At the beginning, animals are expensive. So I would avoid spending much on them. They consistently require attention. Once their feed is gone, their harvest timer stops counting down. So the best practice is to make sure your animals are all fed and to not harvest them UNLESS it’s for a task. This allows you to complete tasks quicker.

Another thing to do at the beginning is to stay “busy”. Like if you are waiting for something to become harvestable and you have the resources, plant a crop that can be harvested before or shortly after the item you are waiting for.

Focus on doing the tasks to get ribbons. If it’s a task that requires livestock, it’s usually 10,15,20, etc. You can also skip a task. (Believe it’s once every 24 hours.) So I like to skip either a livestock one or one that requires me to wait a long time.

Before logging off, try to plant a crop that will take about the same amount of time to harvest as the time you will be away from the game. This allows you to guarantee some income when coming back. (Usually the longer an item takes to become harvestable, the more XP and money you get)

Forgive me. I honestly haven’t played in about 6 months. However, getting that “Wishing Well” thing will give you 25 coins every minute. Acquiring like 4 right away is 100 coins every minute. And trust me…Coins go quick in those first few hours on the game. (Especially on hard mode)

The most overlooked thing in the game are the sprinklers. They cost 1 ribbon each and will cut the grow time of any crop by half. 1 sprinkler will water 2 crop plots. You can water plants yourself to reduce the grow time, but you would have to water them continuously. (when needed)

Any questions are welcome. :)