Always sell your items at Narrow General Store since they pay the most.
Always sell your tack at any tack shop other than Narrow Tack Shop; they pay the least.
When selling quartz, go see MadamGoldfire on the 2nd floor of Angleton Inn. She buys quartz for $200 a piece.
When selling golden feathers, go see MadamOcelot on Tiger Isle at her home. She pays 5k a piece.
MrUnderBrush in the TigerTon livery just lost an employee, so he needs a replacement. Are you interested? Every day, he'll have some tasks to give you (in the livery or in town) and will pay when they are complete. You begin with a salary of $40,000/workday and gain $5,000 more every 30 workdays up to a limit of $80,000/day.
MrWarmHeart in the GlacierTon inn needs some help with daily upkeep. Every day, you can come by to complete inn chores, such as cleaning the windows, replacing burned out candles, and watering plants, for a reward of $5,000.
You should have a shovel for digging pirate treasures (X on sand) and a pickaxe for mining ores.
Use your ores to craft and then use those items, sell to Narrow General Store, or sell in a ranch store.
Compete to earn money. Check the daily bonus arena and compete in group III. You will make money whether you win or lose.
You should have a ranch pass for free travel to ranches. You can buy one by talking to the Plains dockmaster for $20k.
Put your money in the bank to earn interest. You will need to have some cash on hand to travel though.
Work at the Tiger Livery once every day to earn 40k or more.
Collect 250 each of scallop and clam shells. Sell them on Twin Forest Lighthouse for $10k.
If you buy a newspaper you can post ads and view posted ads from anywhere, not just city hall. (AngleTon Tool Shop)
Instead of buying food and water for yourself just collect *coconuts*. If you consume 10 of them you will be full on your hunger and thirst bars (starting from completely empty).
There is an Esroh who makes your water tower and silo fill you and your horses 100% when you visit your ranch.
Pick apples, and such for your horses and self. Saves money on the purchase.
If you go to Seashell Isle and get a full inventory of coconuts, you get a little over 5k if you sell them to the right shop.
Keep an eye on the world events, they tend to be useful. For example, when the job prices double, *glue* yourself to the job board.
Buy an adventure kayak and pick/gather the various plants. Then sell them. Foreign isles are very flower-full.
Windmills are a great long-term i investment for players who can afford to maintain a subscription, and own a ranch, but don't spend very many hours playing. However, it takes 25 days for the windmill to make up the cost of building it. As a result, windmills are really only useful if you intend to keep them around for several months.