You’re so welcome!

Yes.

So cancel before 2 days of the free trial ?

True, they’re charging an early cancellation fee. But you can avoid it by cancelling at any time prior to two days before the end of the free trial period.

Thanks for the tip Madi!

Thanks for the tip Nikki!

Hello Irene! All the pink links on this post will lead you to the free trial. Hope that helps. Let me know how it goes, please.

Wow. Ty so very much. !

Thank you!!!!

I’m so happy

That is true and actually very helpful! Thanks for the suggestion Ben! I’ll add it right away.

As one of the moderators noted in her earlier post, I too set a calendar reminder a couple of days prior to expiration of free trials to make sure I cancel. I’ve forgotten too many time to count, but the calendar trick works well for me.

I also do the same with auto renewals on things like streaming services where I pay annually to keep my overall cost down. The rationale is that they often run deals that end up being cheaper than the rate I would otherwise be charged so I’ll sign up under the better terms for the upcoming year. Even if it’s only for new customers, I just have one of the other adults in my house set the account up in their name as they meet the legal definition of new customer in most cases.

While it is nice that FSF provides a note on this post warning about the cancellation policy and incurring a $25 charge if cancelled prior to expiration of your subscription, an even greater service would be if you inform people within that same “Note” section that the way to avoid automatically being charged before the end of your free trial is to cancel at least two day prior to the completion of the 14-day trial (as stated in their terms and conditions). Without stating this in the original post I have no doubt a lot of people aren’t even looking into the deal because they feel like there’s no way to avoid being charged when there actually is a way.

Hi! It’s a 14-day trial but you should cancel the subscription before the 14th day.

Then you aren’t getting a free trial. I don’t think that should be posted here then.

It actually states that you are signing up for a 6 month subscription once the free trial ends. It also goes on to say if you cancel before the 6 months is up you are charged a $25 fee.

Thank you. I learned a hard, and very expensive, lesson about subscribing to free trials!

Oh no! I’m so sorry to hear that and thank you for the heads up! What I like to do when I sign up for free trials like this one is I cancel my subscription at least 3 days before the expiration date. That way I’m sure that it won’t auto-renew and charge my card.

I agree Family Search.org has extensive research and help and is always been free.

An alternetive is Familysearch.org. It’s free.

“You are committing to a six-month subscription, but you will be billed on a monthly basis. If you cancel before the end of your subscription, an early termination fee of up to $25 may apply. See our Renewal and Cancellation Terms for more details.”

I did not see anything about a cancellation fee. What is it?

Hello there! You will get a free trial for 14 days but please note that you’re subscribing to their 6-month plan. The free trial would help you save up to $60.

Although I forgot to cancel the free trial before it was over, costing me $35, it really was all worth it to me. I absolutely am thrilled with all that I’ve been able to learn about my family from this website thus far, and I’m looking forward to many more discoveries. I greatly recommend ! 😊