Four ways to save on daily necessities and small luxuries, from health to beauty

THEY say the best things in life are free – so it's worth taking a look around.

You can get your hands on a lot of things without paying a cent, if you know how.

You can get your hands on a lot of things without paying a cent, if you know howCredit: Getty

Follow these tips and you can save on daily necessities and small luxuries. . .

FOOD: Apps such as NoWaste, Olio and Too Good To Go are designed to combat food waste.

Restaurants and stores use them to list foods that are perfectly edible but would be thrown away.

Users can then request to collect the food for free.

It's also worth signing up to magicfreebies.co.uk, which scours the internet for free samples of food and other treats.

CASH: Visit a cashback site when you're shopping and you'll get a percentage of your spend back.

Try Topcashback, Quidco and JamDoughnut.

You can also receive a fixed amount for switching your bank account.

TSB will give £125. Terms and conditions apply.

HEALTH AND BEAUTY: Become a product tester and you can receive free items in exchange for leaving a rating and review.

It's not just beauty products, you can also sample food and other goods.

Try logging in to the hometesterclub.com or toluna.com sites.

Large companies also run their own programs.

For example, you can try Tesco products by signing up at tescohomepanels.com.

FURNITURE: People who want to move furniture and other goods quickly are often willing to simply give them away.

You can usually find local freebie list groups on Facebook.

Gumtree.com also has a freebies section and you can search for goods on sites like freecycle.org.

All prices on the page are correct at the time of going to press. Offers and offers subject to availability.

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Head to Frankie & Benny's dressed in pink this month and get a free serving of loaded fries and two-for-one cocktails.

The offer is to celebrate the new Mean Girls movie.

THIS super light and flattering Perricone MD foundation serum has been reduced from €52 to €15.60 on lookfantastic.com.

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