A covered day
20 Red Coins
Covers one more missed day after the free 2. Keep up to 2.
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Red Start's points for taking part. Earn them by showing up and sharing; spend them on small extras. They are never money. Log in to see yours.
How you earn
| Each Red Start day (one small thing in any app) | 1 Red Coin |
| 7, 30, 100 and 365 days in a row | 7, 30, 100 and 365 Red Coins |
| A reader marks your post useful (up to 20 Red Coins a post) | 2 Red Coins |
| Every 20 readers of your posts (up to 50 Red Coins a day) | 1 Red Coin |
| Your journal is the Journal of the Day | 25 Red Coins |
| Journal of the Week | 100 Red Coins |
| Journal of the Month | 400 Red Coins |
| A friend you invited joins and takes part | 50 Red Coins |
| A finished Education season | 10 Red Coins |
| A finished Education challenge | 20 Red Coins |
Today's amounts. Each is given once per thing (one day, one post, one season). Up to 1,000 Red Coins a month, Journal of the Month on top.
How you spend
Bring a streak back
25 Red Coins
A streak of 30+ days, once, within 7 days of it ending. From the Red Coins popover in the header.
Coming later: themes for 30 days (50 Red Coins) and card frames (100 Red Coins).
Your Red Coins, and every one you've earned and spent, show here once you're signed in. Log in
What Red Coins are
- Points for taking part in Red Start. They have no cash value.
- They can't be bought, sold, sent to someone else, swapped or paid out. They are not money, e-money or a crypto asset.
- They have nothing to do with investing. Nothing on Red Start is investment advice.
Earning
- The amounts in Earn and spend are the ones that apply today. Each thing earns once.
- Members on a free trial don't earn Red Coins until the trial ends.
- As Red Start grows, the same action may earn fewer Red Coins. The ones you already have keep their number.
Prices and how they change
- Prices are in Red Coins. The price shown when you press Get it is the price you pay.
- Prices can go up or down. They may follow how many Red Coins members hold: when many are held, things cost a little more, and less when few are. They move in round steps.
- A change never touches what you already got: covered days already got stay as they are.
- Red Coins are never refunded as money.
How long they last
- Each Red Coin lasts 12 months from the day it was earned. When you spend, the oldest go first.
- Your card at the top shows which expire next.
Streaks
- Up to 2 missed days in a row are covered for free; covered days you got with Red Coins cover more.
- A streak of 30+ days that ended can be brought back once, within 7 days.
Fair play
- One account per person. Red Coins earned with fake accounts, bots or tricks (such as marking your own posts useful) can be removed.
- If a mistake gives or takes Red Coins, we can put it right.
If things end
- Deleting your account deletes its Red Coins.
- If Red Start ever stops Red Coins, members will be told at least 30 days before, to spend them.
Questions: support@redstartjournal.com. Last updated 25 October 2026. The rest of the terms and the privacy notice apply too.