When a match is charged, Squid ID draws from your bonus bucket first and only touches paid credits once bonus is exhausted. Each charge records exactly how much came from each bucket.
The welcome credit
New accounts receive a one-time welcome bonus of $6.25 (25 matches at the $0.25 entry rate). It lands in the bonus bucket the first time you put a card on file. It is granted once per account, ever, and once per card: a card that already earned the welcome bonus on another account doesn’t earn it again.Why the split matters
Only paid spend is refundable. When you flag a bad match, the refund is credited back to your bonus bucket, not your card. Bonus credits themselves are never refunded to a card, because you never paid for them.Paid credits hold for 12 months; bonus credits hold for 90 days. Whichever is closest to expiring is spent first within its bucket.