Credit Compound

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

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A $25 donation unlocks

YourUsernameCardholder

You are in the system. Welcome to the file.

$75 more lifetime reaches Gold. Totals are cumulative, every donation counts toward your next badge.

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.

  1. Cardholder$5lifetime
    Unlocked at this amount

    You are in the system. Welcome to the file.

    Perk: Emblem next to your forum username

  2. Gold$100lifetime

    The first metal. People notice it at the register.

    Perk: Gold emblem + name on the Supporters Wall

  3. Platinum$1,000lifetime

    Heavy when it lands on the table. So is this.

    Perk: Platinum emblem + early access to new tools

  4. Black Card$10,000lifetime

    No preset spending limit on generosity.

    Perk: Black emblem + a permanent thank-you on the About page

  5. The 850$100,000lifetime

    A perfect score. Almost nobody gets here. You did.

    Perk: The 850 emblem + we name a tool's release after you

  6. Centurion$1,000,000lifetime

    The top of the top. Invite only, and you wrote the invite.

    Perk: The Centurion emblem + lifetime everything, and your name framed in the office

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.