keep score
Verb
Meaning
(sports, games) To keep track of the score in a game.
(extended) To keep track of numbers in various other contexts.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgAntonyms
Examples
Money was never a big motivation for me, except as a way to keep score. The real excitement is playing the game.
Life is a game. Money is how we keep score.
You cannot motivate the best people with money. Money is just a way to keep score. The best people in any field are motivated by passion.
I grew up in athletics, where people keep score.
My Golden Rule of Networking is simple: Don't keep score.
If winning is not important, then why keep score.