Cancel before it charges you.
Why a reminder works
The conversion from free to paid is timed for when you have stopped thinking about it. Many services send no notice at all before the first charge, and the ones that do send it to an inbox full of other things. A reminder you set yourself, in the calendar you already look at, is the simplest defence there is.
Set it a couple of days early. Some services stop the trial the moment you cancel, and some need a working day to process it.
How this works
The charge date is the start date plus the length of the trial. Days and weeks are counted as calendar days; a month added to the 31st lands on the last day of a shorter month, the way billing systems do it. The download is a standard calendar file that Apple Calendar, Google Calendar, Outlook and others open. It holds two all day events, the reminder with an alert at nine in the morning and the charge date, and it is created in your browser.
Questions people ask
When will my free trial charge me?
Usually at the end of the trial period, counted from the day you signed up. A 30 day trial started on the 1st typically charges on the 31st. Check the terms you agreed to, since some services charge at the start of the last day.
How do I get a reminder before a free trial ends?
Put the start date and length in this tool and download the calendar file. Opening it adds a reminder to your calendar a few days before the charge, with an alert.
Does this tool send my information anywhere?
No. The dates and the calendar file are worked out in your browser. There is no account, no email and no request to any server.
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