# Credit Expiration

By default, credits are set to never expire. When creating a new tier, you will see a **Store Credit Expiration** section where you can specify how long credits for that tier should remain active before expiring.

#### Tier-specific expirations

You can set different expiration periods for each membership tier. 

For example:

* Bronze Tier credits may expire after 80 days
* Diamond Tier credits may expire after 365 days

This gives you flexibility to offer more value to higher-tier members.

You can set unique credit expiration periods for each membership tier by going to **Membership Program > click the three dots next to the tier you want to edit > Edit Tier > Store Credit Expiration**.

#### Important notes

* Any changes to credit expiration only apply to **future credits** earned. They do not retroactively affect credits already received by members.
* Credits expire at the same time of day they were originally issued.
  * Example: If a member earns credits at 1:00 PM on Monday with a 7-day expiration, the credits will expire at 1:00 PM the following Monday.

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