I’m not sure if my web panel has just experienced a bit of a glitch or if Dreamhost has made a major change to their rewards program, but as of tonight I am able to cash out Rewards from referrals made as early as today. The previous method required that each referral account must be enrolled with Dreamhost for 97 days before you get full credit for the referral and are able to cash out. I’ve attached an image to demonstrate what’s happened, this is also one of the few chances you’ll get to see how many referrals I get and how profitable Dreamhost referrals can be (currently totaling $1,990).

UPDATE:
I just received an email from Dreamhost support regarding this and as it turns out it’s not a glitch. Here’s a copy of the message they sent me:

Actually, once you’ve gotten enough rewards we start paying them out
without the 97 day pending period. Any rewards that lost (due to the
referral closing their account) are counted against future rewards.

So I guess I’ve learned something new about Dreamhost today. The 97 day pending period no longer applies after a certain amount of payouts they no longer require a 97 day waiting period and you are able to cash out at any time. This is great news for people that like money and don’t like waiting. Yet another reason why I love being a DH customer.