How Everyday Essentials Quietly Became Subscription Products

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00:00While inflation continues to bring the cost of things up, there are things out there people

00:09used to pay for that are now completely free. You used to have to pay to invest,

00:14but now companies offer zero-dollar commission trades or exchange-traded funds.

00:20According to Money Crashers, you can get free flights through frequent flyer miles

00:25or getting bumped from a flight. People used to have to pay to see a copy of their credit report,

00:30but now you're entitled to one free copy a year. Money Talks News also points out that until 2022,

00:37you can request a free copy of your credit report from each company every week because of the pandemic.

00:43You used to be able to listen to music for free, even though it was usually illegal.

00:48Then you had to pay for music on platforms like iTunes or Rhapsody.

00:53Now you can enjoy music for free on apps like Pandora and Spotify if you don't mind the ads.

00:59If the internet has taught us anything, is that you can pretty much get anything for free if you know where to look.