What Makes the Most Money in Animal Crossing?
Without a doubt, the key to making serious bank in Animal Crossing: New Horizons is taking advantage of the stalk market and turnip trading. With some strategy and luck, investing heavily in turnips can net you millions of Bells in profits each week.
Let‘s take an in-depth look at turnip trading and other profitable methods for getting rich in Animal Crossing.
Turnip Trading – The Path to Bellionaire Status
Turnips are the single most lucrative item in Animal Crossing, with the potential for over 1,000% return on investment. Here‘s a deep dive into maximizing turnip profits:
How the Stalk Market Works
- Every Sunday from 5am to 12pm, Daisy Mae sells turnips for 90 to 110 Bells each
- You can buy as many turnips as you want, with prices fluctuating each week
- The Nook twins at Resident Services will buy turnips back from you for varying prices
- Prices change twice a day (AM and PM) and vary widely throughout the week
- The goal is to buy low from Daisy Mae and sell high to the Nooklings
Turnip Price Patterns
There are predictable turnip price patterns that emerge each week:
- Random: Prices are completely random each day. Difficult to profit.
- Decreasing: Prices decline all week. Must sell on Sunday/Monday.
- Large Spike: Price exceeds 500 Bells at least once. Buy more turnips!
- Small Spike: Price rises and falls but remains under 500 Bells.
- Fluctuating: Up and down prices with multiple spikes and troughs.
Monitoring prices and identifying patterns is crucial to maximize profits.
Investing Strategies and Tips
- Check turnip prices twice daily without fail
- Buy 3,000-4,000 turnips each Sunday from Daisy Mae
- Identify the week‘s price pattern early and plan selling days
- Buy extra turnips on "large spike" weeks (prices exceed 500 Bells)
- Sell turnips if prices are decreasing week over week
- Never sell for a loss – store turnips until you profit
- Check turnip price tracking sites like turnipprophet.io for projected patterns
- Find friends with high turnip prices to sell on their islands
With smart investing strategies, it‘s possible to earn 2-4 million Bells or more from a single week of turnip trading.
For example, buying turnips at 90 Bells each and selling at 500+ Bells can net a 400%+ return on investment. Turnip trading takes work but is by far the fastest way to earn millions of Bells in the game.
Other Profitable Methods
Beyond the stalk market, here are other great ways to earn Bells in Animal Crossing:
Catch and Sell Rare Bugs/Fish
- Catch rare high-value insects and fish before donating to the museum
- Target ocean sunfish, great white sharks, and scorpions
- Beetles found on palm trees like horned dynastid and golden stag are valuable
- Fish at the pier for profitable catches like tuna
Rare species can net 15,000 to 22,500 Bells each!
Plant Non-Native Fruit Orchards
- Plant non-native fruits to earn 500 Bells per fruit instead of 100
- Obtain foreign fruit gifts from Mom or friends‘ islands
- Hybrid fruits like perfect apples sell for even more (3,000 Bells)
- A 10×10 orchard yields 490,000 Bells every 3 days!
Craft and Sell Hot Items
- Check for daily hot item crafting recipes that earn double profit
- Ironwood kitchenette, cutting board, and garden wagon are profitable hot items
- With the right materials, hot items bring in easy daily profits
Grow and Harvest Money Trees
- Bury 10,000 bells in glowing spots to grow money trees
- Money trees triple your investment, yielding 30,000 bell bags
- Don‘t risk more than 10k per tree – higher amounts can die
- Harvest money trees before the week ends
In Summary
While turnip trading reigns supreme, catching rare creatures, hot item crafting, fruit farming, and money trees are great supplementary income sources in Animal Crossing. But for bellionaire status, you absolutely need to become an expert turnip investor!
Hopefully these tips will set you on the fast track to getting rich and making millions of Bells in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Let me know if you have any other great money-making strategies I missed!