• save your leaf tickets. i cannot stress this enough. right now your items will all be ready in less than an hour, but when you’re at level 40, stuff takes like 3 days to make 
  
• also, materials get harder and harder to come by so frequently you’ll need to use leaf tickets to keep the ball rolling. also being able to buy campers/tom nook/kk is worth more than speeding things up
  
• know which villagers give what. some villagers, like apollo in my camp at least for example, give paper more frequently than others, while some give, say, conserves. paper is incredibly valuable as you need 150 to make just one wallpaper
  
• THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RUGS AND FLOORS. FLOORS CANNOT BE USED AT YOUR CAMPSITE, ONLY IN YOUR CAMPER. DON’T BE LIKE ME AND WASTE 150 PAPER ON A FLOOR YOU CAN’T USE OH GOD
  
• shake all the non-fruit trees every day! one will drop up to 1000 bells each day, and you’ll need the money you can get
  
• put loads of stuff up in your market box, for cheap. it seems useless right now, but as your level gets higher and it gets harder and harder to respawn items, people will come and buy from you and you can get a good income
  
• help your friends with the quarry; its nice and you get money rewards
  
• ask everyone on your friends list to help you with the quarry EARLY. chances are you’ll miss the haul you need if you wait
  
• even if you dont want it, make a nintendo account and get the free dosh. every leaf ticket helps, plus you get cool stuff too and a steady income to boot
  
• objects respawn offscreen. if you need a specific bug, scare away all the bugs or catch them (recommended) and then wait in the corner for a bit. rinse and repeat
  
• always shake your trees and just leave the fruit it doesnt rot and you’ll need more than they give you anyway (this is why the marketplace gets so useful)
  
• add loads of people! this helps you get into the quarry, get ideas for your camp, and gives you access to loads of market boxes for when you need them. which you will.
  
• you can expand your van…for loans. sell stuff on market boxes, or just straight up sell rare items for cheap, to pay it off
  
• always leave kudos at someones camp when they leave one at yours; its good manners and they’ll have your back later
  
• don’t waste materials on things you dont need; especially, don’t waste the material corresponding to your theme (cool uses a lot of metal, natural uses a lot of wood, etc.)
  
• always have something on the go crafting, and its a worthy investment to get a second slot for crafting too
  
• save your honey and nets for when you’re really stressed out
  
• change up your look often and visit the able sisters constantly; they only have a few items up at the start but as you level up they have more, and cooler stuff
  
• try and complete all your requests, and especially try and complete your stretch goals! they’re a really good way to get free stuff, so do yourself a favour and make the polka dot set and the green set; theyre cheap you only need 4 of each. just put them in your campground once at the same time and you’ll get 20 tickets, then sell them or whatever
  
• use your request tickets wisely. specifically, use them on your lowest-level villagers. they level up faster, meaning you level up faster
  
• at some point, get all the tents, even the ones you dont like. animals will eventually stop levelling up if you dont have their respective tent, and you will need their love. literally.
  
• change up your look! don’t try and limit yourself to one theme - this game is a lot more fun when you look at others and try and put your own mark on the game. 
  
• you can change your hair, eye colour, and hairdo in the options menu
  
• you can change your hair, eye colour, and hairdo in the options menu
  
• you can change your hair, eye colour, and hairdo in the options menu

anyway i hope this helped. my code is 3612-7018-102 (Row) and I’m always open for questions because hell i’ve been playing this religiously since release and i need to do something with this knowledge. add anything you want to the list!