# Earning Money

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Our economy is based around a Diamond - just like in Hermitcraft!

Each diamond is worth **$100**
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So the main money making method is mining, or looting the resource worlds and getting diamonds from structures like End Cities!

Once you have some diamonds you can head to spawn (`/warp spawn`) and then just right click the slab with the floating diamond! Then just press the iron ingot and you'll see the diamond disappear from your inventory and $100 appear in your balance, press the iron ingot until you have all the money you need!

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If you need the diamonds back just click the gold ingot and it'll take $100 from your balance and give your diamond back! **You can't do this if you already spent your $100**

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You can also sell diamond blocks at the opposite exchange to speed up the process!
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### Creating Shops

This is the other primary way of making money! This has it's own guide here:

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[shops](https://guide.chillzone.cc/getting-started/economy/shops)
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### Alternative Methods

Not everyone likes mining, I get it! Whilst there are no other official methods you can always try selling other items to players unofficially. You may have an item they want, such as an enchanted book, which you can sell to them by `/tpa name` to that player and throwing them the item, they will then `/pay amount` to you, or throw you diamonds you can then sell at spawn.