#BlogLife178 - Sign up for free and get taken for a ride

Those seemingly free offers that look too good to be true, no purchase necessary, just register now and you'll receive... ££'s for doing absolutely nothing..

Except of course giving all your personal details away, possibly credit card information, a telephone number, to get those pesky incessant cold calls and spam emails.

We promise we won't sell your details (much, I mean we will to a few people and then a boatload more but not to worry because by this time, you will have already sold your soul).

And all you'll get in return is some cash or vouchers or some other cheap trinket that doesn't last long and we can scam and hassle you forever.

Is it worth it for a tiny freebie? Just be extremely cautious when signing up to anything. Read the fine print carefully, the companies don't want you too.

I've been caught out before because it's just long and tedious and squinty to read the jargon but it's for the best.

Some companies have these convoluted paths to go through when you want to cancel a subscription.

In order to terminate this membership, you must have been born in the summer with the star sign cancer and your parents must have half blue/half green eyes and you must change your name to sucker!

There is always a time frame, a few days, maybe even a month but read carefully and mark it on a calendar or alarm and that way you won't forget.

Not all trials are bad but it is all too easy to be caught out. Suddenly this "free" offer has cost you £££'s.

If you still feel concerned. Google some reviews, you could even check youtube, see if it was easy to cancel, see if there were any tricks to be aware of before registering.

Good luck and just use your immense common sense, you have an abundance of it and it rarely steers you wrong.

Hey, none of us are infallible :)