Stardew Valley: how to earn money or gold

Stardew Valley is a life simulation game based on the concept of farming. It also includes other activities such as poultry farming, mining, and survival fishing. Gold is the exclusive in-game currency in this game. There are many ways to earn gold. Here is our guide on how to make money in Stardew Valley.

How to make money in Stardew Valley

Every player in Stardew Valley begins their gaming journey with an initial capital of 500 gold. Selling goods or buying them from merchants earns you gold in the game. However, there are several ways to earn them.

Fish Pond (best way to make money in Stardew Valley)

The Fish Pond is a 5×5 container that takes two days to build. These fish ponds are used to grow fish, and in return, the fish will produce an item every day. Materials needed to build a fishpond include 5000G, 200x rocks, 5x seaweed, and 5x green seaweed. The pond can contain fish up to a certain limit. Fish need to be fed from time to time in order to collect certain items from them in return. In addition, the crafted item is stored in a bucket at the bottom of the pond, from where it can be retrieved. The Lava Eel produces Caviar, which can generate 360G when sold. However, keeping them in a tin can until they turn into old roe deer can bring in more money. Aged Roe can give you 760G.

Tin

As the name suggests, a canning jar is used to store foods such as fruits, vegetables, and fish. Jelly is made from fruits, pickles are made from vegetables, caviar is obtained from sturgeon caviar, and aged caviar is obtained from all other caviar after conservation. The ingredients for crafting a canning jar include 50x wood, 40x stone, and 8x coal. It is best to keep the wild plum. Regular Wild Plum can net you 80G after sale. Whereas after canning you can get 210G per can which is well worth the effort.

Mining

The mines open on the 5th day of spring, as at first they remain closed due to a landslide. Carry a lot of food with you so that your player does not run out of energy while mining. Also, take a good weapon and a pickaxe, because mining is a lot of adventure. The deeper you get into the mine, the greater the chance of getting a gem. Acquiring the Gemologist profession when Mining reaches level 10 increases the gem’s sell price by 30%.

Hive

Reaching farming level 3 unlocks the beehive crafting recipe. He produces honey at the end of every fourth day. Requirements to build a beehive include 40x wood, 8x coal, 1x iron ingot, and 1x maple syrup. After placing the bees in the hive, wait 4 days to collect the honey. Wild honey is the easiest honey variant to produce. By planting different flowers around the hive, you will get different types of honey. These flowers are available in different seasons:

• Spring
  • Tulip – Gives you 160G.
  • Blue Jazz – Gives you 200 Gs.
• Summer
  • Sunflower – Gives you 260G.
  • Summer Spangle – 280G.
  • Mac – gives you 380G.
• fall
  • Sunflower – Gives you 260G.
  • Fairy Rose – 680G.

Agriculture

Be sure to reserve a good amount of money, especially for the purchase of crop seeds. Growing repeat crops such as berries, pineapples, and corn provides good benefits. For these crops, you do not need to buy seeds again and again to grow them. They give new crops every 4-7 days. Caring for crops with fertilizer will result in a good quality crop.

These are some of the best ways to make money in Stardew Valley.