How to earn money as a beginner ?

[u/Duke_of_Moon]

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

[u/SeanMacLeod1138]

"Temporary"? Dude, it has a smithy with smelter, a kitchen with oven and butter churn, and Alch/Ench tables. It's the most complete early-game base that's still useful late-game. The biggest problem is its location 😅

[u/redbull31312 → u/SeanMacLeod1138]

Yeah, there are a couple of places that’ll come in handy, but the “Hendraheim” house is better if you need a complete setup for alchemy, enchanting, smithing and so on. All you have to do is defeat the warrior, and you’ll get a house with almost everything you need, plus a beautiful setting. The only thing is, I’m not sure how relevant this is for players who already know what they need. I missed the part about how early I received the letter with her quest, so maybe Goldenhills Plantation wins out in terms of how quickly you can get it.