Limited Time Offers to Help You to Stay at Home
NOTE: The information below was originally posted in the spring of 2020 during the early stages of the pandemic shutdowns. The promotional offers have now expired.
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After a wild ride during the month of March, most people have started to accept the new reality of #StayAtHome orders from local governments. Many businesses have been closed for weeks, and now that parks have also seen record crowds, these outdoor options are being closed and have become off-limits to encourage physical distancing.
Welcome Home Mat
For some people, these #StayHome orders create a lot of extra work in the form of homeschooling kids, pet care, elder care, and taking on other extra chores to keep the household running. For others, these orders create a lot of extra free time as sports and other recreation have almost entirely been canceled. Fortunately, the resources below can help whether you need help with education or want to find economical ways to spend your free time.
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Freebies & Discounts to Help You #StayAtHome
It’s somewhat easy to take a week off from social gatherings, but now that we know we’ll be staying home a bit longer, many of us are looking for additional options to fill the days. Fortunately, there are a lot of companies that are currently offering free trials, deep discounts, or other upgrades. This is a great time to try out a new hobby or pursue an interest that you haven’t had time for in the past.
Enjoy lessons in academics, learn a new language, or try a fun dance! Schedule a video chat and virtual “happy hour” with friends all across the world. There may be more options available than you realize!
Free Entertainment
Selection of Streaming Entertainment on Multiple Devices
There are lots of great places to find extended free trials of premium streaming content. Enjoy these for a limited time and decide later if you want to become a subscriber.
- Amazon Free for All: free family-friendly selection of content for Amazon customers
- Audible Stories: enjoy this collection of a wide variety of stories, including titles across six different languages, that will help kids continue dreaming, learning, and just being kids. All stories are free to stream on a desktop, laptop, phone, or tablet. Explore the collection, select a title, and start listening. It’s that easy – no signup required!
- Fender Play: get three free months of online lessons for guitar, bass, and ukulele (valid through 4/20/2020 or the first 500,000 redemptions – whichever comes first)
- Combines perfectly with the free content at musictheory.net
- HBO GO or HBO NOW: free access to select content during April available to everyone (includes Veep, The Wire, McMillion$, Silicon Valley, and more)
- Sirius XM: sign up anytime and get free access to all content through May 15th (includes Howard Stern, Today Show, Kevin Hart, and more)
- Sling FREE: free live channels and movies right now with their new “SLING free experience”
- Free 30-day trial offers from Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video, Showtime, and Sundance Now (on the “Activate Your Free Trial” screen, use code SUNDANCENOW30)
- Met Opera: free streaming opera each night
- Professional Sports Leagues: NBA League Pass (free until April 22nd), NFL Game Pass (free until May 31st), and NHL Live (free until April 30th): sign up for a free trial, and these options will be free until the expiration date
- Museum Exhibit: Virtual tour experience of six popular Infinity Mirror Rooms, by Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, known for her repetitive polka dots and peep-show-like chamber rooms that create the illusion of infinite space.
Free Education
Online Learning for All Kinds of Education
The collection below is just a tiny sample of all current education resources that are free right now. If you have a favorite platform (or a new one you’ve wanted to try), I’d recommend checking them out again right now and looking for free / trial offers. There are hundreds more, but some of my favorites include these:
- Audible Stories: enjoy this collection of a wide variety of stories, including titles across six different languages, that will help kids continue dreaming, learning, and just being kids. All stories are free to stream on a desktop, laptop, phone, or tablet. Explore the collection, select a title, and start listening. It’s that easy – no signup required!
- Affinity: free 90-day trial or 50% discount for paid subscriptions (valid through April 20th)
- Coursera: Free classes include The Science of Well-Being, one of the most popular online courses taught by Yale University (it’s currently free to enroll for “audit”)
- The Great Courses Plus: free month with code FREEMO
- National Emergency Library: users may borrow books from the National Emergency Library without joining a waitlist, which ensures that students will have access to assigned readings and library materials that the Internet Archive has digitized for the remainder of the US academic calendar and that people who cannot physically access their local libraries because of closure or self-quarantine
- Udacity Nanodegree: free for 30 days
Free News Online
Free Access to Premium Journalism Sources
These news outlets have removed their paywalls for the COVID-19 coverage.
Free Food
While most dining rooms are no longer open for customers, many restaurants are staying open to provide convenient meals to-go to those who cannot cook. These particular restaurants also have some fantastic deals at the moment too!
Burger King Free Kids Meals Offer
- Krispy Kreme: Friends and Neighbors – on SATURDAYS, Krispy Kreme will add a free dozen Original Glazed doughnuts to every pick-up, drive-thru, and delivery order that includes a full price dozen Original Glazed Doughnuts or more. Each free dozen will consist of a special smiley-face doughnut; called the “Be Sweet Dozen.” The thousands of free dozens on Saturdays will be securely sealed and bagged individually, along with instructions for contactless drop-off (including social distancing and safety guidelines.)
- Burger King: Sign up for an account/app to access a coupon for
2 FREE kids meals with purchase available once per day through April 6th, 2020(offer has expired). Delivery available through Postmates, GrubHub, or UberEats (special offer $0 delivery fee on orders $10+ through 4/19/20 at participating BK US restaurants) - Dunkin’ Donuts: Free donut on FRIDAYS in April for DD Perks Members with purchase of a beverage
- Sheetz: Free Kidz Meal Bagz (turkey sandwich, chips, drink) available all day (while supplies last). Simply ask an employee at the register for a meal (one bag per child) at participating locations.
- Steak ‘n Shake: free order of fries at the drive-through window as part of the “We’re All Essential” campaign
Free Workouts & Exercise
Yoga Mat Being Rolled Up
There is no shortage of great options for working out at home right now. Choose your favorite type of workout and take advantage of one of the free / trial options.
- Alvin Ailey Extension “Keep Dancing” with Ailey: special Extension online classes and all Extension instructors’ and guest instructors’ online class resources to keep our communities dancing
- Centr:
join by April 5th, 2020 and all subscriptions will offerFREE, unrestricted access to Centr for your first 6 weeks(credit card details required to activate the offer) – original offer has expired, but there is an ongoing free 7-day trial available - CompTrain Home Gym: free workout of the day using minimal equipment and/or primarily bodyweight for “the extended near future”
- CorePower Yoga: free access to a new collection of online yoga classes every week to keep your practice moving wherever you are
- Cyberobics: over 100 free workouts available on demand
- Daily Burn: 60 days of free access to more than 800 yoga, cardio, and strength-training workouts to help users get fit at home (featured on GMA and TODAY)
- Free Down Dog Apps until May 1st, including Down Dog, Yoga for Beginners, HIIT, Barre, and 7 Minute Workout
- Also offering free access until July 1st for all students and teachers (register here) and healthcare professionals (register here)
- Gold’s Gym: Gold’s AMP free through May 31st, 2020 (must activate by 4/30/2020) with code FIT60 plus additional on-demand content available anytime
- Grokker: free unlimited access through April 30th to maintain your well-being and manage stress
- Peloton: app free trial for 90 days
- Planet Fitness: free daily work-ins (online workouts with guest instructors) and YouTube channel with the whole collection of workouts!
- Yoga with Adriene: free yoga workouts on YouTube for all different types of needs
Free Apps & Software
App Drawer on Samsung Android Smartphone
Find new ways to be productive at work and home with these free apps and online tools.
- Adobe Connect: free 90-day access (through July 1st, 2020) to a web conferencing platform that allows people to connect from virtually anywhere. Read more and start the free trial here.
- AppSumo: free selection apps, books, and courses to optimize your online web business
- TechSmith get free versions of two of their most popular apps: SnagIt (personal favorite!) and Video Review. Submit the online form to get the free versions (these versions will work through the end of June 2020, when you will need to purchase a license if you wish to continue using the software)
- WebEx: free online video meetings for up to 50 participants
- Zoom Communications: Free videoconferencing
- Students and teachers who fill out an online form with school email addresses can use the platform beyond the usual 40-minute trial during school closures
Free Subscriptions
Huge Collection of Kindle eBooks
Have some fun with limited-time free access to these premium subscription services.
- Amazon Kindle Unlimited: 2 free months
- Bluprint: free unlimited access through April 16th, 2020, to online crafting classes, projects, and more!
- CreativeBug: free two month trial to online art and craft classes for new subscribers
Free Custom Websites
Spend your free time testing out a blog idea without investing any money (no credit card required). Share your expertise with the world with easy-to-build WordPress websites.
- Wealthy Affiliate: this is the hosting/web provider that I’ve been using for years. It’s always FREE to create a free custom website (with a custom name of your choice!). Use your spare time to see if blogging or selling things online is a good fit for you!
Discounted Services
Girl Smiling at Smartphone
Other large companies provide customer assistance on essential services like internet access, phone plans, and auto loans. These programs are available for a limited time to qualifying customers only. Click the links for more information.
- Comcast Xfinity Internet Essentials: Essentials service free for 60 days for new qualifying customers. Made for lower-income families, the plan—which normally costs $9.95/month—will also increase its speed from 15/2 MBPS to 25/3 for all customers. Xfinity WiFi hotspots across the country will also be available for free to anyone who needs them. Comcast is pausing data plans for 60 days (giving all customers unlimited data for no additional charge).
- GM: 0% interest loans, deferred payments, free access to OnStar, and more
- Hyundai: 0% interest loans, deferred payments, car payment relief should you lose your job
- T-Mobile: new lower-cost plans available and free upgrades to existing customers through May 13th
Free for Medical Personnel
Medical staff is being asked to work under conditions that include overcrowded hospitals and shortages of supplies. The companies below offer medical staffers deals on their products during these times when they are working even harder than usual to protect us all. #EverydayHeroes
Doctors treating a patient with protective masks and caps
- AAA Roadside Assistance: free Roadside Assistance at the Classic level of benefits, including flat tire changes, battery jump starts, and towing up to 7 miles from the point of breakdown. Medical personnel and first responders who need service can call 1-800-400-4222 and have their occupational photo ID ready.
- Bojangles’: free Legendary Iced Tea of any size for healthcare workers, first responders, and law enforcement with credentials (no purchase necessary – valid through National Iced Tea Day on June 10th, 2020)
- Checkers and Rally’s: free small combo meal for medical personnel who are dressed in uniform (combo includes choice of main sandwich plus small Famous Seasoned Fries and a small drink)
- Circle K: Free coffee, Polar Pop Fountain Drinks, and Teas for those first responders and health care workers until April 30th. Redemption is easy – visit any participating Circle K and show a valid ID.
- Crocs: the company is giving away 10,000 pairs of shoes each day to healthcare workers (request online here each weekday at noon EDT — they are given out on a first-come, first-serve basis)
- Cumberland Farms: Free Coffee (any size hot or iced) for all healthcare workers, first responders, and military personnel
- DoorDash DashPass: free access to the DoorDash Corporate DashPass for at least 60 days (for all doctors, nurses, and hospital employees from partnering hospitals)
- Free Down Dog Apps until May 1st, including Down Dog, Yoga for Beginners, HIIT, Barre, and 7 Minute Workout
- Offering free access until July 1st for healthcare professionals (register here)
- Free Liquid IV: free Liquid I.V. for those on the front lines of our global health crisis (this is 100% free with no shipping costs or fees)
- Headspace: free Headspace Plus through 2020 (sign up online with National Provider Identifier and your email address). Out of the 2,000+ meditation apps out there, Headspace is one of the few committed to advancing the field of mindfulness meditation through clinically validated research. See the website for information about free resources for students, teachers, and office workers.
- Krispy Kreme: free dozen donuts for anyone who works in the medical sector (and has a badge) on Mondays through May 11th
- McDonalds: free Thank You meals to frontline heroes from 4/22 – 5/5 at the drive-thru and front counter only. with valid ID (limit one per person per day, not available with Mobile Order and Pay or McDelivery®)
- Breakfast meal includes: Egg McMuffin®, Chicken McGriddles®, or Bacon, Egg & Cheese Biscuit, plus Hash Browns and any size soft drink, tea or hot brewed coffee
- Lunch/dinner meal includes: Double Cheeseburger, 6 Piece McNuggets®, or Filet-O-Fish®, plus small fries and any size soft drink, tea, or hot brewed coffee.
- Nando’s Peri Peri: free meals to guests who visit Nando’s in uniform and/or present a valid hospital ID. The free meal is defined as ¼ chicken with chips (our signature dish). Offer must be redeemed by phone order and is not valid for delivery or online ordering. Limited to one meal per day while supplies last and valid through May 3rd, 2020.
- The Parking Spot: free parking at any facility for all essential healthcare workers through May 12th (must be member of the free the Spot Club loyalty program)
- Racetrac: free coffee of fountain drink through 4/30
- Samsung: free repair for Samsung phones for local heroes, including doctors, nurses, hospital workers, EMTs, police officers, and firefighters (with valid ID through June 30th, 2020)
- Snickers Candy Bars: send essential workers a coupon for a free Snickers bar at Walmart (Plus, for every bar sent, SNICKERS® will also make a donation to support first responders through Operation Gratitude)
- Starbucks: free tall hot or iced coffee through May 31st for medical workers / first responders (doctors, nurses, police officers, firefighters, paramedics, and other hospital / medical staffers)
- Wawa: starting on March 26th, all Wawa stores will provide all health care workers and first responders with free coffee to fuel their shifts during this crisis
- White Castle: from 4/7 – 4/30, healthcare workers and EMTs can go through the drive-thru of any White Castle restaurant each day to receive one free Combo Meal (1-6) or Breakfast Combo by simply showing their work ID
Student Discounts & Services
Student taking notes at computer desk
There are a few places that are offering special deals to help students who are affected by the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.
- Adobe Creative Cloud: free for students through May 31st, 2020
- Babbel: free language lessons for three months for students in the USA
- Enterprise Rent-A-Car: reduced the minimum renter age and is waiving young renter fees through May 31st, 2020
- Uhaul: free 30 days of self-storage for affected college students in the US and Canada
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What other deals have you found to be helpful during these days where we’re all staying home to help #FlattenTheCurve?
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Hi Tanvir, Thank you so much for sharing the article!
Hi Alyce. Thank you very much for including all this list of freebies. I have already started going to some of these sites to take advantage of some of these trials.
One of them is Fender. They say I have to click on “Get Code” and create an account. Is there a code that you have to give me so that I can register as your referral? I don’t want to sign up with any code. This should be a way to say thank you for this list!
Hi Paolo, You don’t need a code from me, just follow the instructions to redeem the offer. Enjoy!
This is a very impressive collection of some great offers to tempt people to stay home. I had no idea most of these companies were doing any of this. There are some great entertainment offers there, I will definitely be using the free HBO 🙂
Even though I have not been going to too many fast food options lately, I think it is pretty awesome that Burger King is offering the free kids meals. I am sure that has helped a lot of parents who may be struggling after a layoff etc.
I am going to share to my FB page and help others find these great offers. Thanks again!
Thanks so much for sharing with your FB followers!
Its been really quite challenging accepting this stay at home orders… Though it’s for own good and safety but pretty hard to adhere to…This has pushed a lot of people into online life style such as lecturing online….online business… Online gym workout and many more..
Thans to scientists any ways for the creation of various technologies today that have been really using in keeping is indoor…. You could imagine staying indoors would be like without a cell phone…it will be total suicide
Hi Evans, it is certainly nice to have access to modern technologies during this pandemic.
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thanks again for such an informative article
Hi Taufique, Thank you so much for the kind words and the bookmark!
Thanks so much for this, I’ve bookmarked it for future reference. You’ve uncovered some really great offers here. Will be taking advantage of a couple of these right away, so helpful! And I’m sharing what Croc’s are up to with the giveaway for medical professionals. What a wonderful idea. They are run off their feet and to get a free pair of comfy Croc shoes would be so helpful! Thanks again!
Thank you for sharing — especially the benefits for the healthcare workers. We all owe them a great debt for their selfless dedication during this monumental pandemic response.
These are very nice offers that you have you have listed here for everyone….i am sure that there are enough of a variety of free new options to help convince many people to stay home for sure…..i am looking forward to sharing them (and also trying them out for myself)…thanks a lot for sharing i know it would help a lot of persons like me.
Great, I hope you get a lot of value from the list!!
i’ve been wanting to try some of these for a while anyway, so I must say these offers are amazing and unresistible and definitely they all have the ability to keep one at home…i am about to get a couple of mine immediately…thanks a lot for sharing this awesome article…….i know it will be of great help to others as much it has been of help to me.
I agree, these great offers were just the push I needed to finally try out some new services (Kindle Unlimited and SkillShare so far for me)!
I want to say thank you for taking out time to write on this article. I must confess staying at home has been really boring for me but youve succeeded In making it more spicy and interesting. Of the points mentioned in your article the one that interests me most is the Blueprint free unlimited access to online crafting classes and projects. This is huge and amazing, I guess my staying at home is not going to be so so boring after all. Thanks once again.
HI Sheddy, I think you’re going to enjoy the free access to Bluprint. Plus, they just extended the free access from April 9th to April 16th (I’ve updated the post with the new info too)!
The #StayAtHome order is really driving so many people crazy that is why this publications is so amazing and helpful. I have been doing much of my works from home and not too long ago I also signed up to Wealthy Affiliate and it’s got a lot of training to help keep busy and learning. however, I find the free workout and exercise very interesting because will help to it relax my body, enables good feelings, as well as help bring good quality sleep. Thank you for this amazing post.
Hi Kingsking, I agree that it’s helpful to have a nice variety of options. I’m already using free resources for exercise (Grokker), education (kindle unlimited trial and coursera classes), and entertainment (sirius xm)!
I value your work here to assemble this incredible site and this helpful article. Thanks for sharing with us these timely offers that can save some money and help keep us all occupied.
At present, we all have to stay home for the coronavirus and many work activities have been stopped. As a result of it, seems to me that your offer will benefit us greatly. I especially like the free food information, which can be a huge help for families right now. I hope we get rid of this calamity soon and all this will stop really soon.
Thank you so much for such for the information. I want everyone to know about these offers. so I’d like to share your article / post on social media. Thanks again for sharing. Good luck and stay safe!
Hi Sabrina, I am happy to hear that you’ve found some options that will be fun to try while staying at home.
There are so many “rewards p…”s these days its almost impossible to see the wood for the trees. Your site offers a refreshing and different perspective, free of Corporate influence. I think this is going to help a lot of people. I have bookmarked the page as I find it most helpful and will refer back to it when I receive yet another “offer” that is really just sales and marketing in disguise. The BA points programme comes to mind as being particularly poor, even when you use a credit or debit card linked to it. What is your assessment of them? I would be interested to know.
The way you have the clear pictures with links to health, child and free gifts is really helpful. And your list of links to other free activities or entertainment is excellent. I have bookmarked your page for future reference and will share it with friends. Terrific niche site. Thank you.
Thanks Trevor, I appreciate your feedback. I haven’t done a close look at the BA points programme recently, but I’ll expect to see changes in most all of the rewards programs given the current situation. Sometimes the airlines will try to compete and make their programs more attractive, and other times they will try to cut costs and devalue the points / miles. It will be interesting to see who does what in the coming months ahead.
Well, you have answered our question! Staying at home is our current reality but how do we keep busy, entertained, inform, fit, healthy…..Those questions make me anxious and frustrated because I am used to working out, going to the movies, eating out with friends. But with all the offers that you have listed here, I am sure that I can organize my days better without feeling bored or any other negative feelings.
Thanks for sharing!!
Aww, I hope that any negative feelings that arise are short-lived. It’s understandable to experience a bit of that with all of the major changes that we’ve all had to adjust to.
You may enjoy The Science of Well-Being, one of the most popular online courses taught by Yale University (it’s currently free to enroll for “audit” and starts today). It’s a 10-week course taught via Coursera which should help by giving us all something new and practical to learn each week.
This is so awesome that companies are offering free resources to get us through this time of being stuck at home. As a songwriter who doesn’t know how to play any instruments, I am most intrigued by the offers from Fender Play and Music Theory! That looks like an incredible use of the extra time I have to learn a new skill! Do you know if you have to manually cancel the subscription to it when the three months is up? Also, can you access all their content or is it just some that is available?
Hi Steve, As far as the free Fender Play lessons / subscription, there is no credit card required to sign up, so I don’t think you would need to manually cancel the subscription. If you are on iOS, I’d recommend the Moog Minimoog Model D iOS app too — it’s currently a free download but only for a limited time!
Thank you so much for sharing with us an interesting and research article. The main subject of this article is LIMITED TIME OFFERS TO HELP YOU TO STAYATHOME. It is truly commendable that you have demonstrated this topic so well in your article. I have learned a lot by reading your article and gained a lot of cognition about it. Of the points mentioned in your article, I like Free Food. I am more addicted to a little food, so where I look for food I keep searching.As part of this, I offered Burger King a meal that I had taken a while ago. I must first accept the Burger King account and get free meals for my kids by participating here.
Finally, I enjoyed reading your article and I’d like to share your article in my Facebook group if you give me permission.
Thanks so much for sharing with your network of friends and family on facebook. These resources are free for everyone (except where noted) and it’s great to know they will get a lot of use!
These are some really juicy offers. Like you said, this is a stay at home time and we are trying to make the best out of it since making out own fun seems a bit hard. Getting premium stuff for free is going to be another help now. And we hope that all this will stop really soon. I’m very happy to see that you can give such awesome details about this. You must’ve done good research. I’d like to try out audible for books. Thanks.
Hi Riley, I think you’ll really enjoy Audible, as it give people an easy way to enjoy great books during times when they can’t focus on reading a book (like driving, bathing, cooking, etc).
This has just added a new twist of goodies into my stay at home. Though it has really been boring here at home for a bachelor like me but to be honest, it is really great too. I like the idea of the freebies and how effective they can be for me. This is massive to see here and thank you so much for sharing. The freebies also cut across so many areas and that alone is good. Thank you so much for sharing this post out here
Hi Emman, It sounds like this situation has provided you with a lot more extra time than you are used to. I hope you enjoy the free resources and find something new and fun to occupy your time!