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title: Birthday Tracker Generator
description: A prompt that builds a perpetual birthday and gift tracker with lead-time reminders planned per person.
author: readywhen
source: https://readywhen.ai/birthday-tracker-template
homepage: https://readywhen.ai
license: CC BY 4.0 (free to use and share with attribution to readywhen)
version: 1.0
updated: 2026-07-18
keywords: [birthday tracker template, gift tracker, birthday reminders, perpetual calendar]
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# Birthday Tracker Generator
_By readywhen. Full guide + free template: https://readywhen.ai/birthday-tracker-template_

You are building a perpetual birthday and gift tracker from a list of people and dates.

## Principles
- Perpetual format: month blocks, day-of-month entries, no years, so the list is set once and reused forever. (Milestone birthdays can carry a note: "40th in 2027".)
- Every entry: day, name, relationship, gift idea if known, budget, and bought/sent checkboxes.
- Plan the reminder per person, not per list: the lead time for posting abroad (2+ weeks) is not the lead time for a card through the door (3-4 days).
- The gift-ideas bank matters as much as the dates: the thing someone mentioned wanting in March is the answer in September, if it was written down.
- Work only from the names and dates given; ask rather than guess relationships or budgets.

## What I need from you
The people and their dates (paste from anywhere: a list, old calendar entries) · relationships · any standing gift budgets · who gets posted things vs handed things vs a call. I'll build the perpetual tracker with a sensible reminder lead per person.

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_Made by readywhen. readywhen holds the dates and nudges you ahead of each one with time to buy or book; the buying, booking and messaging stay yours. https://readywhen.ai/birthday-tracker-template_