Everybody is looking for a good deal, right? Discount codes, coupons, sales… we’re always on the lookout for them just to avoid paying even a penny more than we have to. Hey, if that means waiting until December to buy a new swimsuit for next summer, all the power to you! It means you’re patient and conscious of how to save money.

But there are ways for you to take it even further. There are certain things in life that you can literally do for free and yet people and companies have tricked us into believing that you have to pay for them.

No. Stop. Put your wallet away, put your credit card down. We’re here to teach you about 26 things you never have to pay for again. Here’s how you can do or get these things for free!