Let’s say I want to do a point system to keep track of good and bad things that I do. Walk 10,000 steps a day, read for at least 30 minutes, drink diet soda (bad) or take my vitamins. It’ll be a way to not only keep track, but remnd me to do certain things (I never remember my vitamins anymore). Certain things will be worth more points than others, and the bad things will deduct points.
But what will happen with the points? What could I “buy” with them that doesn’t cost money or is some kind of food item? I’m trying to save money and accumulate less crap, so shopping or buying a good book wouldn’t be good. Neither would a $60 massage (too expensive). Something online suggested a bubblebath, but I don’t know if I’d really enjoy that all that much.
I’d like to keep track if things better, it will work as good motivation to remind me that I should be doing these things every day (reading!).
Is a point system silly? Should I just check off the things i’ve done, and turn the negatives into positives like “didn’t have any diet soda” (which uses a negative in the sentence, but the action is positive)?

Thoughts?