My Free Birthday – Birthday Freebies Year #4

2023 was my fourth year of hunting down “birthday freebies,” and I’m learning that birthday freebies aren’t always free. They can be costly. On September 1st, I started getting lots of emails promoting birthday gifts. Several wanted me to download an app, which I didn’t want to do. That’s it for 2023. Maybe I’ll do…

My Free Birthday – Birthday Freebies Year #3

2021 was my third year of hunting down “birthday freebies,” and I’ve been learning that birthday freebies aren’t always free. In fact, they can be costly. On September 1st, I start getting lots of emails promoting birthday gifts. Several of them wanted me to download an app, which I didn’t want to do. Out of…

My Free Birthday – Birthday Freebies Year #2

Last year, I posted about all the free items I got on my birthday. Last year, I went through a lot of effort to get my freebies. This year, it’s been more challenging. I’m not gallivanting around, going to every ice cream shop or restaurant on my list. Also, I feel guilty taking advantage of…

My Free Birthday – Birthday Freebies

If you want free stuff on your birthday, you have to start planning months in advance. You can search for restaurants/companies that will give you a birthday reward, but this website has some excellent ideas: https://www.nerdwallet.com/blog/finance/birthday-freebies/ Here are some birthday (and other) rewards I’ve redeemed in the past few weeks: