11. Unsplash
Unsplash is where you can get free photos of just about anything, provided by the photographers themselves, to do with what you like.
12. Duolingo
Duolingo I have been using this for quick Spanish lessons with my morning coffee for a couple years now. It doesn’t override the need to take classes for college credits, but I recently had to take a course and it was a breeze. There are a few hundred languages that it teaches and the mobile app makes it easy to do anywhere while waiting.
13. 1aauto
1aauto. It is a car parts supplier, but their videos show exactly what tools you need, what parts you need, and how to do a repair yourself. Great money saver if you don’t know much about mechanics. Someone I knew was going to get screwed by their mechanic (700 bucks for a water pump replacement). Showed them that, they did it themselves for 30 bucks. It makes it quicker too, knowing what tools you need ahead of time for your particular car.
14. Futureme
You can write letters to yourself (or other people) in the future! I personally love this type of self reflection and self support from my past self.
This way, I’ll always have someone wishing me a happy birthday, even if it’s just past me.
15. Zotero
Maybe not everyone, but for students Zotero is a lifesaver. It will store your sources, import them to a bibliography in whatever citation style you need, and even create in-text citations in your paper. It saves hours of work.
16. Camelcamelcamel
Camelcamelcamel is really nice to track online prices to help you get the best deal. Also Black Friday is a myth and the sales aren’t good at all.
17. Library Genesis
Library Genesis, a great place to look for and download college/university textbooks for free, as well as other books.
18. Openlearn
OpenLearn from the UK’s Open University – free courses for all levels of study, samples of university materials, study skills nd tie-ins to BBC documentaries. Everything under Creative Commons licence so you can use it as you see fit:
19. Waze And Google Maps
Google Maps and Waze are so useful if still blows my mind that they are free. Waze does have ads that show up when you are stopped but it’s still free and had a lot of great features. They have slowly been moving the more popular features to Google Maps too like speed trap reports and current speed/speed limit.
20. Terms Of Service; Didn’t Read
Terms of Service; Didn’t Read.
A free site for people too lazy to read the entire ToS.
