What is the best free or cheap thing you have discovered recently that most people do not know about

[Phil95]

Looking for genuine hidden value that is not widely known. Could be an app, a website, a service, a product, a technique, a loophole or a resource. The more specific and less obvious the better. Not looking for Amazon Prime tips or Google Maps tricks.

[PhilippeMercadal]

JSTOR now gives free access to 100 articles per month with a free account. Academic research that used to require a university login is now available to anyone. For anyone doing serious research on any topic the quality of primary sources available through JSTOR free tier is extraordinary

[Highland Dylan]

Camelcamelcamel browser extension shows you the full price history of any Amazon product as you browse. Seeing that a product marked 30% off has been at that price for six months and the original price was only used for two days in 2021 changes the psychology of every Amazon purchase

[Q]

The National Library of Scotland map collection online at maps.nls.uk has the most comprehensive historical mapping of Britain ever assembled and it is completely free. Overlaying Victorian Ordnance Survey maps onto modern satellite imagery shows exactly what your street looked like in 1890. Endlessly fascinating and genuinely useful for property research

[Louise84]

Libby, the library app, gives you free access to ebooks and audiobooks using only a library card. Most UK councils still offer free library membership and the Libby catalogue includes tens of thousands of titles including recent bestsellers. Audiobooks on Libby have completely replaced my Audible subscription

[PlanetOftheApes]

NHS Talking Therapies referral via your GP gives you access to free CBT and other structured therapy with a qualified therapist within NHS waiting time targets. Most people do not know the service exists or that they can self-refer online without going through a GP first in many areas

[HeartbreakKid92]

The BBC Sounds app has the full archive of BBC radio programmes going back years in some cases. Radio 4 documentaries, comedy series, drama and long-form journalism that never made it to television. Thousands of hours of genuinely excellent content that most people walk past because it is radio