diff --git a/birthdays.txt b/birthdays.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 6106c1c..0000000
--- a/birthdays.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-John Doe January 1 2000
-Jane Doe February 1 2000
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dates.txt b/dates.txt
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index 0000000..9d51e87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dates.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+BIRTHDAY January 1 2000 John Doe January 1 2000
+BIRTHDAY February 1 2000 Jane Doe 
+REMINDER March 17 St Patrick's Day
+RENT March 29
diff --git a/remind.sh b/remind.sh
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index 0000000..7444aed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/remind.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+TODAY=$(date +"%B %d") #month day
+CURRENTYEAR=$(date +%Y)
+
+if grep -q "$TODAY" /home/$USER/scripts/dates.txt; then
+  NAME=$(grep "$TODAY" /home/meftimes/scripts/dates.txt | awk '{$1=$2=$3=$4=""; print $0}')
+  BIRTHYEAR=$(grep "$TODAY" /home/meftimes/scripts/dates.txt | awk '{print $4}')
+  AGE=$(expr $CURRENTYEAR - $BIRTHYEAR)
+  CATEGORY=$(grep "$TODAY" /home/meftimes/scripts/dates.txt | awk '{print $1}')
+  REMINDER=$(grep "$TODAY" /home/meftimes/scripts/dates.txt | awk '{$1=$2=$3=""; print $0}')
+
+  case $CATEGORY in
+    "BIRTHDAY" )
+    curl \
+      -u :ntfy_token_goes_here \
+      -H "Priority: urgent" \
+      -H "Tags: birthday" \
+      -H "Title: Birthday" \
+      -d "$NAME is $AGE years old today!" \
+      https://ntfy_url_goes_here
+      ;;
+
+    "RENT" )
+    curl \
+      -u :ntfy_token_goes_here \
+      -H "Priority: urgent" \
+      -H "Tags: money_with_wings" \
+      -H "Title: Rent Reminder" \
+      -d "Payment due!" \
+      https://ntfy_url_goes_here
+      ;;
+
+    "REMINDER" )
+    curl \
+      -u :ntfy_token_goes_here \
+      -H "Priority: urgent" \
+      -H "Tags: reminder" \
+      -H "Title: Reminder" \
+      -d "$REMINDER" \
+      https://ntfy_url_goes_here
+      ;;
+  esac
+
+else
+  echo true #do nothing
+fi
+
+#absolute path required in script for cronjob to work
diff --git a/reminder-birthdays.sh b/reminder-birthdays.sh
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index 7a25285..0000000
--- a/reminder-birthdays.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-TODAY=$(date +"%B %d") #month day
-CURRENTYEAR=$(date +%Y)
-
-if grep -q "$TODAY" /home/$USER/scripts/birthdays.txt; then
-  NAME=$(grep "$TODAY" /home/$USER/scripts/birthdays.txt | awk '{print $1,$2}')
-  BIRTHYEAR=$(grep "$TODAY" /home/$USER/scripts/birthdays.txt | awk '{print $5}')
-  AGE=$(expr $CURRENTYEAR - $BIRTHYEAR)
-  curl \
-    -u :ntfy_token_goes_here \
-    -H "Priority: urgent" \
-    -H "Tags: birthday" \
-    -H "Title: Birthday" \
-    -d "$NAME is $AGE years old today!" \
-    https://ntfy_url_goes_here
-else
-  echo true #do nothing
-fi
-
-#absolute path required in script for cronjob to work
diff --git a/reminder-rent.sh b/reminder-rent.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 92b332f..0000000
--- a/reminder-rent.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-TODAY=$(date +"%B %d") #month day
-
-case $TODAY in
-  "January 29" | "February 26" | "March 29" | "April 28" | "May 29" | "June 28" | "July 29" | "August 29" | "September 28" | "October 29" | "November 28" | "December 29" )
-  curl \
-    -u :ntfy_token_goes_here \
-    -H "Priority: urgent" \
-    -H "Tags: money_with_wings" \
-    -H "Title: Rent Reminder" \
-    -d "Payment due!" \
-    https://ntfy_url_goes_here
-  ;;
-esac