For J1 Work & Travel students

Track every dollar you earn and spend in America.

Chickaree is the simple money companion for your Work & Travel summer. Log your shifts and tips, manage multiple jobs, scan receipts, and watch your savings goal grow — all in one place.

  • Weekly earnings, tips & overtime
  • Receipt scanning with your camera
  • Automatic Monday reset
Chickaree dashboard showing total weekly earnings and a daily bar chart

What you can do

Everything you need to manage your summer money.

Dashboard

See your week at a glance.

Your dashboard adds up everything you've earned since Monday and breaks it down day by day. Spot your best shifts and keep an eye on your weekly net income.

Weekly earnings dashboard with daily bar chart and active jobs
Jobs

Juggle multiple jobs without the mess.

Working two or three jobs is normal on a J1 program. Add each one with its own hourly rate and week-start day, and Chickaree keeps a running total of what every job has paid you.

My Jobs screen listing several jobs with hourly rates and total earned
Shift log

Log a shift in seconds.

Punch in your hours worked, the tips you received, and an optional note for the day. Overtime and tips are captured automatically, so your earnings are always accurate.

Log Entry screen for recording hours worked and tips received
📷 Receipt scanning

Just snap it. Chickaree does the typing.

Point your camera at any receipt and Chickaree reads it for you — the amount, the category and the date are filled in automatically. No more keeping crumpled receipts or losing track of where your cash went.

  • Capture an expense in one tap
  • Amount & category detected for you
  • Add multiple items from a single receipt
Recent spending list with scanned receipts grouped into items
Expenses

See exactly where your money goes.

Every expense is grouped by category — transport, food, shopping and more — so you always know your total spending and what's eating into your savings.

Expenses breakdown by category with total spending
Goals

Stay motivated toward your goal.

Set a weekly savings target and watch the progress ring fill up. Add a personal motivation quote to remember exactly what you're working for this summer.

Weekly goal screen with progress ring and motivation quote
Insights

Understand the full picture.

The General Summary gives you an all-time view of everything earned, spent, and kept, plus a breakdown by job and by month. Know exactly how your Work & Travel experience added up.

General Summary with total earned, expenses, net earnings and hours

And more

Small touches that make it effortless.

Receipt scanning

Capture expenses straight from your camera — no manual typing.

Automatic weekly reset

Your goal and weekly totals reset every Monday, automatically.

Tips & overtime

Built for service jobs where tips and extra hours really add up.

Monthly breakdown

Review earnings and spending month by month across your whole trip.

Savings goals

Set a target, track progress, and keep your travel dream in sight.

Fast & simple

A clean, focused app made for busy summers — not spreadsheets.

Make this summer count.

Download Chickaree and take control of your J1 earnings and spending today.