How do I find a free trial that turned into a paid subscription?

Gather dates from both kinds of record

A statement can reveal a new repeating payment, while a signup record can identify an earlier trial. Put your statements beside any trial confirmation, receipt or subscription record you already have. Write the periods covered and keep each currency separate. Copy the trial name, start date and any stated end date exactly. Leave a date blank when the record does not supply it.

Worked example with made-up figures

Repeating

Fictional sample rent: A$270.97 / week
Telco One: A$11.06 / week
Fictional sample groceries: A$9.65 / week
Streamly: A$3.16 / week

Together A$294.84 a week.

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Look for the first matching payment

Scan outgoing payments after the recorded trial start. Copy date, full description, amount and account for possible matches. Preserve the statement wording even where it differs from the service name. A receipt with the same amount and a matching reference can connect a charge to a service. Similar wording alone leaves the match uncertain, especially when a payment processor appears in the description.

Follow the later dates

Look for subsequent rows with the same supported service match. Record their dates and amounts in order. A repeated monthly interval can show a payment pattern, but the interval alone does not establish that an earlier trial existed. Keep the signup evidence beside the payment evidence. If the papers state a renewal interval, copy that wording separately from the interval you infer from the dates.

Example: made-up figures

Imagine a trial confirmation dated 1 March that states a free trial ends on 31 March. A receipt identifies a service payment of 20 currency units on 1 April. The statement shows that payment and another matching payment of 20 on 1 May. The two recorded charges total 40. Together, the trial confirmation and matched receipts show a trial followed by paid payments in this invented example.

Separate evidence from assumptions

A zero amount on a statement does not by itself identify a free trial or its terms. A first charge may relate to a purchase with no trial. Write the source supporting each connection: trial dates from the confirmation, service identity from the receipt and payment amount from the statement. Where amounts change, keep every observed amount rather than extending the first price across the whole period.

Check the count and coverage

Tick each included statement row once and add the matched payments again. Keep any refund on a separate line, then calculate a total after refunds if present. Note the earliest and latest records checked. Payments outside that span remain outside the total. Your finished sheet lists the documented trial, the first supported paid charge, later matched charges and their sum, with enough detail to trace every number back to a record.