Advertising & Affiliate Disclosure

TheMoneyCraze is a free financial education and comparison site. Running it costs money, and this page explains plainly how it's funded, how product listings are chosen, and how we keep that separate from our editorial coverage.

1. How this site makes money

• Display advertising: pages may show ads served by Google AdSense. We're paid based on ad views and clicks; this has no connection to what we write.
• Affiliate relationships: some product listings link to a provider's real site, and where we have an affiliate relationship with that provider, the link is a tracked affiliate link instead. If you apply for or are approved for a product through one of those links, we may receive a commission, at no additional cost to you.

2. How to tell which kind of link you're looking at

Every product card on this site labels its own link honestly, based on what's actually true for that specific product — not a blanket site-wide disclaimer:

• "Official site — not a sponsored link" means that button goes straight to the provider's real website, and we are not compensated for that click.
• "Sponsored — we may earn a commission" means that button is a tracked affiliate link, and we may be paid if you apply or get approved through it.

We're building out real affiliate relationships over time. Until a given product has one, its link is the plain official one — we don't relabel a plain link as sponsored just because a relationship might exist later.

3. How products are chosen and ranked

Products are selected based on being well-known, generally available options worth knowing about in their category — not based on which ones pay the most, or whether they pay us at all. A "Featured" pick highlights one notable option per product type; it reflects an editorial judgment about what's generally useful to know, not a personalized recommendation for your specific situation, and not a claim that it's the single best option for everyone.

4. Editorial independence

Advertising and affiliate relationships never influence the factual content of our articles and guides. We don't accept payment in exchange for favorable coverage, and we don't let a company's advertising spend determine whether or how we write about it.

5. Accuracy of product details

Rates, fees, and terms shown or described on this site are general and can change at any time — always confirm current details directly with the provider before applying. We avoid stating specific numeric rates we can't verify as current, for exactly this reason.

6. Questions

If anything about a specific listing seems off, or you'd like to ask about a partnership, reach out at hello@themoneycraze.com.