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Small reward ideas for 16-year-olds

Small rewards for a 16-year-old: 4 ideas priced at about 15 points, roughly 1 day of jobs, with no toys or sweets.

Small rewards at 16

  • 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

Small (about a day of jobs). About 15 points, or 1 day of jobs at 16.

What a 16-year-old earns

Daily jobs
3
Weekly jobs
0
Points a week
105
Points a day, on average
15

5 points for each daily job and 10 for a weekly one, with the number of jobs from our chores-by-age guide.

Every size at this age

Every size at this age
SizePrice
Small (about a day of jobs)15 points
Medium (about half a week)55 points
Big (about two weeks)210 points
Saving goal (about five weeks)525 points

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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.

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