OzBargain has listed all of the best birthday deals and freebies you can redeem on your birthday around Australia, from snacks and dinner to a whole new outfit.

Clarissa Clary, 44, of Canvey Island, Essex, bought the retractable 'magic staff' on eBay for her son 16-year-old Caine, who has special educational needs.

Kelly Eathorne, of the Wirral, hunted for the best bargains and rejuvenated second-hand furniture to turn every room in her home into something worthy of an interior magazine.

A recent survey conducted by eBay has found many young Australians are struggling with the cost of 'adulting', forcing them to either live without everyday essentials or to take them from elsewhere.

Blogger Hayley Rubery, 29, from Essex, was scheduled to have a complete refit of her bathroom, but did the job herself using leftover paint, vinyl flooring from eBay and old wood.

American Express customers could just have been handed the answer to their perennial problem, a trick to get their cards accepted anywhere. We reveal how.

Curve unveiled on Monday a move that would allow Amex customers to use their card in places that do not usually accept it , by adding their cards to its smartphone app.

Amazon and American Express have slashed the sign-up bonuses and spending incentives on some of their cards.

If used smartly, credit cards can still be an effective spending tool and even earn you money. Shoppers now have around 166 different deals to choose from.

From June 11, Amex's card will be made from metal rather than plastic, and cost £575 a year compared to £450 now.

Those who have pawned off items and want to get them back may feel anxious following the news, but according to the company's website you can still do so.

Mature student Tamara Gray, 29, (pictured) got into financial difficulties after spending several thousand pounds on the websites Very and Shop Direct on a buy-now, pay-in-12-months basis.

I have £40,000 of unsecured debts - £20,000 on two credit card defaults - but having never missed a mortgage payment in 12 years, is it possible to obtain a mortgage?

All you need to do is make a few simple changes to the way that you spend your money and you’ll have found yourself a brand new source of income.

A large number of buy now, pay later users do not know the full implications of missing payments while a large chunk don't believe the terms and conditions are clear enough.

Britain's largest banking group, which owns Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland, spelled out changes aimed at those in 'persistent debt' for 36 months.

I have triggered a 10,000 point bonus for spending £15,000 on the card - but it says I can't get them until August 2020 and only if I renew. However, I don't want to pay the £140 annual fee for renewing.

The Financial Conduct Authority has told banks to help customers get out of debt, amid concerns of a potential wave of credit cards being scrapped under new rules.

The white plastic-looking 'K ring' (pictured) - which also comes in black costs £99.99. It is both waterproof and scratch-resistant and can be used to make contactless purchases.

Here are around six phone calls every year that almost every household needs to make if they don’t want their outgoings to suddenly balloon.

Party manifestos are not exactly known for their jokes. But as I trawled through them all over the past few days there were two lines that at least made me snigger.

I don't have a Vanguard account, but if someone said they wanted an easy and cheap way to build their wealth, opening one and picking a Lifestrategy fund would be near the top of my list of things to try.

Those hoping that we might celebrate the start of a new decade with the base rate above 1 per cent for the first time in 11 years, look likely to have their hopes dashed at the moment.

The little-known salary sacrifice tax break for electric cars combined with a new zero rate benefit-in-kind rate could be a game-changer for green motoring.

Estate agents, mortgage brokers and banks have a headache right now, while buyers, sellers and those due to move home don't know what on earth will happen.

What is galling for me and many of my fellow Britons due to fly, is quite how awkward airlines are being in allowing us to get our money back.

Millions of Americans are under a lockdown during the coronavirus and are turning to Netflix and other streaming services to pass the time -.the average person is streaming eight hours of content per day.

Google searches from April 2019 reveal Americans were interested in solving a Rubik's cube, but now people are searching for toilet paper and other necessities during the coronavirus.

AFL legend Warren Tredrea believes the sport would benefit from allowing greater media access to players both to promote the sport and humanise its players.

Harry Jowsey certainly wasn't shy on Netflix's dating series, Too Hot To Handle. The model broke many rules forbidding sexual contact, including being fined $6,000 for receiving oral sex

Ricky Gervais, 58, was praised by This Morning viewers for saying he 'won't complain' about his world tour being cancelled while NHS nurses endure 14-hour shifts fighting the coronavirus.

USA Network has canceled its cheerleading drama series Dare Me after just one season, though there may be a second life for the show elsewhere.

Law enforcement agencies tightened security outside the Diplomatic Enclave, which is home to the US embassy and other foreign missions in Pakistan. This followed a protest against Trump's announcement.

Dhanika Tripura, from Tripura in India, is suffering with acute lymphocytic leukemia. The girl was healthy before she deteriorated after suffering with itchy eyes just 6 weeks ago.

H.R. McMaster's warning followed President Donald Trump's declaration on Monday that the United States would take 'all necessary' steps to denuclearize Kim Jong-Un's North Korea.

Beijing has a medium and long-term programme which aims at transforming China into an 'innovation-oriented society' by 2020; the plan defines China's leading-edge technologies.

The decision would secure a Champions League spot next season for the Premier League's current top four of Liverpool, City, Leicester and Chelsea, with United, Tottenham and Arsenal missing out.

Eredivisie clubs are expected to agree to finish their season early after the Dutch government extended a ban on all major events due to the coronavirus pandemic until September 1.

The 20-year-old is the subject of major interest from Premier League giants like Manchester United and Chelsea but Dortmund are hopeful they can get him to sign a contract extension.

Philippe Coutinho could get back to his best if he returns to the Premier League, according to Barcelona legend Rivaldo. The Brazilian has been linked with a move to Chelsea.

The 37-year-old has been the figurehead of BT Sport's coverage of the Scottish game for eight years and their impact has been akin to the Glasgow kiss of the city that produced him.

A Saudi regime with bottomless pockets on Tyneside could signify a changing of the guards when it comes who will be challenging for Premier League titles in years to come.

The Premier League's biggest clubs face a further financial headache and the risk of breaking sponsorship agreements over the cancellation of this summer's pre-season tours.

Impressive footage shows an explosion of blue foam spilling out into the back yard of the home of two Youtube personalities who wanted to undertake the 'elephant's toothpaste' experiment.

Three 'cotton candy' exoplanets are the size of Jupiter but with a hundred times lighter mass - and NASA believes it is because they are still evolving. They are only 500 million years old.

NASA astronaut aboard the International Space Station snapped a stunning image of a full moon rising over the frozen Hudson Bay in northern Canada earlier this month.

NASA has revealed that it has partnered with a Houston-based startup called Axiom Space to send the first commercial space station into low orbit for a new generation of space tourists.

The Solar Orbiter lifted off from Cape Canaveral Sunday night and will maneuver into a unique out-of-plane orbit that will take it over both of the sun's poles, never photographed before.

NASA has shared a photo of a mysterious hole on the side of one of Mars's largest volcanoes, an example of a 'lava tube' that could be used as the location of human settlements in the future.

NASA shared an image of the Philippines two months after its Taal Volcano erupted -revealing an ash damaged landscape. The area was once a tropical oasis, but now looks more like the moon.