Ways of obtaining gold
1)
Dumpster Dive -
[ x ] Various items are donated by other users and admin.. Sometimes you can get really nice items~ I got a Famestar 2000 once
whee 2)
Daily Chance - It is the little cart in the top right corners of the main pages of gaia. (Home, My Gaia, Shops, Forums, World, Games) It grants random items and gold~ They spawn once daily... I got 10k from it once~!
It looks like this:
3)
Booty Grab -
[ x ] It is a flash game in which a user's fishtank is triggered and when you play you collect as much gold as you can coming from the fish inside it~
4)
Aquarium -
[ x ] Make your Aquarium happy to get good items from your Overseer. The happier your aquarium is, the better prizes there'll be! They'll put anything for Overseer prizes. (Mostly gold for me >w< )
You can also use your aquarium by buying fish, placing them in your tank and having people play Booty Grab on your tank! 5)
Posting in forums -
[ x ] Posting in forums gives you gold~ So don't forget to post post post!
4laugh Note: You make no gold for posting in the test forum.
6)
Join Guilds -
[ x ] Some hold contests or give out gold! These are good opportunities and you can make new friends while you're at it!
7)
Charities -
[ x ] If you stick around and apply to charities, they will send donations to you depending on what their terms are. They are kind people and generally want to help others~
cool Quest Threads -
[ x ] Create one for what you are questing to let others know about what you are trying to achieve! People may or may not donate to you, but it allows for your quest to have the chance
heart You also make gold by making a thread too~!
9)
Make a shop/ Join a joint shop -
[ x ] Are you artistic? Can you code profiles? Are you a good bumper? Are you good at graphics making? Do you make signs? The possibilities are almost endless~ Just post in the correct forum and follow tips of others to make your shop successful~
10)
Post on Profiles - you can get a little by posting on people's profiles. Be kind though, and DO NOT post chain messages. You could even talk to friends through comments and get gold at the same time!
11)
Play Games -
[ x ] Some games give prizes to exchange for items in Prize and Joy. Tickets and tokens can be sold in the Marketplace, or exchanged for items in Prize and Joy
12)
Run around towns - Shaking trees, rocks, things like that will grant you gold! There's also trash and bugs that you can collect and possibly gain a profit off of too!
13)
zOMG -
[ x ] Farming monsters in zOMG and selling items that are dropped could make a good profit! They also have Daily Freebies that you can obtain as well just for talking to specific NPCs!
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Every day you can speak to certain NPCs in every area for daily freebies. This includes money and the occasional item. You can see them marked on the maps as a pair of dice.
Get your Freebies from these NPCs
Barton Town :
Daily Chance Wheel : South Gate
Village Greens :
Dina : South Gate, South East corner of the map
Bill's Ranch :
Rubella : Northwest Corner
Zen Gardens :
Burton : West near the "Road Closed" sign
Bass'ken Lake :
Rocko : East above the South Gate to Barton near the "Road Closed" sign
Old Aqueduct :
Spirit : North west corner outside the Null Crystal
Buccaneer Boardwalk :
Bob : Near the Bass'ken entrance to Buccaneer Boardwalk (South East area)
Gold Beach :
Marcy : South East corner near the bonfire
Otami Ruins :
Jerry : South East Corner near the entrance from Gold Beach
14)
Holiday EventsGaia regularly hosts Holiday events. During these times it is very easy to grab free or really cheap event-related items. Sometimes this can include going around the sites landing pages and finding clicking small images that appear in random places.
15)
Check the AnnouncementsAnnouncements on Gaia often have free items attached, if they're sponsored.
Check them here. 16)
Vote in polls - These grant gold and appear in threads randomly~ They are in threads that have [Poll] Before the thread title - Contributed by: Melluna
17)
Vote in arenas -
[ x ] This grants you some gold for voting. You could also choose to enter the arenas for a chance at winning the gold prizes given out, but in the Avatar Arenas you have to pay a fee to enter and sometimes it isn't worth entering unless you have a good one. - Contributed by: Melluna
18 )
Gold Lotto -
[ x ] (though you lose 100g, you could win more than 1k!) It is definitely by chance, and like the real lotto has a high failure rate
sweatdrop - Contributed by: Melluna
Other Things
You can exchange bugs, trash, and other certain items in order to make items! Although some are free, others may not be. Here's a list of the things you can exchange:
Bugs 
For ink, which can be used for tattoos, and flowers.
Trash 
Tin cans, paper, boots, and more found in Towns and Daily Chance can be traded in for items.
Ink 
You can use ink for making tattoos, skins, and color ties on bouquets.
Some may only need one bottle of ink, some need more, and some may even need multiple colors.
Recipes 
Items found in zOMG! can be exchanged to make items. Some might include a small amount of gold, some might not.
Flowers 
Make bouquets from collected flowers in the Towns. The ribbons can be dyed with ink.
Fish
Trade fish from Fishing for items. You can also find trash and tin cans while fishing. You can also find fish in the Daily Chance.
Bachelor Credits 
You can earn Bachelor Credits in the mini-game Word. Once you've collected enough, you can exchange them for these:
Bachelors Gown
Bachelors Cap
Masters Gown
Masters Cap
Doctorate Gown
Doctorate CapPrize and Joy 
Playing card/mini-games can grant you tickets. These can be traded in at the Prize and Joy for items. Some mini-games/slots/card games need tokens to play, which you can find in the Daily Chance. You don't need gold for any of these.
Have ANY suggestions? Feel free to let us know~! 4laugh I'm sure that I forgot things~
