Main Page Go to Short Stories Go back to Articles Go to Comics Go to Continued Series Go to Editorial Go to New Series

Show All | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Week 16 | Week 17 | Week 18 | Week 19 | Week 20 | Week 21 | Week 22 | Week 23 | Week 24 | Week 25 | Week 26 | Week 27 | Week 28 | Week 29 | Week 30 | Week 31 | Week 32 | Week 33 | Week 34 | Week 35 | Week 36 | Week 37 | Week 38 | Week 39 | Week 40 | Week 41 | Week 42 | Week 43 | Week 44 | Week 45 | Week 46 | Week 47 | Week 48 | Week 49 | Week 50 | Week 51 | Week 52 | Week 53 | Week 54 | Week 55 | Week 56 | Week 57 | Week 58 | Week 59 | Week 60 | Week 61 | Week 62 | Week 63 | Week 64 | Week 65 | Week 66 | Week 67 | Week 68 | Week 69 | Week 70 | Week 71 | Week 72 | Week 73 | Week 74 | Week 75 | Week 76 | Week 77 | Week 78 | Week 79 | Week 80 | Week 81 | Week 82 | Week 83 | Week 84 | Week 85 | Week 86 | Week 87 | Week 88 | Week 89 | Week 90 | Week 91 | Week 92 | Week 93 | Week 94 | Week 95 | Week 96 | Week 97 | Week 98 | Week 99 | Week 100 | Week 101 | Week 102 | Week 103 | Week 104 | Week 105 | Week 106 | Week 107 | Week 108 | Week 109 | Week 110 | Week 111 | Week 112 | Week 113 | Week 114 | Week 115 | Week 116 | Week 117 | Week 118 | Week 119 | Week 120 | Week 121 | Week 122 | Week 123 | Week 124 | Week 125 | Week 126 | Week 127 | Week 128 | Week 129 | Week 130 | Week 131 | Week 132 | Week 133 | Week 134 | Week 135 | Week 136 | Week 137 | Week 138 | Week 139 | Week 140 | Week 141 | Week 142 | Week 143 | Week 144 | Week 145 | Week 146 | Week 147 | Week 148 | Week 149

Neopia's Fill in the Blank News Source | 19th day of Eating, Yr 26
The Neopian Times Week 76 > Articles > Tips For Surviving Neopian Poverty the Good and Honest Way...

Tips For Surviving Neopian Poverty the Good and Honest Way...

by ladyfantasy16

Untitled Document

NEOPIA CENTRAL - Okay we all know how hard it is to get that expensive paintbrush or the adorable petpet to keep your pet company while you're away.

Well whether you are a newbie or a 5 year Neopian we've all had that time (or are still going through it) where have only 2,000 NP in the bank. Here's a technique I've found out after my nearly year stay. But it takes awhile. So here's a step by step guide, follow these and you're sure to be able to dig your way out.

Step 1: SELF CONTROL!!! I'm very sorry but if you have no self control on NP spending, there is no way in which to get yourself out of poverty. Here is what you do:

Step 2: THE BANK! Yay! This is probably the most important place for your NP. Here's why.

1) No ghosts can get to it!

2) You can collect more NP if you do business everyday.

3) And heck, there's always a polite Skeith ready to help you.

Now how to store your Neo Points. Think of it as the unbreakable box, don't touch any NP in there or your self control you've been having will go straight down the drain! Okay say I have 2,536 NP out (You know on the yellow side bar) I would take 1000 of that NP and deposit it into the bank, I already got 1000 saved up. Cool eh? Anyway now I have 1,536 NP and all I need to do is earn 464 more NP to deposit another 1000. Now here's how you earn it.

Step 3: Becoming Neo Point Hungry! Yes we all are scrimping around the site hoping to have that random event " Something has happened! ladyfantasy16 found 500 Neo Points on the floor!" Well this can happen only rarely.

A). So let's PLAY YOUR SKILLS! Not only are games fun they are ways of getting more Neo Points! Now Play your Skills. Say you won the school Spelling Bee five times in a row, Try your luck at Spell-Or-Starve! This is located at the Virtupets Space Station. (Just watch out I think the mutant Grundos can get grumpy.) Or say you are so addicted to tetris, check out Gadsagame on Mystery Island. And don't make these games feel like the nagging history paper that's gathering dust you are avoiding while you're reading this. Make it sort of fun (Isn't that the point of games?) like beating you're high score. (I just recently beat my score at Destruct-O-Match Maybe soon I will get to level four!)

B). ENTER THEM CONTESTS! Nothing is more fun than trying to win those competitions. Not only do you get a trophy if you win you get 2,000 NP! SO get creative. *Shakes ShinoChan's Gelert Wand* I said get CREATIVE! D). And last but not least! (Those with gambling issues don't listen!) Play games with big prizes! Wheel of Excitement is one of my Favorites! But the only bad things about it is you can only play every two hours and that stupid mystery prize! Grrr! Darn that Mystery Prize! Same with Wheel of Mediocrity except the prizes are worse, and let's face it the Flotsam enthusiasm is too much to take! Kiosk Scratch Card is okay but rarely do you win (I don't waste my time on it)

Step 4: MY POOR NEOPET IS STARVING AND/OR HURT!! Okay for one, NEOPETS CAN'T die! Not that it's nice to starve your pets or anything. In Fact I'm an animal lover, but sometimes your pets will go hungry for awhile but there are many ways to get food.

A). Here's my number one place to hit up for food! Le Grande Omelette! All Neopets will eat the omelette and there are three servings! How cool is that? You can only get one omelette per day but still three meals right there! For NOTHING!

B). THE SOUP KITCHEN! This is you are really down in the dumps. Only if you have 2,000 NP or below will you be able to eat here. The Soup Faerie is also known as The-Know-About-All- Your-NeoPoints-Faerie! So don't even think you can trick her! SHE HAS A LADLE SO WATCH IT!

C). BARGAINS! YOUR NEW BEST FRIEND! You are most likely gonna get the stuff you need if you hit the market place. But watch it just the other day I was looking for some food and one item that would most likely be 100 NP in the store was 7000 something. Always try to get some with more than one meal like a full pizza pie! How to find these is the Shop Wizard. He's another one of your new best friends. So keep on his good side.

D). THE HEALING FOUNTAIN Sure the Water Faerie isn't exactly one of my favorites but sometimes she does a good job. She can get at least up to 11 hit points up and can probably cure a pet's illness. Visit her once a day at least.

Well there you are. That's all the advice I got for you follow this and sometime in the not too distant future you may be able to get that fancy smancy new paint brush every Neopet with envy. Or that new carpeting for your NeoHome. Bye, I hope this helps!

Week 76 Related Links

Boosting Your Bank Account
Running low on NP? Can't seem to get your hands on those items to resell them in your shop for a hefty profit?

by pvtjecht



Search :
Other Stories

A Neopinglish Dictionary
Here is a dictionary of Neopinglish to help you understand what everyone is SAYING, even if what they are DOING still makes no sense whatsoever.

by stoneman3x


Guide to Storytelling
Two paragraphs had already been entered, so being the imaginative type I was, entered this really weird story with lots of twists and turns. I submitted it and then waited.

by ginger23456


The Elephante Flies Anyway: The Neopian Anatomy Debate
From Kikos to Shoyrus to Skeiths, many of our favorite pets' features are hard to explain logically.

by taffychic


Famous Faeries
Say hello to new, cool, fun and famous Faeries.

by nancy251


Beauty Or Advertising Contest?
I have to ask myself this question: Is it the Beauty or Advertising Contest?

by teghan62


Neopets | Main | Articles | Editorial
Short Stories | Comics | New Series | Continued Series | Search