Family Chore & Allowance Tracker

01Builds a full weekly chore grid for up to 4 kids in one prompt — completed, missed, and pending at a glance

02Runs the earned-vs-paid math per kid automatically, so Sunday night isn't a negotiation with a 10-year-old

03Sibling fairness column flags if one kid is carrying 30%+ more load than another before it becomes a dinner fight

04Pulls age-appropriate chores and $1-per-age-year allowance benchmarks if you skip rates or task lists

05Handles alternating dish nights, bi-weekly pay cycles, bonus tasks at 1.5–3× rate, and conditional flat allowance

06Outputs printable HTML fridge chart plus CSV plus Google Sheets formulas — use whichever survives your household

What it does

You've tried the sticky-note chore wheel. You've looked at BusyKid and GoHenry and decided you're not paying a monthly fee for what a chore chart printable should do. This skill is that printable — except it builds itself in about 60 seconds and ships with a Google Sheets allowance tracker version built in. Tell it your kids' names, ages, what each one is responsible for, and what you pay (per chore, flat weekly, or hybrid — all three structures work). It comes back with three things: a print-ready HTML chore chart you can tape to the fridge or pull up on the family iPad, a copy-paste Google Sheets allowance tracker with live formulas for completions and running balances, and a sibling fairness summary so you can see at a glance if one kid is doing twice the work. Bonus tasks, shared duties, bi-weekly cycles, and 'no pay if core chores skipped' rules are all handled — the bundled guides cover the edge cases automatically. Built for parents with 1-4 kids ages 6-16. If you don't know what chores are age-appropriate for a 7-year-old vs. a 13-year-old, the bundled chore reference fills in the blanks with the typical bracket. If you're not sure what to pay, the allowance benchmarks guide gives real US household rates by age to anchor to.

Frequently asked

How do I track chores and allowance for multiple kids on one chart?

Give the skill each kid's name, age, chore list, and pay rate. It builds one combined weekly grid color-coded per child, a sibling comparison panel showing weekly max vs. earned, and a Google Sheets formula block that totals everyone's running balance automatically. Up to 4 kids in one prompt.

What's an age-appropriate chore list for a 7-year-old vs. a 13-year-old?

The skill includes a bundled age-appropriate-chores reference — bed/feed pet/set table for ages 6-7 at $0.50 each; full laundry, bathroom cleaning, lawn mowing for 12-13 at $1-$3. If you skip the chore list, it applies the right bracket automatically and flags any chores that look 2+ years too young or old for the child.

Does it generate a usable chart or just tell me how to make one?

It generates the artifact directly — a rendered HTML chore chart you can print or bookmark, plus a copy-paste Google Sheets allowance tracker with cell references and formulas included. You are not reading instructions and building it yourself.

My kids alternate dish duty and one is on bi-weekly pay. Can it handle that?

Yes. Alternating-day duties, bi-weekly cycles, mid-week start dates, bonus tasks (1.5-3× the core chore rate), conditional flat allowance, and half-credit verification rules are all in the bundled dispute-resolution guide. Describe your setup in plain language and it routes through the right defaults.

Can I just write a prompt myself instead of buying this?

You could try. The skill bundles three reference docs — age-appropriate chores, allowance benchmarks, and a dispute-resolution guide — plus an HTML/CSS print template and the Google Sheets formula patterns. A freehand prompt won't carry those, which is why most homegrown chore-chart prompts come back as a markdown table you still have to convert.

Install — no Terminal required

After checkout you land on a page with a one-click download and a pre-built install prompt. Pick the AI you already pay for — both packages are included, so you can't pick wrong.

What you'll see the second your payment clears

Your license key

ST-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX · permanent

Pre-built install prompt⧉ Copy

ChatGPT package (ZIP)⬇ Download

No setup work before you buy — copy, paste, done.

Have Claude Pro, Max, or Team?

Copy the prompt, paste into Claude

Copy the pre-built install prompt from the success page, paste it into any Claude Code chat, and Claude installs the skill itself — about 10 seconds. Using the app instead? Drop the downloaded folder into a Claude Project's knowledge and ask Claude to use it.

Have ChatGPT Plus or Team?

Build a Custom GPT — ~2 minutes

Click Download ChatGPT package (included with every purchase).
Unzip it — inside is a SETUP.md and a knowledge/ folder.
Go to chatgpt.com → your profile → My GPTs → Create a GPT → Configure.
Paste the Name, Description, and Instructions from SETUP.md into the matching fields.
Under Knowledge, upload every file in the knowledge/ folder.
Click Create/Save, open your GPT, and describe your task in plain English.

A paid plan on either platform is required — Claude (Pro, Max, or Team) or ChatGPT (Plus or Team). Comfortable with Terminal? A one-line npx skilltree-network install path is available too.