Cardreap Guides
Keep more of what your cards promise.
Clear, no-jargon guides on welcome offers, statement credits, and the benefit leakage that quietly costs cardholders billions every year.
Welcome offers
How credit card welcome offers really work (and how people miss them)
Minimum spend, the bonus window, what counts and what doesn't — and the simple math that secures the bonus.
Statement creditsA field guide to using your monthly and annual statement credits
Premium cards bundle credits that reset and expire silently. Here's how to actually capture each one.
ReconciliationBenefit leakage: the money you earned but never received
Why credits go missing, how to reconcile your statements, and what to do when a credit never posts.