Freebies on your birthday are always a nice perk but sometimes hard to find.

In recent years, restaurants that offer freebies on your birthday require you to sign up to their mailing lists the month BEFORE your birthday (before the 1st of your birth month). They then email you coupon codes once the month starts. On a more positive note, most of these new coupons give you the whole week of your birthday, and increasingly even the whole month of your birthday to cash them in.

So, where can you find such freebies?

• HustlerMoney blog has an extensive list that I have mentioned in previous years.
• Thrillist has a list of 119 restaurants that offers freebies.
• Eater has a list of Portland birthday gift offerings
  • Waffle Window
• Free birthday call from your favorite Nickelodeon character