Community funded, math first
Support the Compound
Most card sites rank whatever pays them the highest commission. We rank what the math says. Community support is what makes that possible: it funds the offer tracking, the data verification and the tools, and it means we never have to sell a ranking.
So we made supporting us a game. Donations stack toward a lifetime total, and your total earns an emblem that sits next to your username in the forums and on your profile. Start at Cardholder. End, theoretically, at Centurion. The top of the top. Nobody has. Yet.
Choose your amount
Your status card after a $25 donation
Credit Compound$75 more lifetime reaches Gold.
Badges are retroactive. When payments go live, every dollar counts toward your lifetime total from day one.
The Badge Ladder
Six tiers, unlocked by lifetime donation total. Your badge appears next to your username in the forums.
- Cardholder$5lifetimeUnlocked at this amount
You are in the system. Welcome to the file.
Perk: Emblem next to your username + a spot on the Supporters board
- Gold$100lifetime
The first metal. People notice it at the register.
Perk: Gold emblem + Supporters board placement
- Platinum$1,000lifetime
Heavy when it lands on the table. So is this.
Perk: Platinum emblem + early access to new tools
- Diamond$10,000lifetime
Pressure made you. Now it shows.
Perk: Diamond emblem + a permanent thank-you on the About page
- The 850$100,000lifetime
A perfect score. Almost nobody gets here. You did.
Perk: The 850 emblem + top section of the Supporters board
- Centurion$1,000,000lifetime
The black one. The top of the top.
Perk: The black Centurion emblem + the permanent #1 slot on the Supporters board
Donate reward points instead
Sitting on points you will never fly? Pledge them. We redeem donated points for the gear and travel that keeps the site running, and the pledge counts toward your supporter ladder at our published valuation of that currency.
Enter an amount to see the ladder credit.
Send PledgePledges go to creditcompound@gmail.com and we reply with transfer options for that program. Airline and hotel points are donated via gift bookings or pooled redemptions, so nothing breaks program rules.
Free ways to support us
- Use the View Offer buttons when you apply. When affiliate partnerships exist, they fund the site at no cost to you.
- Post your data points in the forums. Real numbers from real people are the product.
- Tell one friend who is still earning 1% on everything.