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# Money-Making Guide

This page is for guiding players on how to make money, farm items, and build income within FinnRO Classic

### 🌱 Farming spots for new players

* Money-making maps for early levels
* Farming spots that use little supplies
* Monsters that are easy to kill and drop valuable loot
* Basic item farming spots for starting to build capital
* Maps suitable for melee / ranged / magic classes
* Farming spots suitable for solo play
* Farming spots for players with starter gear

### 👹 Monsters that drop valuable items

* Monsters that drop items that sell well to NPC shops
* Monsters that drop quest items
* Monsters that drop popular materials
* Monsters that drop interesting equipment or cards
* Monsters that are easy to farm but have a chance to drop expensive items
* Monsters suitable for long-term farming
* A list of monsters worth hunting for the time invested

### 📦 Items that sell well on the market

* Materials that players regularly need
* Items for upgrading and refining
* Items used for quests or repeated quest turn-ins
* Consumables with high demand
* Drops that merchants and vendors often buy
* Popular cards and equipment
* Items suitable for setting up a profitable shop

### 🪙 How to build starting capital

* How new players can earn their first lump sum of money
* How to tell which items should be sold to NPC shops and which should be sold on the market
* Using a Merchant character to open a shop
* How to stockpile materials to sell in bulk
* Managing expenses during the early game
* A gradual approach to upgrading equipment
* How to transition from a new player to a beginner merchant

### ⚠️ Precautions when trading

* Check market prices before buying or selling
* Beware of mispricing or overpaying for items
* Check item names and quantities carefully
* Beware of off-market trades with no proof
* Precautions for direct trades and item drops
* How to avoid being scammed on the market
* Safe trading for new players

## 🔗 Related pages

* [🛡️ Item and equipment systems](/finnro-classic.ep5-en/game-system-guide/items-and-equipment.md)
* [🏷️ Credit Merchant](/finnro-classic.ep5-en/top-up-and-privileges/credit-merchant.md)