Challenges with Friends for Real-Life Goals
Explore challenges for being on time, going sugar free, losing weight, saving money, reducing screen time, quitting smoking, and drinking less. Each one is built to help you follow through with friends, not just make another promise you forget.
Find Your Challenge
Start with the goal that feels most relevant right now.
Explore All DealUp Challenges
Choose a challenge that matches your life right now, invite friends, and turn good intentions into something you can actually stick to.
Be on Time Challenge
Stop being the ‘late friend’. Set your arrival window and check in with photo proof to win.
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Sugar-Free Challenge
Cut the cravings together. Track daily success and keep each other accountability during snack time.
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Weight Loss Challenge
Sustainable progress through social support. Consistent check-ins and collective goals.
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Save Money Challenge
Limit impulse buys and reach savings milestones. Perfect for groups saving for a trip.
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Screen Time Challenge
Reduce mindless scrolling, protect your attention, and create healthier boundaries with your phone.
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Stop Smoking Challenge
Make quitting feel more supported by turning difficult moments into visible progress shared with people who want you to succeed.
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Alcohol-Free Challenge
Best For Sober Curiosity, Reset Periods, And Social RestraintDrink less, skip certain drinking occasions, or take a full break with structure and support from your circle.
View ChallengeStart From a Real-Life Situation
Always Late To Brunch, Work, or Class
You keep meaning to leave earlier, but somehow you are still rushing, apologizing, and arriving behind everyone else. When being late starts affecting plans, trust, or how people see you, it helps to make follow-through visible.
Start With Be On Time
Sugar Cravings Hit When You Are Tired, Stressed, or Out
It is rarely just about sugar. It is the late-night snack, the office treat, the weekend dessert, or the moment you want comfort fast. A shared challenge helps you stay aware in the moments that usually break your streak.
Start With Sugar-Free
Weight Loss but Consistency is Hard
Most people do not struggle because they do not care. They struggle because routines are hard to sustain alone. A challenge with friends creates structure, check-ins, and momentum when motivation drops.
Start With Weight Loss
Small Purchases Keep Adding Up
It is not always one big expense. It is delivery, coffee, impulse shopping, and all the tiny spending habits that quietly pull your budget off track. Shared check-ins make those choices harder to ignore.
Start With Save Money
You Pick Up Your Phone For a Minute and Lose Half An Hour
Screen time usually slips in between everything else: before bed, during work, while commuting, or when you need a break. A challenge helps turn that automatic habit into something visible and easier to interrupt.
Start With Screen Time
Break the Habits Holding You Back
Whether it is smoking or drinking, the hardest part is often not deciding to change. It is getting through the usual triggers, routines, and social moments. Doing it with other people makes the commitment feel more real.
Quit And Cut-Back ChallengesHow DealUp Challenges Work
Pick a Challenge
Select from our expert-crafted goals or build your own from scratch.
Set Rules & Forfeits
Define what success looks like and what happens if someone misses a check-in.
Invite Friends
Send a simple link to your crew and start the challenge together.
Check in & Follow
Upload proof, track the leaderboard, and stay motivated by the group.
Why this Works
More Visible
Public check-ins within your group mean you can’t just hide from your goals.
More Social
Turning a lonely habit into a shared game makes the difficult parts easier to handle.
More Specific
Defined start and end dates with clear rules eliminate the “maybe tomorrow” mindset.
More Repeatable
The framework is built to let you restart and refine until the habit is permanent.
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Sugar-Free Day 14/30
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Choose a goal, invite friends, and turn everyday follow-through into something visible, shared, and easier to keep.