How do I Get Farm Cash?

There are two types of currency in FarmVille. Coins are the game's mainstay form of achieving wealth, and are earned by harvesting seeds and trees, achieving ribbon goals, helping friends out on their farms, or the daily raffle. Farm Cash, however, is a good bit harder to come by. There are three ways to earn it, and only one of which is for free (in terms of money and time.)

1. The Free Way - Every time you level up, the game awards you 1 (one) Farm Cash.
2. The Money Way - Farm Cash can be purchased with real money in the following increments:
$5.00 - 25 Farm Cash
$10.00 - 55 Farm Cash
$20.00 - 115 Farm Cash
$40.00 - 240 Farm Cash
3. The Time Way - Sign Up for free/paid offers in which you spend alot of time giving away your personal information (address, cellphone, email) to many different companies.

Most people choose the free route, though there are a number of things within the game that cannot be achieved without getting more than 1 Farm Cash every level up.

The Time Way is the next most popular option. However, be prepared to spend a looong time filling out various forms for the free offers, or end up paying money anyway for the paid offers.

The Paid Way is a little fuzzier. Some people make the argument that FarmVille is on Facebook so it should they have to pay to get anything in the game. Others think that the developer's have worked hard on this game and deserve to throw in some optional items that people can spend money on. I am on the side of the developers on this one. If there is something special you really want on your farm, why not spend a couple dollars to get it, when you have spend hours enjoying a game for free?

All three ways are certainly acceptable. The level of your personal involvement in your farm will dictate whether or not you want to pay for a special item, or just keep racking in the coins from an entire farm filled with fruits and veggies :).

Coming up next: What do I spend my Farm Cash on?