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Last updated: July 26, 2026 · 145 verified sites · growing
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🏦 Programs & support
Ready.gov
Official U.S. emergency preparedness guidance and kit lists.
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Call or text 988, 24/7, free and confidential.
211
Dial 2-1-1 for local help with food, housing, and utilities.
Poison Control
Call 1-800-222-1222, 24/7, free and confidential.
National Domestic Violence Hotline
Call 1-800-799-7233 or text START to 88788, 24/7.
FEMA — disaster assistance
Federal disaster help and recovery after a declared disaster.
CDC
Official health guidance (handwashing, illness prevention, more).
USA.gov
Official gateway to U.S. government programs and info.
Feeding America
Find your local food bank.
SNAP (food stamps)
Official SNAP eligibility and how to apply.
HUD — Find Shelter
Shelters and housing help near you.
USA.gov — Housing Help
Rent, eviction, and emergency housing help.
LIHEAP energy help
Help with heating and cooling bills.
Lifeline (phone & internet)
Discounted phone and internet service.
Benefits.gov
Find government programs you may qualify for.
USA.gov Benefit Finder
See every benefit you may qualify for.
FindHelp.org
Free local help by ZIP code.
SBA (Small Business)
Loans, grants, and small-business guidance.
SCORE mentoring
Free one-on-one business mentoring.
Recreation.gov
Free park days, campsites, outdoor activities.
🩺 Health & prescriptions
HealthCare.gov
Official marketplace; income discounts apply.
Medicaid.gov
Free or low-cost coverage if income qualifies.
Find a Health Center (HRSA)
Free and sliding-scale clinics near you.
Insure Kids Now (CHIP)
Free or low-cost coverage for kids.
Medicare Care Compare
Compare hospitals, doctors, and nursing homes.
GoodRx
Prescription coupons that often beat the pharmacy.
MedlinePlus
Plain-language health info from the NIH.
ClinicalTrials.gov
Find studies by condition (sometimes free care).
NeedyMeds
Prescription assistance programs by drug name.
RxAssist
Programs that give medications free or cheap.
FAIR Health Consumer
Estimate a fair price for a procedure.
Cochrane Evidence
Plain-language summaries of the best research.
💰 Money, benefits & consumer
MissingMoney.com
Official NAUPA search for unclaimed money. Always free.
USA.gov — Unclaimed Money
Official guide to finding money owed to you. Never pay a finder.
Equifax — credit freeze
Free credit freeze (federal law). Freeze all three bureaus.
Experian — credit freeze
Free credit freeze (federal law).
TransUnion — credit freeze
Free credit freeze (federal law).
NFCC credit counseling
Free or low-cost nonprofit credit counseling.
CFPB
Complain about a bank or lender; know your rights.
AnnualCreditReport
The only official free credit-report site.
FINRA BrokerCheck
Check an advisor’s or firm’s record.
Investor.gov
No-sales-pitch investing basics and license checks.
Unclaimed.org (NAUPA)
Official unclaimed-money search. Always free.
Stock Analysis
Free financial statements, ratios, and screener.
Bogleheads
The plain-spoken index-investing playbook.
Macrotrends
Decades of free financial and economic charts.
FINVIZ
Free stock screener and market heat map.
DepositAccounts
Find the genuinely highest savings and CD rates.
FRED economic data
The Fed’s free database of 800,000+ charts.
SEC EDGAR
Every public company’s real financial filings.
CamelCamelCamel
Amazon price history; spot a fake ‘deal’.
Keepa
Full Amazon price-history charts.
Kitco gold & silver prices
Live metal spot prices so you’re not lowballed.
DSIRE energy incentives
Every energy rebate and incentive in your state.
🎓 Jobs & learning
CareerOneStop
Free job search, training, and unemployment help.
USAJOBS
Every federal job, free to apply.
BLS Occupational Outlook
Official pay and demand data for almost any job.
FAFSA / StudentAid.gov
Free federal student aid and loan hub.
Khan Academy
Free learning for all ages.
freeCodeCamp
Free coding lessons and certifications.
MIT OpenCourseWare
Real MIT course materials, free.
edX
Audit most university courses free.
Coursera
Audit many top-university courses free.
Class Central
Search 200,000+ free online courses.
Anki
The spaced-repetition memory tool.
Professor Messer
Free CompTIA A+/Network+/Security+ courses.
⚖️ Legal & rights
Find free legal aid (LSC)
Free legal help near you.
LawHelp.org
Free legal information and local programs.
ABA Free Legal Answers
Ask a volunteer lawyer a civil question free.
ToS;DR
Plain-English A–E grades of a site’s terms.
Justia
Free U.S. case law, statutes, and legal info.
Google Patents
Search the world’s patents free.
ACLU: Know Your Rights
Your rights in real-life situations.
EEOC
Workplace discrimination complaints.
DOL Wage & Hour
File a complaint for unpaid wages.
🛡 Safety & privacy
Bitwarden
Password manager; free core is unlimited.
Signal
Private, encrypted messaging. Nonprofit, no ads.
Proton Mail
Encrypted email; free tier 1GB, 150 msgs/day.
Proton VPN
Free VPN with no data cap; 5 countries, 1 device.
Malwarebytes
Free on-demand malware scan; live protection is paid.
Have I Been Pwned
Check if your email was in a data breach.
IdentityTheft.gov
Official recovery plan if your ID was stolen.
IRS Identity Protection PIN
A free PIN that blocks fake tax returns.
DoNotCall Registry
Register your number and report robocalls.
Report internet crime (IC3)
Report online fraud and scams to the FBI.
Report fraud to the FTC
Report a scam, fraud, or bad business.
FTC Consumer Advice
Plain-language scam and consumer protection.
ScamAdviser
Quick safety read on a website.
VirusTotal
Scan a link or file with 70+ engines free.
Google Safe Browsing
Check whether a site is flagged as dangerous.
ICANN Lookup
See who registered a domain and when.
🧰 Free tools
LibreOffice
Full office suite; opens Word/Excel files.
PDF24 Tools
Merge, split, compress, convert PDFs. No limits, no account.
Google Docs
Write and collaborate in your browser.
GIMP
Photoshop-style photo editor you install.
Photopea
Photoshop-like editor in the browser; free with ads.
Canva
Templates for posts and flyers; best assets are paid.
DaVinci Resolve
Pro video editing and color; free version has no watermark.
OBS Studio
Screen recording and live streaming.
Audacity
Record and edit audio.
HandBrake
Convert and compress video files.
VLC
Plays almost any video or audio file.
7-Zip
Zip, unzip, and extract compressed files.
Greenshot
Snap and mark up screenshots (Windows).
Blender
3D modeling, animation, and rendering.
Inkscape
Vector graphics — logos, icons, illustrations.
Obsidian
Private notes and knowledge base; files stay local.
Notion
Notes, docs, and planning; free plan covers solo use.
iFixit
Free step-by-step repair guides for almost anything.
ManualsLib
Find the lost manual for almost any product.
PCPartPicker
Plan a PC build; auto-checks compatibility.
Logical Increments
What PC parts to buy at every budget tier.
Grammarly
Free writing assistant; catches errors, tightens tone.
Wave (accounting)
Free accounting and invoicing for small business.
NICB VINCheck
Free stolen/salvage check on a used vehicle.
Google Business Profile
Free — the biggest lever for local search.
Wise
Send/convert money abroad near real exchange rates.
🎨 Creator assets
Pexels
Free stock photos and video; commercial use, no attribution.
Pixabay
Free photos, video, illustrations; commercial use.
Unsplash
Free high-quality photos.
Mixkit
Free stock video, music, and templates; commercial use.
Pixabay Music
Royalty-free music for videos, no attribution.
YouTube Audio Library
Free, copyright-safe music (inside YouTube Studio).
Our World in Data
Clear, sourced charts on global trends.
Ground News
Compare how outlets across the spectrum cover a story.
OpenSecrets
Follow the money in politics and lobbying.
Seat61
The world’s train-travel bible.
Rome2Rio
How to get anywhere by any transport.
📚 Books & media
Libby
Free ebooks & audiobooks with a library card.
hoopla
Free movies, music, comics, books via libraries.
Kanopy
Free films and documentaries via libraries.
Open Library
Borrow digital books free from the Internet Archive.
Project Gutenberg
70,000+ free classic books.
LibriVox
Free public-domain audiobooks.
Standard Ebooks
Free, beautifully formatted public-domain classics.
Internet Archive
Free books, media, software, and the Wayback Machine.
Tubi
Free movies and TV, ad-supported.
Pluto TV
Free live channels and on-demand, ad-supported.
The Roku Channel
Free movies and shows, ad-supported.
🏷️ Deals & finds
Slickdeals
Live community-voted deal feed.
Woot
Daily community-vetted deal feed.
Flipp
Every store’s weekly ad in one place.
Freecycle
Neighbors giving things away free.
Buy Nothing
Hyper-local free giving groups.
Little Free Library
Find a free neighborhood book box.
This list grows. New sites earn their way in after a safety + honesty check — dead or shady ones get pulled.
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