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== A beginner's guide to making money ==
The main way to earn money in the game is by selling items. Processed items usually sell for more than raw items:
*Place [[fruit]] trees and berry bushes -> Harvest fruit -> [[Transforming|Burn]] -> [[Cooking|Cook]] -> Sell
*Raw ingredients -> Burn -> Cook -> Sell
*[[Relic|Relics]] and [[fish]] -> Burn -> Sell
*[[Crafting|Craft]] [[Decoration|decor]] -> Sell

== Fish ==
Fish will continuously appear in the water around the island. They have many uses within the game, and catching fish can be a great way to make money. See the [[Fishing]] page for general information about this aspect of the game. The [[Fish]] page includes information that may help you to decide how to maximize your profits while fishing.

Most fish are worth more when burned because they can generate more than one [[charred fishbone]] depending on size and rarity. '''Legendary huge''', '''legendary middling''', '''mythical huge''', and '''mythical middling''' fish are worth the same either way. See the [[Fish]] page for conversion info.

== Food ==
Processed ingredients usually cost more than their less processed counterparts (with a few exceptions: [[mushroom tamari]] and [[fancy broth]] are far less profitable than [[mushroom tofu]] and [[vegetable broth]]; [[fruit tincture]] sells for much more than any recipe that uses it; the only profitable recipe that use [[Deluxe greens]] is [[kimchi]]).
===Raw ingredients ===
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{| class="article-table sortable"
|+
!Item Name
!Sell Price
!Conversion
!Ratio
!Conversion Profit
|-
|Brown Mushroom
|50
|Burn: [[Roasted mushrooms]]
|1:1
| + 190
|-
|Red Mushroom
|100
|Burn: [[Roasted mushrooms]]
|1:2
| + 380
|-
|Poison Mushroom
|250
|Burn: [[Roasted mushrooms]]
|1:3
| + 470
|-
|Trumpet Mushroom
|500
|Burn: [[Roasted mushrooms]]
|1:4
| + 460
|-
|Chanterelle Mushroom
|1000
|Burn: [[Roasted mushrooms]]
|1:5
| + 200
|-
|True Pawpaw
|100
|Burn: [[Roasted fruit]]
|1:3
| + 380
|-
|Yellow Plum
|100
|Burn: [[Roasted fruit]]
|1:2
| + 220
|-
|Pink Plum
|100
|Burn: [[Roasted fruit]]
|1:2
| + 220
|-
|Crown Pear
|100
|Burn: [[Roasted fruit]]
|1:2
| + 220
|-
|Lemon
|100
|Burn: [[Roasted fruit]]
|1:2
| + 220
|-
|Crispin Apple
|100
|Burn: [[Roasted fruit]]
|1:1
| + 60
|-
|Snowberry
|60
|Burn: [[Roasted fruit]]
|1:1
|  + 260
|-
|Potato
|20
|Burn: [[Roasted root vegetables]]
|1:3
| + 280
|-
|Parsnip
|40
|Burn: [[Roasted root vegetables]]
|1:15
| + 1460
|-
|Turnip
|100
|Burn: [[Roasted root vegetables]]
|1:9
|<nowiki>+ 900</nowiki>
|-
|Sweet Potato
|40
|Burn: [[Roasted root vegetables]]
|1:6
|<nowiki>+ 560</nowiki>
|-
|Radish
|200
|Burn: [[Roasted root vegetables]]
|1:12
| + 1000
|-
|Chestnut
|100
|Burn: [[Toasted nut flour]]
|1:1
|0
|-
|Walnut
|100
|Burn: [[Toasted nut flour]]
|1:1
|0
|-
|Mixed Greens
|24
|Cook: [[Fancy greens]]
|10:1
| + 48
|-
|Onion
|500
|
|
|
|-
|Salt
|500
|
|
|
|-
|Cocoa Bean
|50
|
|
|
|}
===Processed ingredients ===
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{| class="article-table sortable"
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! Item Name
! Sell Price
!Conversion
!Ratio
!Conversion Profit
|-
|Roasted Mushrooms
|240
|Cook: [[Mushroom tofu|Mushroom Tofu]]
|10:1
| + 480
|-
|Mushroom Tofu
|2880
|Cook: Mushroom Tamari
|10:1
| - 16800
|-
|Mushroom Tamari
|12000
|
|
|
|-
|Roasted Fruit
|160
|Cook: Fruit Jam
|5:1
| + 1120
|-
|Fruit Jam
|1920
|Cook: Fruit Tincture
|5:1
| + 14400
|-
|Fruit Tincture
|24000
|
|
|
|-
|Roasted Root Vegetables
|100
|Cook: Vegetable Broth
|20:1
| + 500
|-
|Vegetable Broth
|2500
|Cook: Fancy Broth
|20:1
| - 40000
|-
|Fancy Broth
|10000
|
|
|
|-
|Toasted Nut Flour
|100
|
|
|
|-
|Fancy Greens
|288
|Cook: Deluxe Greens
|10:1
| + 720
|-
|Deluxe Greens
|3600
|
|
|
|-
|Egg
|24
|Cook: Boiled Egg
|12:1
| + 0
|-
|Boiled Egg
|288
|Cook: Deviled Egg
|12:1
| +44
|-
|Deviled Egg
|3500
|
|
|
|}

==Crafting materials==
:''See [[Material|Materials]].''
{| class="article-table sortable"
|+
! Item Name
!Buy Price
! Sell Price
!Conversion
!Ratio
!Conversion Profit
|-
|Charred Fishbone
|
|50
|
|
|
|-
|Tin of Flower Pigment
|
|100
|
|
|
|-
|Branch
|80
|10
|Craft: Softwood
|10:1
| - 80
|-
|Softwood
|160
|20
|Craft: Hardwood
|10:1
| - 160
|-
|Hardwood
|320
|40
|
|
|
|-
|Small Iron Ore
|
|5
|Burn: Iron Ingot
|1:1
| + 45
|-
|Small Silver Ore
|
|20
|Burn: Silver Ingot
|1:1
| + 180
|-
|Small Gold Ore
|
|
|Burn: Gold Ingot
|1:1
|
|-
|Medium Iron Ore
|
|10
|Burn: Iron Ingots
|1:2
|
|-
|Medium Silver Ore
|
|
|Burn: Silver Ingots
|1:2
|
|-
|Medium Gold Ore
|
|200
|Burn: Gold Ingots
|1:2
|
|-
|Large Iron Ore
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|Large Silver Ore
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|Large Gold Ore
|
|220
|
|
|
|-
| Iron Ingot
|
|50
|Craft: Silver Ingot
|20:1
| - 800
|-
|Silver Ingot
|
|200
|Craft: Gold Ingot
|10:1
|
|-
| Gold Ingot
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|Quartz Gemstone
|
|600 (recycle)
|Craft: Semi-Precious Gem
|5:1
| - 600
|-
|Semi-Precious Gem
|
|4 quartz gemstones 
(recycle)
|Craft: Precious Gem
|5:1
|
|-
|Precious Gem
|
|
|Craft: Nobel Jewel
|10:1
|
|-
|Noble Jewel
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|Spirit Bird Essence
|
|5
|Craft: Happy Bird Essence
|25:1
| + 175
|-
|Spirit Deer Essence
|
|5
|Craft: Happy Deer Essence
|25:1
| + 175
|-
|Spirit Imp Essence
|
|5
|Craft: Happy Imp Essence
|25:1
| + 175
|-
|Spirit Rodent Essence
|
|5
|Craft: Happy Rodent Essence
|25:1
| + 175
|-
|Happy Bird Essence
|
|300
|Cook: Joyous Bird Essence
|25:1
| - 5500
|-
|Happy Deer Essence
|
|300
|Cook: Joyous Deer Essence
|25:1
| - 5500
|-
|Happy Imp Essence
|
|300
|Cook: Joyous Imp Essence
|25:1
| - 5500
|-
|Happy Rodent Essence
|
|300
|Cook: Joyous Rodent Essence
|25:1
| - 5500
|-
|Joyous Bird Essence
|
|2,000
|
|
|
|-
|Joyous Deer Essence
|
|2,000
|
|
|
|-
|Joyous Imp Essence
|
|2,000
|
|
|
|-
|Joyous Rodent Essence
|
|2,000
|
|
|
|}

==Crafted items==
Most [[decoration]] items are fairly complicated to make and sell for profit or take expensive materials like [[:category:Essence|essences]]. However, a number of common recipes take only four [[charred fishbone]]s to be [[Crafting|crafted]] and sell for 2,000{{coin}} each. These fishbone recipes are relatively easy to craft in bulk and sell. 

The fishbone recipes are:
{{cols|3|*[[Amanita mushroom]]
*[[Counting sheep statue]]
*[[Frog spinner]]
*[[Fruit crate]]
*[[High Priest artifact]]
*[[Homemade jams]]
*[[Ice cream display fridge]]
*[[Kelp]]
*[[Laboratory bubble tube section]]
*[[Lei stand]]
*[[Pruned potted tree]]
*[[Ringmaster sculpture]]
*[[Rolled parchment]]
*[[S'mores table]]
*[[Scarecrow]]
*[[Scout chair]]
*[[Skateboard]]
*[[Small potted lilac]]
*[[Snow bricks]]
*[[Stack of flower pots]]
*[[Stone bear statue]]
*[[Tall ceramic vase]]
*[[Tall potted plant]]
*[[Tool rack]]
*[[Tray table]]
*[[Wood buoy]]
*[[Wooden bath bucket]]}}

=== Single-ingredient type, high profit items: ===

* The [[Orrery]] costs 5 spirit bird essences and sells for 5,000 coins{{coin}} each.

== Critters ==
{{MainArticle|Critter|page for list of all critters}}
[[Critter]]s require the initial investment of 7,500{{coin}} to get the [[critter net]]. They are abundant on the island, spawn constantly, and a fairly easy to catch. Critters cannot be processed, are not used in any crafting recipes or story quests, and can easily be sold to get some quick money.

==Relics==
{{MainArticle|Relic|page for relic processing profits}}

==Shells==
{{MainArticle|Shell (Cozy Grove)|page for list of all shells}}

==Flowers==
{{MainArticle|Flower|page for list of all flowers}}
Flowers can be a good source of passive income: a potted plant or a flowering bush costs only three essence and will continue to produce flowers every 72 hours, with each of these flowers selling for 350{{coin}}.

== Captain Billweather Snout's Collection ==
In return for donating newly discovered items to the [[collection]], the player is given a reward.  Such will come in the form of coins{{coin}}, gemstones, recipes, and items, depending on the type of item donated. This feature is most useful for players in the beginning stages of the game.
[[Category:Guide]]