I don,t appear to earn any money. The only time my balance goes up is when my people get a promotion, they get a refund or sell collectables. They never seem to earn anything even though they have jobs. They don,t get any bank interest either, even though the bank indicates that they should get quite a lot. Is there something I should be doing?

Well, first of all is it in VF or VF2?

I can't remember VF, but in VF2, you don't earn interest if the game is paused while you're away. Also, your people earn money by working; it's just not always apparent.

If your people have plenty of food, leave it running overnight. You should see a noticeable increase in funds when you return the next morning

Many thanks. I did leave it on overnight. Regrettably it auto switched off at some point and I just gained € 400 in that time. Still not getting the bank interest though. It is unclear about the time frame. My child has aged 1 year but It is clear that I am not getting the daily interest of € 180.

How do I change the currency symbol?

I don't know about the currency symbol, but I remember reading recently on this forum that if you're playing on the mobile version, you don't get the bank interest. Not sure if this applies in your case (or even how accurate it is; can't remember who wrote it!) but if it's true, it would explain it :S

I have VF 2 and it is on my iPad. So thanks for the hint about not getting bank interest. It all makes sense now. Cheers.

I'm not certain what you meant by "not getting bank interest" JudasFm, but mobile device versions start out at 1% interest. Players can purchase up to 10% additional interest in the game via in-app purchases.

Jotobo, what version of the game are you running? You can find the installed version of the game by checking the lower left corner of the game screen that comes up when you first start the game. It's the screen that contains the "Continue" button.

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I took that to mean that the version on the mobile devices didn't earn any interest at all. Sorry; my mistake (I tried to correct my post, but couldn't...)

Sorry for nor replying sooner. I am unsure what version I have. As stated I have VF 2 and it on my iPad. Since posting days ago I have made very little money. I did buy coins when I first started as my families kept dying because the house was so poor. According to my bank details I should be getting daily interest of 1% but as I have £180,000, clearly I am not getting any? I suspect the additional small amount I have gained over the last few days is just employment earnings.

That shouldn't affect them as long as they aren't starved. Even that takes some time - days in fact. The peeps will probably die of old age slightly earlier in the first few generations; around 50-55 perhaps, instead of 60-65. That's because they are probably not fed so well as later, when it's possible to buy better food (for more coins of course). They might also die of illness if not treated. Again, sometimes it might be that they can't afford medicines early on, but usually not to the extent that a whole series of families dies.

The bank account screen shows how much the peeps should earn each day, broken down into their wages and interest. You don't say anything about how many coins you bought or how many generations have gone by, but 180,000 coins is quite a sizeable amount.

Thanks for your reply. As I was not making any money at all in the beginning, I bought 500,000. I blew a lot on home renovation and the best furniture and having no money coming in, the balance soon went down. I was not aware that the game had to be open to get the wages paid into the bank account, as I kept going in and out of live play. Plus I can,t seem to get my couples to have babies and resorted to adopting.6 so far.

Still, it is clear that I am not getting ANY bank interest and never have. Surprisingly and coincidentally, the balance I had yesterday of 181,000+ has gone up today because I got a tax rebate of 1%. So I am almost up to 200,000.

More importantly, is there something I should have done to get the bank interest?

Thanks for help. BTW. My version is 1.3.1

It doesn't. In fact, provided the little people have been 'trained' to work by judicious use of the green hand and/or treats you are quite likely to find that they will earn plenty without the player micromanaging them with the game on all the time.

You don't have to do anything special to earn the bank interest.

Hello Jotobo. Like arnie says, the game doesn't have to be open in order for your little family to earn money or interest on their bank account. You should make sure that the game is not “Paused.”

It sounds like you're concerned about the amount of interest your little family is receiving on their bank account. I'd like to explain how the bank interest works, so that you (and anyone else that has a concern about their game) could compare that with what you're experiencing. I apologize in advance for my lengthy reply!

The Family Bank Account is always changing. Money is added to the bank when your little family earns money from working on their careers, selling duplicate collectibles, completing goals, receiving coins through e-mail events (birthday, tax refunds), etc. Money is withdrawn from the bank when your family makes any purchase from the Store (food, medicine, décor items, career upgrades, people upgrades, renovations, adoptions, lottery tickets, etc) as well as any negative events such as e-mail fines, audits/underpaid taxes, etc. The family's current bank balance is always displayed at the bottom right corner of the main scene.

Tapping the Bank button displays all kinds of financial information for your little family, including their Current daily interest income and Tomorrow's Projected Balance. The Current daily interest income is tied to the current bank balance and is based on zero spending. That means in order for your family to achieve Tomorrow's Projected Balance (which includes the interest income) your little family must not spend any money and not have any money taken out of the bank from negative events (such as fines, audits, etc) during that 24 hour period.

Here's an example to illustrate the process:
Pong is a Level 1 Cosmetics Designer currently earning 15 coins a day. His wife Akella is a Level 1 Mustard Bottler earning 60 coins a day. They have 2 children, work hard on their careers, no one is ever sick and they have 2,000 units of food in the refrigerator so they don't need to buy any groceries for awhile. The family currently has 181,296 coins in the bank. If no other money is deposited or withdrawn from the bank then the family will receive approximately 1,812 coins in interest over a 24 hour period (181,296 x 1%). This will bring their account balance to 183,130 (181,296 + 1,812 = 183,130). If extra money goes into the bank they will receive a higher amount, if money is withdrawn from the bank they will receive a lesser amount.



That's how it should work. If you still have concerns about the amount of interest your little family is receiving and you'd like us to examine what's happening in your game, we need screenshots of your game's bank screen, taken at the same time every day for several days, along with an accurate record of all coins spent (food, meds, decor, e-mails, etc.) and all coins received other than from their career (sale of duplicate collectibles, goals, e-mails, etc) during each period. Then we can determine if there's a malfunction or not. It's important not to pause your game or use the Time Warp feature during this testing period.

You can post the screenshots and spending information right here in this thread. If you're not sure to take or post a screenshot, please see the bottom of this post.

You also mentioned some difficulty with your couple producing children. What happens when you put the couple together to try to make a baby? If they argue, just keep dropping them onto each other repeatedly until they try. There is no need to wait. Keep in mind that (just like real people) the more children they have, the less likely they are to want more children, which can cause them to argue about having another baby. This is especially true if one or both of the parents are showing "Not Really" or "No Way" for wanting children. Many players give up way too soon. You may find Section A. Tips for successfully growing your little family in Helpful VF2 iOS Tips & Answers helpful.

One last thing: Please double check that your games version number is 1.3.0 as that is the current version.

I truly hope you find this information helpful. Give us a holler if you need any additional assistance.
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