How do I make money efficiently?

Question

In Oblivion, I had two favorite money-makers:

• Dump all my stuff except some basic armor and potions, and raid an oblivion tower. The armor and weapons was worth lots, and selling it in Anvil made a lot of cash fast.
• Harvest an entire farm's worth of crops, create 'restore fatigue' potions and sell them.

Skyrim seems to spoil this:

• Merchants have a max-amount per day/QOD/... instead of per item
• You can't carry as much (or maybe I have yet to discover the strength/feather spells)
• Alchemy is a lot harder (most common items go into food recipes now, which don't sell for those prices)
• On top of that, once a dungeon is cleared, it doesn't respawn - so no 'farming' familiar dungeons?

What are some easy/repeatable money making methods in Skyrim? Which are most efficient effortwise/real-life-time wise?

Asked by Konerak

Answer

I've found the best way to make money is pick up ingredients in the wild, make potions and sell them.

This works best for invisibility, because you can sell it for squillions. It'll also help your alchemy skill and get you loads of restore health and magica potions. I've made around 20k mostly from potions.

Avoid buying expensive ingredients like void salts, fire salts, daedra hearts etc. The return isn't worth the cost.

Win win win!

Answered by Coomie

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