So, what do you guys do to make money?
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AnnaThePolarBear
say you'll remember me...
I mostly just sell my fossils and stuff, but if I really need bells or just want some more then I usually just go to the island and farm beetles and/or fish from 7 to 11.
Athros
Tired™
In the morning/day I sell fossils, bugs and so on. In the evening (after 7 PM) I go to Tortimer Island to farm beetles (and fishies of course).
x-animal-crossing-x
Senior Member
Beetle hunting on the island. I can make several hundred thousand in one trip 
but remember to walk slowly!
but remember to walk slowly!
I have made my money by selling villagers here on the Villager Trading Plaza, selling items on the Re-Tail part of the board, beetle farming, and turnips. There's a lot of ways to make money quite easily in this game.
Some people also sell their TBT bells for AC bells. Recently I have seen 100 TBT go for around 2.5 - 3 million AC bells. Not bad if you need some extra cash and aren't using your TBT. ^^
Some people also sell their TBT bells for AC bells. Recently I have seen 100 TBT go for around 2.5 - 3 million AC bells. Not bad if you need some extra cash and aren't using your TBT. ^^
In the morning, I'll go around town, water all the flowers and pick up stray ones, and sell them to Retail. Then I'll look for the four fossils, and have Blathers assess them, and sell the ones that the museum already has. After that, I'll go and find the money rock and the ore rock and sell the ore. At this point I'll usually go shopping, and buy things that I haven't already got in my catalog. I'll usually re-sell these items to Retail afterwards if I don't want them though.
In the day, I'll go fishing to find things I haven't already caught. I'll sell all the fish I catch that I don't need for the museum, and in this way I'll make around 200,000 Bells a day. I'll also catch any bugs I haven't caught before, and bugs with a high sell price. At 7pm, I'll head off to the island and spend 4 hours there catching rare bugs and fish to sell. I'll usually make three trips in that time and make around 1 million Bells a night :3
In the day, I'll go fishing to find things I haven't already caught. I'll sell all the fish I catch that I don't need for the museum, and in this way I'll make around 200,000 Bells a day. I'll also catch any bugs I haven't caught before, and bugs with a high sell price. At 7pm, I'll head off to the island and spend 4 hours there catching rare bugs and fish to sell. I'll usually make three trips in that time and make around 1 million Bells a night :3
A really good way to make money is by going out on the island, catching a bunch of palm beetles, then selling it all in Re-Tail. Turnip trade is also a good way to make prices. I don't know if you know how it works, but if you don't. On Sundays, an NPC comes into your town and sells turnips. You can choose how many to buy. Then before the next Sunday, you can sell them at Re-Tail for a profit. Just go there and ask what the turnip prices are. If they're higher than the price you paid for the turnips, you can sell them and make a profit. I think there's also two different prices per day, one in the morning and another one in the afternoon. You'll have to do some maths, since turnips are sold in batches and the prices at Re-Tail are for individual turnips but it's easy. Also, you can't TT back if you plan on trading turnips, because this will just spoil your turnips.
Trading TBT for in-game bells is also a good way to make money if you don't mind it. The way you do it is by posting an ad in the TBT marketplace or answering one. Once you find a person who is willing to trade with you at a rate you're comfortable with (you can look at recent threads before posting to know what the rates around that time are), you can trade FCs and they'll give you the in-game currency. You'll also give them the TBT by clicking on "currency" (look at the banner of the forum, below it there's some links on a brown bar, and below it some links) then clicking on the little box that appears that lists your bells. It'll give you an option to transfer an amount to another user. And don't forget to write a wifi rating for them after the trade.
There's lots of ways in which someone can make their payment to you in game bells. They can drop it in money bags, or one of the easiest and safest ways, you can put some random items in your Re-Tail priced at 999,999 each, and they can buy it to make up the amount they're paying you and give you the remaining spare change. That goes directly into your in-game bank account.
Trading TBT for in-game bells is also a good way to make money if you don't mind it. The way you do it is by posting an ad in the TBT marketplace or answering one. Once you find a person who is willing to trade with you at a rate you're comfortable with (you can look at recent threads before posting to know what the rates around that time are), you can trade FCs and they'll give you the in-game currency. You'll also give them the TBT by clicking on "currency" (look at the banner of the forum, below it there's some links on a brown bar, and below it some links) then clicking on the little box that appears that lists your bells. It'll give you an option to transfer an amount to another user. And don't forget to write a wifi rating for them after the trade.
There's lots of ways in which someone can make their payment to you in game bells. They can drop it in money bags, or one of the easiest and safest ways, you can put some random items in your Re-Tail priced at 999,999 each, and they can buy it to make up the amount they're paying you and give you the remaining spare change. That goes directly into your in-game bank account.
ThePayne22
∞ Ace Accountant ∞
Farming gold roses gets me a lot of money!
Farming hybrids and selling it is a decent way to make bells.
EchoSonchou
Junior Member
Beetle and shark hunting on the island, or selling my hybrids.
I've never been one to have a lot of money on there at one time. I kinda just plod along and go get a bunch of money when I need it.
I've never been one to have a lot of money on there at one time. I kinda just plod along and go get a bunch of money when I need it.
Jamborenium
ugh
art commissions when I'm not lazy
but mostly beetle hunting on the island and just harvesting fruit
and sometimes selling villagers especially when they're really popular ones *w* kek
but mostly beetle hunting on the island and just harvesting fruit
and sometimes selling villagers especially when they're really popular ones *w* kek
I mostly make my money with bugs and fish. I rarely do the turnip trade because it's so risky. If it wasn't too risky, then that would be my main source of income, but for now, it's bugs and fish. Sometimes I do many hours of grinding for them too and I'd say it's worth it. ^^
MapleSilver
Frost Egg Collector
In games before New Leaf I mostly sell fruit. It takes a while but if you have a lot of trees it's an incredibly reliable source of income.
In New Leaf I grind on the Island. It's just way too good not to.
In New Leaf I grind on the Island. It's just way too good not to.
I've always used fishing and bug catching as my main source of income. In New Leaf, I go to the island to get the most valuable fish and bugs to sell. It's a whole lot easier to earn money that way.
CasualWheezer
Senior Member
I once caught rare bugs and fish on the island and made over 100k bells for 30 minutes a night, but later I decided I was progressing through the game a little too fast for my liking so now I just dig up fossils and maybe look for a few bugs on the trees at the beach so now I'm kind of just taking my time through this game.
im lazy asl right now so im just buying all my bells on tbt but i usually sell island bugs and have done so ever since someone taught me abt choppin the trees down on the island. i'll never play the stalk market just bc im dumb and i'll forget to play for the entire week
In the older Animal Crossing games, I mostly did time traveling and tried to collected all kind of fish, bugs, fossils and rare items and simply sold them. Was not quite easy for me to make bells, especially making enough to also buy some nice things for my house.
In New Leaf, I just go to the island at night and catch all rare bugs and fishes I find. Compared to the older games, it became in fact much easier to make bells in NL. Not just because of the island, but also because there are much more options now to make easy bells, like by selling perfect fruits for example. It's quite nice to not having such big troubles to make bells, as I always found this problem so frustrating in the previous games.
In New Leaf, I just go to the island at night and catch all rare bugs and fishes I find. Compared to the older games, it became in fact much easier to make bells in NL. Not just because of the island, but also because there are much more options now to make easy bells, like by selling perfect fruits for example. It's quite nice to not having such big troubles to make bells, as I always found this problem so frustrating in the previous games.
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WormOnAString
Junior Member
i usually spend a lot of time catching beetles at the island, and/or trying to catch larger and better fish.
just recently have i been able to hit 1m after tom nook putting me in debt, haha.
just recently have i been able to hit 1m after tom nook putting me in debt, haha.
