BoatUS Foundation has a collection of state-specific free boating safety courses that you can take online. These courses are designed specifically for your state and most of them are recognized by the U.S. Coast Guard and approved by NASBLA. There are only a few states at the bottom that are not approved and only intended as a refresher or study guide for an in-person exam.
If you live in one of the green, recognized states, then you'll not only be able to take the course, but after you complete the course you'll be issued a printable copy of your certification that you can print & use immediately.
You can get two free tickets to Unsung Hero on April 24, 2024. Go to Atom Tickets and pick your local theater, then enter your zip code. If there's a local cinema showing the movie, then pre-order your tickets and use code HEROFREE at checkout to make them completely free.
Through April 2, 2024, we can easily getone free 8×10 custom photo print at Walgreens with checkout code 8X10-FRESH. You can see the details of this offer at the bottom of the page I just linked.
This is a $4.49 valued freebie. As always, select in-store pickup and avoid any shipping fees, making this offer completely free. These regular custom photo freebies go great with gifts!
Many times these Walgreens free photo offers only work within the Walgreens app. If you're having trouble getting it to redeem on a computer, I'd suggest trying the app!
When uploading your photos, make sure you select the option to upload in full resolution. This will ensure your freebie photos look crystal clear instead of grainy.
Remember, this is an 8×10 photo, not 8×10=80 freebies. Somebody actually once angrily emailed me because they felt I didn't spell the freebie out well enough. What am I, a freaking riddle master? I guess instead of saying this is available at Walgreens, I should have said “those things between ceilings and floors that are painted the fourth color of the rainbow.”
Use Gorgeous Free Stock Images!
Did you know there are over thirty free stock image sites? You can use an aggregate search site like Free Image Site and download a royalty-free image to print and use as artwork.
These sites have all sorts of royalty-free images in hundreds of categories. Maybe you like architecture or dogs or scenic mountains – there are free images of all these and way more!
Frigidaire Countertop Ice Maker
Make bullet shaped ice cubes in less than 9 minutes and store up to 1.7 lbs. at a time. Not only will it keep your sodas, lemonades, cocktails, smoothies and other beverages nice and chilled, but it will produce day after day up to 26 lbs. of ice cubes. The Large see-through window will let you watch your ice being made. The user friendly digital control panel let you know when bin is full and when water is empty. The Frigidaire Ice Maker will be your biggest asset in your kitchen, office, or home bar. It will be a hit at parties. The stainless steel finish looks sleek and will match your style!
I'll go on the record and say I think the whole AI craze is overblown. It's the 2024 version of the 2020 crypto hype. I'll admit I was sucked in at first after being one of the original DALL-E beta testers. I must have made and refined over 500 images of the Mariners winning the World Series because that's probably the only way I'll ever see it happen 😀 But it didn't take me too long to realize ChatGPT and every other LLM I've used are downright dumb. Like … they're straight up stupid. Seriously, ask them about anything that you are personally knowledgeable about and it won't take you long to spot downright incorrect and inaccurate statements or “facts”. And don't even get me started on the privacy concerns or how they're putting small websites out of business!
That all said, I think PugMug.ai might finally sway my back over to loving AI because they are offering free digital pet portraits 😻 All you have to do is upload 4-10 pictures of your furry friend and then around an hour later you'll receive 75 digital images!
The process is super simple. First, you'll want to upload the photos. For optimal results, you want to follow these Dos and Don'ts guideline:
Just your pet in the shot. No other pets or people.
Use photos with different backgrounds, settings, and angles.
Front-facing photos, as well as full body & angled shots.
Au naturel – no leashes, harnesses, clothes, etc.
Don't upload photos with the same background or pose.
No duplicate photos.
No black and white photos.
Then, you'll select which type of photos you want: Landscapes, Artistic, or Fantasy
At this point you're all finished. The AI will start generating photos. I only had to wait about 30 minutes before I got these goofy shots of my goofy boy Cheez!
The Renaissance and Starry Night photos were my absolute favorites here, so I added my other cat Mac in my profile and ran him through the results, but this time I selected the Fantasy option so I could get more images of him wearing a cute little hat.
YES! Now we're talking!
Once you get your results, you can download any and all of the images for your own use, like printing them out, saving on your phone, or even creating posters or portraits! You can also select your three favorite images and they'll ask if you want to purchase them printed on various things. This upsell is completely optional and you can either buy from them or you could wait until Walgreens or CVS offer one of their regular free photo prints. Even better, you could make your own t-shirt, coffee mug, tote bag, or other cool swag using my personal favorite print-on-demand service Sticker Mule.
If you make a free AI pet photo, please share your favorite with us in the comments!
The next total solar eclipse is on April 8, 2024 and should be visible in Texas before moving northeast through Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine. If you're planning to go see it and want to protect your precious eyeballs, then you can visit a local Warby Parker and get a free pair of solar-viewing glasses. They're offering these from April 1 until the big day, while supplies last, so don't wait too long to pick yours up! 😎
This interactive map from NASA contains the full path of the next eclipse. They also have a table showing the time that totality begins in some U.S. cities in the path, so you can plan accordingly to witness this awesome natural phenomenon.
I'll re-up this post on April 1 so that you can remember to pick up your freebies!
Update: If you missed out earlier, then good news! This great offer is back for a limited time. Be sure to sign up before it ends and lock in your free SiriusXM streaming radio.
With this freebie, you can listen to their hundreds of radio stations in the car, streamed on your phone, or at at home with a smartspeaker or normal computer!
There's no credit card required either, so there's no worry of a subscription service at the end or a need to cancel!
I was thinking of what to say about this freebie while in the shower this morning. I came up with “how does this shampoo always get in my eyes?” and “score, I still have hot water!” Hope that helps.
Longtime readers of HIF will recall that the Ulta Beauty birthday freebie typically changes every month throughout the year. However, in 2024 they're shaking things up and giving everybody the chance the pick 1 free item from a list of 6 choices!
Olaplex Trio Kit – this page is not currently loading, so I don't know if that means they're exhausted their supply permanently or just temporarily.
Peach & Lily Matcha Pudding Antioxidant Cream – this page is not currently loading, so I don't know if that means they're exhausted their supply permanently or just temporarily.
During your birthday month, choose your gift then use the coupon code in your birthday email or the Ulta Beauty app to claim your freebie at checkout, while quantities last. I believe supplies restock throughout the year, but I'm not certain what schedule they use.
And just for the record, here's a list of previous year's Ulta birthday gifts:
Online Only Birthday Gift – Clinique Quickliner For Eyes Intense in Intense Ebony
January 2021 Birthday Gift – Lancôme Sheet Mask or Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara
February 2021 Birthday Gift – Dermalogica Microfoliant or Lancôme Melting Sheet Mask
March 2021 Birthday Gift – Mario Badescu Facial Spray or Lancôme Melting Sheet Mask
April 2021 Birthday Gift – Philosophy One-Step Facial Cleanser or Lancôme Melting Sheet Mask
May 2021 Birthday Gift – Tarte Maneater Mascara or Lancôme Melting Sheet Mask
June 2021 Birthday Gift – Bb. Hairdresser’s Invisible Oil Heat or Lancôme Melting Sheet Mask
July 2021 Birthday Gift – Living Proof Nourishing Styling Cream, Drybar Detox Dry Shampoo Coconut Colada, or Clinique Quickliner for Eyes Intense
August 2021 Birthday Gift – Tula Purifying Face Cleanser or the Clinique Quickliner
September 2021 Birthday Gift – Lancôme Anti-Aging Face Serum or the Clinique Quickliner
October 2021 Birthday Gift – Clinique Moisture Surge Intense 100HR Lipid-Replenishing Hydrator
November 2021 Birthday Gift – BECCA Cosmetics Plumping Lip Balm
December 2021 Birthday Gift – bareMinerals Veil Finishing Powder
No matter when your birthday is, you'll want to join the free Ulta Rewards program then check your email around your birthday. The only stipulation is you need to have made any form of purchase over the previous year on your Ulta account.
Go here to redeem an offer good for a free 12oz can of Poppi Soda valued up to $2.99. Enter your email address, then check your inbox for a message with a pink box saying “Click Here to Redeem.” Then select the store you wish to redeem this rebate at and you'll get a barcode to scan at checkout. It also helpfully has instructions to show a cashier if they're having trouble redeeming the offer!
Sampler is hosting a signup page where people can try their luck at requesting a free Generation Active sample box. The product carousal is comically small on the site, but I was able to make out product from Caribou Coffee creamer, Bounce almond snacks, Pro-Fi +, Advant Edge high protein drinks, and Dove Men+Care dry spray deodorant.
bPerx is a new company that's offering 24 digital issues of Better Homes & Garden plus an additional complimentary magazine offer of your choice. Once I filled out my mailing address, I was offered these magazines to pick from:
Allrecipes (5 issues)
Bridal Guide (6 issues)
ELLE (10 issues)
Essence Digital (12 issues)
Food Network – Digital (6 issues)
Good Housekeeping – Digital (6 issues)
Harper's Bazaar (10 issues)
House Beautiful – Digital (6 issues)
Midwest Living – Digital (8 issues)
Real Simple (12 issues)
Real Simple – Digital (24 issues)
Southern Living – Digital (26 issues)
Town & Country – Digital (9 issues)
Vanity Fair (12 issues)
Vogue (10 issues)
Women's Health – Digital (6 issues)
This offer is available until 4/6/2024 to everybody in the US except for Minnesota residents. Don't ask me what they have against The North Star state though! Maybe a lake once stole their lunch money in 2nd grade?
This free LEGO® Life magazine offer was first posted twelve years ago and is once again accepting new readers to sign up today! Also I'm well into midlife and still love LEGOS.
Quick, name one toy cooler than LEGOS! ERRRNT, time's up, it was a trick question since there isn't a cooler toy!
LEGOS not only are timeless, but they are amazingly awesome when it comes to fostering creativity. I'm in my 40s and I still find myself constructing skyscrapers and spaceships probably a little more often than I should. I figure a free LEGO® magazine subscription will only help fuel my addiction, but I'm okay with that.
LEGO® Life Magazine is super fun for kids 5-9 years old. It's packed with comics, activities, posters and much more. All issues are delivered right to your door 4 times a year, with no renewal or payment ever required.
You can signup here and you'll start receiving issues with the next mailing! You can also download previous issues from their archive, giving you access to hundreds of cool stories & LEGO builds.
