10 free things that used to cost money

As the years roll along, the cost of most things just keeps increasing.

That’s inflation for you. As we recently put it in “8 Basics That Beginning Investors Must Know,” you would have needed $290.88 in October 2017 to buy the same stuff you could have bought for $100 in October 1980, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ inflation calculator.

But some items actually have gotten cheaper in recent times. In fact, many are now free.

Following are 10 examples of things that used to cost money but no longer do.

What else can you add to the list of items that used to cost money but are now free? Share your suggestions by commenting below or on our Facebook page.