Farmville makes me think about my money - Streetwise Mike
I’m really enjoying spending a bit of time each day ‘tending the fields’ on Facebook’s Farmville. It’s giving me the chance to try out some different money strategies…
When I started, I could have been described as a ‘hobby farmer’. I just planted whatever crop had the nicest picture, which didn’t earn me much for my efforts. But it was fun.
Then I started seeing what some of my neighbours were creating - big expansive farms complete with animals and implements and homesteads. I switched to the ‘bigger is best’ strategy, planting whatever would earn me the most, whilst keeping my expenses as low as possible.
This explosive growth strategy didn’t last very long. I missed a couple of important harvesting times (mainly because I miscalculated my schedule and was asleep!) and found myself back at square one: some land and little money to do anything with it. Plus I’d been too frugal to buy some of the ‘equipment’ like tractors and seeders to make my efforts more efficient.
So now I’ve found the happy medium: calculating the best possible return for my plantings, based on my available time to play the game and with ‘long-term’ thinking. I’m not about to break any records for fastest growth or largest farm, but I can easily afford a new tractor or the cool features as they are released, plus the fuel to run them or expand my ranch if I desire.
It’s the best of both worlds - enjoying playing today whilst setting myself up to continue playing tomorrow. Even without missing any sleep!
Streetwise Mike
One of the Money Mindset Mob - empowering teens to master their money
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