r/skyrim • u/Duke_of_Moon Warrior • 12h ago

Question How to earn money as a beginner ?

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I'm playing Skyrim for the 1st time. Watched some YT vids about how to earn gold.

I tried Alchemy but my potions were only worth 50 at Max. I don't want to search for specific ingredients at various places cuz that would be boring(ingredients I've gathered until now were used up in making potions)

I got the transmute spell from the bandits and made 10+ gold necklaces. But they sold for only 400(40 each) even tho It said 120 value 😭

And that also took a lot of time as I had to mine iron from camp, embershard mine and then turn it into.... Well u guys know.

I really want a house and a horse.(My own not stolen) Whiterun stable doesn't have a option for horse map( is that not available in Special Edition?)

Is there any interesting/fun way to earn money ? (Jarl only gave me 100 for a quest, so ig quests don't pay much)

Should I sell the dragon bones and scales for money?

Edit - Damn this sub is fast, 4 comments in 4 minutes

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u/Buckabuckaw 7h ago

All of the above is true. Also, a good way to increase the value of your jewelry while also increasing your Enchantment skill is to enchant items before sale. This will add small amounts of value at first, but will increase with skill level.

None of this provides quick riches. But it bears fruit over time. There are probably mods or cheats that will increase your wealth rapidly, but that's not what the game is about.

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u/RalonNetaph 5h ago

The problem with get rich super quick things is that merchants only have like 600 gold so you need to clear them out a dozen times to start getting rich. Might as well spread those out while also picking up gold in dungeons