What is better for money in winter? Fishing or mining?

[McRizzler]

So I just got in winter and I want to know the best way to get money on winter, as I my main goal on winter is to unlock the bus to the desert, and for this I need to complete the bundles that requires money.

[CloudSeeker]

Farming. You can still farm using winter wild seeds.

What I should do if I was you was to set up some winter wild seeds. Then fish for the fishes and levels you need (remember that you can only catch The Legend legendary fish in spring while raining). Then go to skull cave to gather as much iridium as possible. You need iridium and batteries for the good sprinklers.

[lizardmang]

Since it sounds like it's your first year, you likely don't have a good source of winter seeds yet (nor the ability to go to Skull Cavern for iridium because it's in the desert), so I would try to finish the Winter Foraging Bundle asap for the 30 winter seeds reward. If you've unlocked the winter seeds recipe (Foraging level 7), you could reinvest the resulting crops - and others that you forage - into more seeds a couple times, then sell everything from the last batch you have time to grow. Otherwise, those 30 seeds will at least provide a decent chunk of profit, and you can sell the rest of what you forage.

I don't know whether mining or fishing would be more profitable for you in your spare time, but I would personally spend lucky days mining and neutral/unlucky days fishing (with bait).

[mugen]

Originally posted by CloudSeeker:

go to skull cave to gather as much iridium as possible.

OP hasn't unlocked the desert yet, so this doesn't apply..

Mining: On good luck days, go to the mines and hope for gem nodes to spawn. Grind levels 40-69 for coal drops, Frozen Geodes and hopefully Omni Geodes. You can go levels 81-89 if you're confident you can survive consistently, good gems there. Break the geodes down and sell everything.

Fishing: At the end of first year, your fishing should be max or near max. Try to get the Winter Glacier fish before winter ends. You do want it to be max for when Spring comes so you can get the Legend fish. If you have House lvl 2, make Sashimi and sell it (Use Periwinkle, Carp, Herring, Mussel, Oyster, and Sardine). Sell all other fish.

Farming: Create 10 or so Preserves Jars and Kegs. Hopefully you have been saving some fruits and vegetables. Preserves Jar: Use Cauliflower, Artichoke, Yam, Kale... etc. (Might have a lot of extra Potatoes, Eggplant, Tomato, Blueberry, Corn, Hot Pepper, those are low value). Keg: Pumpkin, Melon, Crystal Fruit, Hops, Strawberry (Grapes, Spice Berries, Wild Plums, Cranberries if you have nothing else).

Set up your jars and kegs, wait for the products to finish, and watch the cash flow in.

Prepare for Spring: Craft maybe 5 bee hives or more (they need a flower nearby in spring), depends on your resources. Build a Shed or Barn to hold all your Jars and Kegs. Keep making more jars and kegs as your resources allow and fill the building. Upgrade all tools to gold level. This bites into your budget, so it's up to you.

[ShadowBlade]

fishing or mineing is the best way

[Chris P. Bacon]

I'd recommend trying to get the greenhouse, but I almost always go the Joja route so I can't remember how difficult that bundle is. You'll make enough money either way, but I would mine because fishing is very boring imo.

[McRizzler]

Originally posted by mugen:

Originally posted by CloudSeeker:

go to skull cave to gather as much iridium as possible.

OP hasn't unlocked the desert yet, so this doesn't apply..

Mining: On good luck days, go to the mines and hope for gem nodes to spawn. Grind levels 40-69 for coal drops, Frozen Geodes and hopefully Omni Geodes. You can go levels 81-89 if you're confident you can survive consistently, good gems there. Break the geodes down and sell everything.

Fishing: At the end of first year, your fishing should be max or near max. Try to get the Winter Glacier fish before winter ends. You do want it to be max for when Spring comes so you can get the Legend fish. If you have House lvl 2, make Sashimi and sell it (Use Periwinkle, Carp, Herring, Mussel, Oyster, and Sardine). Sell all other fish.

Farming: Create 10 or so Preserves Jars and Kegs. Hopefully you have been saving some fruits and vegetables. Preserves Jar: Use Cauliflower, Artichoke, Yam, Kale... etc. (Might have a lot of extra Potatoes, Eggplant, Tomato, Blueberry, Corn, Hot Pepper, those are low value). Keg: Pumpkin, Melon, Crystal Fruit, Hops, Strawberry (Grapes, Spice Berries, Wild Plums, Cranberries if you have nothing else).

Set up your jars and kegs, wait for the products to finish, and watch the cash flow in.

Prepare for Spring: Craft maybe 5 bee hives or more (they need a flower nearby in spring), depends on your resources. Build a Shed or Barn to hold all your Jars and Kegs. Keep making more jars and kegs as your resources allow and fill the building. Upgrade all tools to gold level. This bites into your budget, so it's up to you.

Thanks

[Jigain]

Originally posted by Chris P. Bacon:

I'd recommend trying to get the greenhouse, but I almost always go the Joja route so I can't remember how difficult that bundle is. You'll make enough money either way, but I would mine because fishing is very boring imo.

Generally speaking if you're an experienced player you can unlock the greenhouse by mid-fall Y1, but if you aren't you'll probably end up missing at the very least the five gold star parsnips. This because the Community Center unlocks at the 5th of Spring, you only get real access to it on the 6th, and then you need to finish one bundle before you can see what the Pantry bundles require. If you're not focusing on it, you might finish the Spring Foraging Bundle too late to see that you need to save gold quality parsnips, thus making the greenhouse unattainable until early Spring Y2.

[Rave Pathfinder.]

Originally posted by <--- BRabo:

So I just got in winter and I want to know the best way to get money on winter, as I my main goal on winter is to unlock the bus to the desert, and for this I need to complete the bundles that requires money.

completeing community center using the green house to farm a certain "Fruit" that gives you lot of gold.