Chore Chart with Rewards
A weekly chore chart that pays: every chore is worth a few coins, and the rewards at the bottom cost coins. List the chores, pick the days, set what each one pays, then print it. Free, no sign-up, saved in this browser.
Why a chore chart with rewards works
A plain chore list tells you what's left. Coins add a reason to do the boring ones now: making the bed is worth 1, the bathroom is worth 8, and the takeout night costs 40. You see the reward getting closer with every tick, and nobody has to nag, including you.
How many coins per chore?
Pay by effort, not by time. We use four levels in our app and they work on paper too:
| Level | Coins | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| Easy | 1 | Make the bed, wipe the counter, take the bins out |
| Medium | 4 | Dishes, a load of laundry, vacuum one room |
| Hard | 8 | Clean the bathroom, the weekly food shop, change the sheets |
| Extreme Hard | 16 | Clean the oven, sort the garage, deep-clean the fridge |
Then price rewards so a normal week buys one small treat and a good month buys something bigger. Add up what a full week of chores pays (the chart does it for you) and price the small reward at about half of that.
Tips that keep it going
- Only list chores that actually need doing every week. Five real chores beat fifteen ideal ones.
- Grey out the days a chore isn't due, so an empty box always means "still to do".
- Tick the box when you finish, not at the end of the week from memory.
- Spend the coins. A reward you never claim stops working.
- In a shared home, write who does what. The coins can go to one shared reward, like a takeout night.
Chore chart for adults vs. for kids
The idea is the same: a visible list, a small payment per chore, a reward to spend it on. For kids, keep it to three or four chores, use stickers or a coin jar, and let them pick the rewards. For adults, the rewards are the things you'd buy anyway and now earn first: the new game, the coffee out, an evening off.
Prefer it on your phone?
Habit Rewards is this chart as an app, for iPhone and Android. Each chore is a habit that repeats on the days you pick (or a few times a week), pays the coins you set, and reminds you when it's due. One-off jobs go in as tasks. You set the rewards and their coin prices, and spend your coins on them when you've earned enough. More ideas in how to make a reward chart for adults, the token economy for adults and 70 ways to reward yourself.
