Every possible way of making money

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  1. Intellectualist

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    I've always wanted to make a collection of every possible (almost) way to make money, so I'll make a list here, and I'll try to include most stuff, since I know I'm gonna forget stuff, please go ahead and suggest more.

    Some stuff on this list won't be very profitable, but will still be a way to make money.


    1. Farming (Includes crops, mobs, and exp).
    Farming sub category's
    1. Crops.
    2. Exp.
    3. Mobs.
    4. Blocks.
    5. Cobwebs.

    2. Mining.
    Mining sub category's
    1. Strip mining.
    2. Tunnel mining.
    3. Cave surfing.
    4. Randomness running around mining like crazy.
    5. Mining in the nether.

    3. Trade sign shop.
    Trade sign shop sub category's
    1. Spawn shop.
    2. Private shop in a town/town shop.

    4. Selling items.
    Selling items sub category's
    1. Auction channel.
    2. Trade channel.
    3. Private sales.
    4. Most misc sales other then a business.

    5. Begging (No one likes it, but hey.).

    6. Donations.
    Donations sub category's
    1. Donation chest.
    2. Donation sign
    3. Asking for donations via in-game chat/forums.


    7. Private business (Usually stuff like like forum posts and pick-up stations).
    Private business sub category's
    1. Company selling items.
    2. Company providing services, such as building/clearing/donation features, or even town land finding.

    8. Owning a town (Includes selling plots and farm perms).
    Owning a town sub category's
    1. Selling plots.
    2. Selling farm perms.
    3. Getting Co-owner to a town and selling perms/plots.
    4. Selling your town (not official by the server, get someone trusted to buy/sell)

    9. Storage wars (All types of storage wars and variations).
    Storage wars sub category's
    1. Chest(s) with minimum value.
    2. Stuff behind glass.

    10. Misc stuff (Includes specific and original ideas, such as Mards coal > charcoal company).
    Misc stuff sub category's
    1. Original idea.
    2. Spleef tournaments.
    3. Building a thingy/building and selling rooms in it (Titanic, Twin Towers, ect).
    4. Getting someone to buy you mayor, they keep the town/you get the title (not official by the server, find a trustworthy seller/buyer).

    11. Winning Survival/Hunger games.

    12. Lottery.
    Lottery sub category's
    1. Winning.
    2. Losing.
    3. Lottery teaming (not backed officially by the server, find a trustworthy partner).
    4. Sniping.

    13 Handouts.
    Handouts sub category's
    1. Winning in-game player's trivia (not official by the server, but some people give rewards).
    2. Forum giveaway.
    3. Donations.

    14. Getting hired/getting a job (Differs from business's in the way of it's usually a one time thing).
    Job sub category's
    1. Building.
    2. Clearing.
    3. Farming/selling to a sign with collected items.
    4. Punching bag.
    5. Misc jobs.

    15. Loans (giving out, not taking).

    16. Pvp.
    Pvp sub category's
    1. Pvp Tournaments
    2. Free style Pvp arena.
    3. Pvp in the nether.
    4. Punching Bag.

    17. Voting for the server.
    Voting for the server sub category's
    1. Netherstars.
    2. Horse eggs.

    18. Selling donation features/abilities.
    Selling donation features/abilities sub category's
    1. Selling TP's
    2. Offering Repairs/E-repairs.
    3. Anvil services.
    4. Placing Water/Lava.
    5. Fly feature (building large structures).
    6. Making Bridges/Gates with ext-commands.
    7. Sponging out water.
    8. Selling giftcards.
    9. Selling donation features for people.
    10. Making cooking pots.

    19. Flipping (buying an item at low price/selling higher).
    Flipping sub category's
    1. Flipping items.
    2. Flipping towns.

    20. McMMo.
    McMMo sub category's
    1. Pvp.
    2. Drops from excavation/mining.
    3. Farming.
    4. Punching bag.

    21. Renting.
    Renting sub category's
    1. Renting pumpkin axe.
    2. Renting melon sword.
    3. Renting misc other tools.
    4. Renting a farm.

    22. Book n' Quills.
    Book n' Quills sub category's
    1. Stories.
    2. How-To guides.

    23. Fishing
    Fishing sub Category's
    1. Fish
    2. Fishing treasures.


    Hopefully someone will find something they haven't tried yet on this list. Not all of them are actually profitable, but still a way of making money. And hopefully this will stop the flow of "How do I make money?" questions.

    And I will not include any illegal ways of making money, such as scamming/getting away.

    If you have ANY and I mean ANY way of getting a dollar from outside the balance to inside the balance, please post a comment. If I have enough time, I'll add articles/details to each posted, and possibly some "Saving Money" waves too. Hope someone enjoys this. :D

    Thank you.
     
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    I'm not sure if you should put Lottery Teaming as a way of making money. It's not supported by ECC rules and someone could easily scam you.
     
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    The same goes for selling towns to other users, but its still a valid way to make money.
     
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    In the end it is a still an easy way to make money provided you have a good partner. I'll make sure to add a note onto it though, thanks.
     
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    Flipping, Buy a item at a low price and sell it for profit. Ex. Pumpkin axes, Towns
     
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    Good idea, I'll add it.
     
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    I make a lot of money farming dirt:D I know it sounds stupid and not profitable but after you get your mcmmo excavation skill above 300 you start finding things such as music discs which sell for $100 a piece. Sell those, sell the glowstone dust, sell the dirt to people who are making the base for a town, and your making pretty good money. All you need is a eff 5 shovel. (Having extcommands+ doesn't hurt either because your shovel breaks rather rapidly. This is good if you don't like farming
     
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    Interesting idea, I'll add McMMo to the list, can't believe i missed it :p
     
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    Lol obsidian farming. Not that it's very profitable, and you would need pyro and a really good pickaxe, but make a thingy and just farm obsidian over and over again, sell to server :p

    Also, cobblestone farming. Obviously VERY poorly profitable, but a source of income nonetheless. (Same as obsidian farming, although you wouldn't need pyro).
     
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    Survival Games?
     
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    it's already in there, #11
     
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    Yup, I covered the vast majority.
     
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    I have successfully rent Pumpkin Axes to people. Renting land and renting items maybe? Perhaps this is part of private business services or sales sections above.
     
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    Finding land where people can place their towns. I've seen it both offered and searched for on trade, it's not that common, but it exists.
     
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    Thanks, hadn't thought of those. Updated the list.
     
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    Thread is a tad bit old, but I'm going to bump it again.

    If you guys have any more ideas of making cash with the new update please post and I'll add it :D
     
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    selling horse eggs (maybe add it to "voting for the server")
     
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    Good idea :D

    I'll clarify it.
     
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