Reward ideas for 13-year-olds
Reward ideas for a 13-year-old that are not toys or sweets, priced in points so a reward costs a day, half a week or a few weeks of jobs.
What a 13-year-old earns
- Daily jobs
- 3
- Weekly jobs
- 2
- Points a week
- 125
- Points a day, on average
- 18
5 points for each daily job and 10 for a weekly one, with the number of jobs from our chores-by-age guide.
Rewards by price
| Size | Price | Ideas |
|---|---|---|
| Small (about a day of jobs) | 20 points | An hour of extra gaming at the weekend; A coffee or smoothie run together; Choose the family dinner and do the shopping list; A late lie-in |
| Medium (about half a week) | 65 points | A later curfew one night, agreed in advance; A lift to a friend's place at a time that suits them; A pass to skip one chore; Friends over for a film night |
| Big (about two weeks) | 250 points | An outing with friends, partly paid; A one-to-one day with a parent doing their choice; Points swapped for money in their savings, at a rate you agree |
| Saving goal (about five weeks) | 625 points | Part of the cost of something big, like a phone upgrade or a concert ticket; A course or experience they have been saving for |
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Prices are worked out from a typical week of jobs at this age on a 5-points-for-a-small-job scale; change them to fit your family. The guide text is drafted with AI from these numbers and checked automatically before it is published.