Here is where I discuss grinding and the best way I see to do so!
Jewelry – (not collectibles) It’s everywhere! Since the prices went up on them as well, what better time then to grind them right?
The cabin in little creek with the barn has 2 in the cabinet by the stairs.
On the peninsula the homestead has 2 one in the corner cabinet and one on the desk. Plus in the barn there’s a few things of loot for your horse.
Out side Valentine under Cumberland Forest there is a hideout, in the bedroom on the dresser there is jewelry there.
By Heartland oil fields there is a dugout inside there is 1 there. On the dresser.
In Rhodes there are two locations one in the saloon, in the bedroom behind the bar on the dresser. Closest to the back door. You can also find a collectible there from time to time. The second location is at Braithwaite Manor. Upstairs first door on the left at the top of stairs. It is on the night stand as you enter the room.
The next place is in Lagras there are actually two spots but 3 jewelry. The first 2 are in the house 1 in the corner wardrobe closet and 1 in the desk. There is also sometimes collectibles here as well on certain days. The next location is where the hideout pops. There is jewelry in the house with the hole in it. Next to the bed on the nightstand. Also there is much loot to be had in both buildings from food to gun oil. 
Now this building is by Van Horn you have to climb up onto the porch to climb up in the window. There is a watch in the desk to the left once inside. Plus a liquor bottle collectible is sometimes in this room as well.
Ok last one that I have in my memory bank lol. There are a couple more places…. but for the life of me I can not 100% remember where they are, if I do I’ll update this.
This one is at O,Creagh’s lake area. There is 2 here. 1 in the stand by the door. Plus lots of food as well. Then there is 1 in the nightstand by the bed in the bedroom. Plus more lootables.
Now I made bank on theses and I hope you will find a routine to fit it in, while collecting collectibles or something. The order I have them in is actually my route that I use to collect them.
Now for another tip:
Let’s talk about gold shall we, many players I have spoken to say they never think about doing the Daily’s…. WOW are you all out of the loop…right now I am sitting on close to 1,000 in gold just off gold alone.
How do you say well… I do my Daily’s all the time. I used to do every single one of them every day before the update. Yes even the showdowns( though I hate them ). Here’s the thing if you do at least one daily a day you will continue your so called streak. That’s fine and all cause you don’t make enough at first to matter. At the end of 28 days you get a treasure map…. psh posh… I get those like I get bunnies on a good day! Do not reset those dailies because this is where you’ll get most of your gold!
See after 28 days you will start getting like .5 in gold that’s half a bar of gold for each daily you do… if you finish the first 7 you get 5 gold bars…unless of course you have your role daily’s to do as well… mine add up to 16 Daily’s a day…Do the math, if I am making a half gold bar each daily then collecting gold bars for doing all of the 16 …. blows your mind! Believe me collecting and adding those gold bars it adds up quick!
I have had players tell me shoot wish I had done this a long time ago.. they went from having 2 gold bars to 100 or more gold bars in a week.
Now don’t think I just sit on my gold because I don’t. If there is something I want or like I buy it. I make so much gold I never really miss it.
Another thing as well when you do free roam missions. Those are the circle’s with the little guy in there remember don’t just rush in and turn them in wait out the time to the last 30 seconds. You gain not only more cash money but gold and coins as well. Do this with your Bounties as well same results!
Can we say gold gold and more gold !!!!!
Ok now this is for the newbies out there…..
When you start off your not going to get the best pelts and animals. Your guns are gonna be so weak. So my advice to you kill everything you can from large to small. Go sell at the butcher often everything you can! Grind those animals and daily’s. You will see your money rise fast. Also at level 14 get that fishing pole pike and muskies go for well above 7-8 bucks a pop. Use two horse by riding the one you caught and having your horse follow.
The weapons I suggest you get first are the bolt, Springfield, and the Varment. Get the Varment as fast as possible for the small animals. Don’t worry so much about the bow yet! You’ll need a lot to get it where you want it for the smaller animals anyway. However I have gotten 3 stars just fine from the Varment with smaller animals like bunnies, raccoons etc: I’d even get the Varment before the fishing pole. I think it is available before the pole anyway.
Kill small birds, bats, rats, etc save in satchel so that when the Daily’s turn 10 to 20 small to butcher or cribbs, you have them on hand.
Shoot pelicans and save a few of that meat so again when that daily comes up you have it. Think ahead to what daily’s come about and what you can do to save yourself some time in the future.
In my honest opinion the best Role to start first off the bat and always is the collector. You can sell all the duplicate items you collect and make money lots of it! Plus you also level up quicker then the others on your normal level. If your not worried about the big payouts right now through getting a whole collection then sell everything to her at first. Just to get some money under your belt. Then start collections later down the road. Also don’t forget that map !!! You will never have to buy maps from Madame if you use that unless of course it’s on the daily.
Jeanropke -the map!
So this ends this post of my tips and tricks for now. As more come to mind I will certainly update and add as they come. Good luck out folks and Happy Grinding.
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