On a Greenlight financial plan, you can choose how each of your kids earns for their chores! With Stars they can spend in their reward shop, or money that lands in their account. You can pick a different type for each child, so one can earn stars while another earns money.
WHAT WE'LL COVER
What happens to the stars my child has already earned if I switch to money?
Switching a child from stars to money
Switching a child from money to stars
Chores for kids who earn differently
What if the money doesn't go through?
Choosing an earning type
- From your Greenlight app, tap on the “Chores” dashboard
- Tap “Settings”,
- Tap “Edit earning types”
- For each child, tap “Stars” or “Money”
- Tap “Save"
Under each child, you'll see how switching to either earning type will affect their account.
If you choose money, you'll be asked to verify your identity if you haven't yet activated any financial features on your account. It only takes a few minutes, and we'll walk you through it right in the same flow.
If you're switching a child from one type to the other, we'll walk you through converting their existing chores next!
What happens to the stars my child has already earned if I switch to money?
All of their progress is not lost! When you switch a child from stars to money, their reward shop closes and they stop earning new stars, but you’ll be able to decide if you’d like to trade the stars they've already earned for cash instead.
You choose the amount, and it goes to their Spend account. You're welcome to tap Skip if you'd rather not.
If you keep a child on stars, nothing changes for them at all.
Switching a child from stars to money
Once you save your choice, we'll walk you through the rest step by step.
- Choose how their chores pay. Pick Allowance, where your child earns their allowance based on chore completion, or Pay per chore, where you assign a dollar amount to each chore and they get paid when they mark it complete
- Set it up. If you picked Allowance and don't have one yet, choose the day of the week and the amount, and we'll show you when it pays. If you picked Pay per chore, tell us what one star is worth so we can re-price their existing chores to match. Set it to $1 and a 5-star chore becomes $5
- Check the preview. We'll show you every chore at its new amount before anything changes. Tap Set amounts manually if you'd rather price each one yourself
- Trade in their stars, or skip. We'll offer to turn the stars they've already earned into cash. You choose the amount, and it goes to their Spend account. Tap Skip if you'd rather not
- Repeat for anyone else you're switching. We'll run through the same steps for each child
Set up an allowance here and you can always fine-tune it later in your allowance settings.
Switching a child from money to stars
It works the same way in reverse.
- Set the conversion rate. Tell us how many stars one dollar is worth, so we can re-price their existing chores
- Check the preview. We'll show you every chore at its new star amount. Tap Set star amounts manually if you'd rather set each one yourself
- Save. Your child will now see a Rewards tab with their star balance, a Reward shop, and the option to Send stars
- Set up their reward shop so they have something to work toward right away
Chores for kids who earn differently
You can assign one chore to children who earn differently. When you do, the Payment section splits into groups so you can set each one:
- Children earning money get Required for allowance or Pay per chore
- Children earning stars get a star amount
Each child earns in their own type, including on Up for Grabs chores, where the child who claims the chore earns whichever type is set for them.
Can I switch back and forth?
As often as you like! Each time, we'll help you convert that child's chores so their earnings stay consistent.
What if the money doesn't go through?
If a trade or a chore payment doesn't go through, you'll see a notification in your app with a Retry button. The most common reason is not enough money in your Greenlight Wallet, so it's worth checking your balance before you try again.
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