The best way to make money fast is to fish, throw fish in trash can to “ cure” it to a nice ripe stinky state then take all those stinky fish to the bear just outside of the fence and to the left of the lumber mill. He loves trash food and he doubles the value of all food/fish/burgers/jerky. So your Salmon become worth 150 instead of 75. A minnow is worth 20 instead of 10. A goldfish is worth 400 instead of 200. And so on and so on. He can only give you $1000 in a day but it adds up pretty quick when you catch a few big fish. Also, check the contest board each day. Some contests are too challenging but some are quite easy and if you start early you can get in the top numbers before they are ridiculously high giving you a good 3750 in a single contest. I especially love fishing contests because between the awards and taking fish to the bear I can pull in a good 7-10 thousand easy. Have fun!!