Do the following if you need to get some money and do not have much to do in the game. Go to the inn and wait until 9:00 a.m. At that time, immediately enter the inn and work part time. After that you will leave the inn. Wait at the door again until 6:00 p.m. Once again, immediately enter the inn and talk to the man at the counter on the right. Ask him to work part time. Go through the cinematic, collect your money, then go home. This should get you double the amount of money you can usually get from most places that allow you to work part time. Note: This would also can be helpful if you are trying to marry Maya or Kathy. Be sure to have the gifts you need from them ready, then give them those gifts before you work.

This trick requires some gold, however once you are set you can almost double what you spent to do it. First, you will need a Yarn Maker, not for the maker itself but for the dying pot that is included. When the Flower Festival starts at the first of Spring, there will be an NPC selling herbs. Buy as many Blue Herbs as possible. Store them and wait until the end of spring for the Animal Festival. At the Animal Festival, there will be an NPC selling Silk Yarn. Buy as much Silk Yarn as you did Blue Herbs. Dye the yarn with the Blue Herbs you bought earlier to get more money that what was spent to create the item.

An easy way to get a decent amount of money daily is to collect toadstools and mushrooms in the mines. Collect them on the way down to level 19, which has an enormous amount of them, and sell them. You can make 1000G easily each day.