Birthday lists - how do you 'keep' yours?

A) That's a man for you haaa. My DH exactly the same. We pass a card shop, i say ohh its so and so birthday soon, why don't you get their card now! He ALWAYS says "Ohh I've lots of time yet." ( take into account I know account I know he won't be passing a card shop near so and so birthday.)
So so and so birthday is almost upon him, I mention card AGAIN and he then races out of house to search shops for a 'decent' card !!!!!!!!!

If I thought ohhhhh do it yourself and he missed a birthday, it would be a case of WHY DIDN'T YOU REMIND ME !!!!!

B) All my birthdays are in my head but I do have a backup in my phone diary.

So basically I'm suited and booted regarding birthday's HE ISNT .... grrrrrrrrrr.

We have a list of birthdays on the inside door of our bedroom ensuite! It doesnt need updating except if someone dies. We send between 40 and 50 cards a year for birthdays.

I pretty well remember all important bds off by heart but I do put a reminder in my diary three days before just in case I don't have an appropriate card.

I think I've said on Gransnet before that I do not remind my DH. They are written in the back of the address book and I buy and send the ones I want to, but I put his name second now.
He sends me beautiful cards and gives presents and flowers.
When my MIL was alive she objected to my name on her Mothers day card. I did not remind DH the next year he did not send a card and she phoned my mum and then the local florist to see where her usual flowers were ,of course he had not ordered any.
My DD's know what dad is "like" and accept it. He does send his brother a card he recieves one back but I don't so I suspect he only puts his name on it.
It no longer bothers me.His family are very different to mine.

DW keeps a comprehensive list. I have no friends or relations to whom I send cards separately from her, so the only one I have to remember is hers. I do email a couple a couple of cousins on their birthdays.

I keep my Shakespeare Birthday Book, a present on my first visit to Stratford when I was twelve, fully up to date - it now includes more and more death days!

Keeleklogger

I use birthdayalarm.com. It’s easy to register and it’s free.

You set up all your birthdays anniversary’s and you get a choice of 2 reminders by email.

Mine is set for the first reminder at 7 days before and the second one 3 days before.

It never fails absolutely brilliant.

Thank you all for your comments, input and suggestions. I am also going to look at the above App.

I only send cards to my daughters and grandchildren. Just don’t bother with other family members.

Greetings cards is a money making business, but it’s still nice to receive one.
I make my own and I think previous generations had the right idea, they wrote a birthday letter, a much more personal thing to do.
I never buy wrapping paper or similar either.