Prints on one A4 page. If every paid job gets done, that’s R100 of earning on this chart.
My chore chart
Week of ____________________
| Chore | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Pays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Make your bed | High five | |||||||
| Clear your plate | High five | |||||||
| Tidy your room | High five | |||||||
| Pack your school bag | High five | |||||||
| Wash the car | R30 | |||||||
| Dishes duty for a week | R30 | |||||||
| Water the garden for a week | R25 | |||||||
| Walk the dog | R15 |
Family duties pay in high-fives. Paid jobs pay on payday. savella.app
Tired of paper? Savella runs this exact chart automatically: kids tick off chores on their phone, you approve, payday settles it.
How the chart is set up
The generator follows the structure our chores guide recommends: the hybrid model. Family duties (making the bed, clearing your plate) appear on the chart with a dash: they’re done because everyone lives here. Paid jobs (washing the car, mowing the lawn) carry a rand value and are how kids top up their pocket money. The suggested jobs and rates come from the same engine as our pocket money calculator, scaled to the age you pick, and every value is editable, because your family budget is the real authority.
Making it stick
Put the chart where the family actually looks (the fridge wins), let your child tick their own boxes (the tick is half the reward), and settle up on a fixed payday rather than job-by-job. A reliable payday is what turns chore money into budgeting practice. When the paper version starts working, that’s your cue it’s worth automating.
Questions parents ask
What chores are age-appropriate for my child?
At 5 to 7: feeding pets, tidying toys, helping wash the car. At 8 to 10: washing the car, a week of dishes duty, watering the garden, walking the dog. At 11 to 13: mowing the lawn, cleaning windows, babysitting a sibling. At 14 to 18: a full car valet, an afternoon of garden work, tutoring a younger sibling, running the grocery errand. The generator pre-fills these for the age you set.
How much should chores pay in South Africa?
There is no published SA data (we are building the first dataset via our Pocket Money Index survey), so the chart suggests honest starting rates: R10 to R20 for small jobs at young ages, up to R80 to R150 for an afternoon of real work in the teens. Every value on the chart is editable, and the right number is the one that fits your family budget.
Should every chore on the chart be paid?
No, and the chart is built around that. Everyday “family duty” chores (making the bed, clearing your plate) print with a dash instead of a rand value: everyone pitches in because everyone lives here. Money is for the extra jobs. Paying for everything turns every request to help into a wage negotiation.
Is the chart really free? Where does my child’s name go?
Completely free, no sign-up, and the name never leaves your browser. It exists only to be printed on the page. Print to paper or “Save as PDF” from the print dialog; it is laid out to fit one A4 page.
Keep going
- Age-appropriate chores for kids: the full list by age (4 to 18)
- Should you pay your kids for chores? The full guide
- The pocket money calculator: set the base allowance the chart tops up
- The savings goal calculator: give the chore money somewhere to go
The chart that ticks itself
Savella’s chore app for kids runs this chart automatically: kids mark chores done on their phone, you approve with a tap, and payday settles the total. No fridge arguments. Free during the beta.