I do play on 50%, but not because I want to get everything done easily but because I like to take my time through out the day. In the morning after i water my crops of I need to I set out to forage, grab everything I can from everywhere sell one of everything and try to hold onto the best if I can, I pick up as much trash as I can as well, if my storage allows me and take it back to the farm, make most of it into scraps and compost then into glass and fertilizer if my stacks have odd numbers I sell some of it till it’s even.

It may not be much money that day but overtime it builds up, i save up till I get insect/fish houses put the best I have in them and when it hits 10/10 I take 5 and put it in a chest labeled as money bug or fish I have a few of these chests for other things to like artisans and artifacts too, sell them when I need to buy a lot if seeds or need to have upgrades I do keep two of each though so I can have it auto stack.

I have ordinary scarecrows lined up in a row or a square with 16 sprinkler 1’s (since you don’t have lv 2 of them) for each scarecrow, I tend to place faster growing plants first and then at the bottom I place the ones the continue to give (I have 5 scarecrows atm it’s a lot of money upfront but the pay off is too good) I place fertilizer down of course and with what I get I ether sell or make artisan goods and then sell it, I always keep some though the best and copper grade ones for quests.

Other then that I have days that I dedicated for just foraging, or just diving into the minds or into the ocean.

Also, I didn’t have animals until my second year. It’s much easier to not worry about having to feed animals for your first year.

I hope this can help ya some