as you included tattoo in that list :O
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Saving this post. What great helpful tips thank you so much for sharing.
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Oooh some great ideas! I always use my loyalty card in McDonalds so every 7th coffee is free! And Costa too…. I do love my coffee! Kaz x x
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I love the idea of volunteering with animal charities, makes so much sense for those who can’t have/afford pets!
Brilliant. I love a good deal, me. It comes from the Scottish side of the family (no surprises there!); we used to joke that my Mum could smell a bargain bin a mile off, haha!! x
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