Chore Bucks
VISIT LIVE SITE ↗WHY I BUILT IT
I got tired of reminding my kid to do basic chores.
Every day it was the same cycle. If I didn't say anything, nothing got done. If I did, it turned into me managing the entire process instead of her actually being responsible for it.
That's not a system. That's babysitting tasks.
I wanted something where the expectation was clear and the outcome handled itself. No reminding, no chasing, no back and forth. Either it gets done or it doesn't, and the result follows that.
I also wanted her to start understanding money a bit better. Not just earning it, but actually seeing it go somewhere when it's spent.
So instead of repeating the same conversation every day, I built something that handled it.
WHAT I BUILT
A simple app to track chores and tie them directly to daily allowance.
She logs in and marks her chores as done. I verify them. If everything's completed, she gets paid for the day. If not, she doesn't.
No reminders. No notifications. No system chasing her or me.
Also built in:
Spend tracking so she can log what she buys
A running balance
Some basic consequence variables
The logo was thrown together in about 30 seconds with a ChatGPT prompt. Didn't even bother cleaning it up or vectorizing it. This was never meant to be polished, just functional.
WHAT HAPPENED
She started doing her chores without being asked.
That was the whole goal.
The system removed me from the loop. The rules are obvious, and the outcome is predictable. There's no arguing about it because it's not me deciding in the moment.
The spending tracker ended up being more useful than expected. Now she sees how quickly money disappears when she uses it, not just when she earns it.
WHAT DIDN'T WORK
Everything relies on manual verification from me.
There's no automation, no reminders, no safeguards. If I don't check it, it doesn't move.
UI is rough. The whole thing was built fast and it shows. Not designed to scale or be anything beyond this use case.
CURRENT STATE
Still used daily.
Built a few months ago and it's still part of the routine. Shared it with a couple parent friends and they're using it the same way.
It's simple, but it does exactly what it was supposed to do.