Five Financial Freebies

While you may be focused on taking advantage of free shipping deals today there are other freebies that you should be taking advantage of all year long.

Free Credit Score
Your credit score -- the numerical summary of how much you owe and how promptly you pay your bills -- is a three-digit number (from 300 to 850) that is looked at by everyone from lenders to landlords, employers to cell phone companies. In other words, it's important. And while there are several unethical sites that promise you this score - for free - only to gouge you after the fact, stick with the tried and true: quizzle.com or CreditKarma.com.