Do you love stuff? Rachel does. She loves going to stores with her mom and seeing all the exciting new things. Sometimes she wants everything she sees but her mom explains they cannot buy everything. "Hugs and Kisses are Free" addresses this basic issue we all share. Separating the things we want from the things we need. Throughout the story, Rachel comes to understand what is most important in life and it is not stuff. Rachel discovers the best things in life are truly free.