I’d like to introduce the new free images website with new images posted periodically.

The images come from my own collection that I personally took. Even though it took countless hours to capture, sort, cleanup and process all of these images, I thought it would be a good thing if I share them with the world. They are all original, high-resolution, royalty-free, professional photographs free for commercial use. Visitors can subscribe to the blog’s RSS feed and get daily notifications. If traffic to the site proves to be successful, maybe someday I’ll wet my beak by adding a little Google AdSense advertising.

http://www.turbophoto.com/Free-Images/

I thought this was interesting; the screenshots tell all. I started my ‘free’ federal income tax return and at no point did I ever choose the deluxe or ultimate edition or use options specific to those versions. I remained within the ‘free’ return throughout the entire process until the end, where it asked to charge $9.95 and no free option. How nice of them to offer their ‘Totally FREE Tax Return!’

Many restaurants offer little perks if you sign up on their websites, including free appetizers and desserts. Here are some sites to check out…

Cold Stone Creamery: Free Like-It ice cream creation in a cup for birthday (valid within 1 week of birthday)
Moe’s Southwest Grill: Free cup of queso for signing up (valid within 1 week from email)
Buffalo Wild Wings: Free dessert for birthday (valid within 2 weeks from email)
Red Robin: Free gourmet burger for birthday (valid within 2 weeks from email)
Schlotzsky’s: Free small sandwich for birthday (valid within 2 weeks from email)
Del Taco: Two Free chicken tacos for signing up (valid within 2 weeks from email)
Chevy’s Fresh Mex: Free appetizer for signing up (valid within 4 weeks from email)
Claim Jumper: Free small bite desert for signing up (valid within 30 days from email)
TGI Fridays: Free Appetizer or dessert (up to $8) for signing up (valid within 30 days from email)
Carrows: Free dessert for signing up (valid within 60 days from email)
(Info thanks to Tim P.)

There’s so many more of them, basically, if you take the time to get on a restaurants bulk mail list, you’ll probably get some freebies. Most restaurants seem to offer you something free for your birthday, if you ask on the spot. You only risk hearing a weird happy birthday song.

Free food is not always limited to restaurants or your birthday. There’s free food samples at Costco, free taste tests at most ice cream shops, candy shops, and free taste testing at many vineyards, breweries, and at factory tours, such as cheese factories.

Some other random freebies:
Free Disneyland ticket for your birthday in 2009 (http://tinyurl.com/3zjqno)
Free pre-season Portland Trailblazer tickets (for being an email subscriber)
Free tickets to TV shows (if you’re ever in Hollywood) (http://www.hollywoodtickets.com)

Beware of some free offers
Many credit card companies will give you free stuff for signing up, but I don’t recommend it. It’s not worth messing with your credit history and increasing the likeliness for you to pay interest and fees. You will commonly find ‘free’ software through rebates. That’s not recommended either, because you are not guaranteed to receive your rebate. If you have to pay something for something to be ‘free’, it probably isn’t completely free. Learn more free services to avoid…

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