by Dianna Defiant, Guest Writer

From Iggy: Di’s advice is so good that I will parse it out in several columns, and I’ll invite her to make this a regular feature of “In a Strange Land” if readers want more great tips!

There seems to be a debate in SL between (I will call them) the “haves” and the “have nots.” The “have nots” are those people who do not use RL USD$ to participate in SL, and therefore have the words “No payment Info on file” in their profile – branding them for all who choose to see as a freeloader. I am one such freeloader. There are those who argue players like me make no contribution whatsoever to the SL economy, and that we even should be restricted in our usage of SL partly or even totally. To that I say, “‘people – it’s a GAME!!”

When I first started SL in Oct 06 I vowed never to spend any real $ on it. 7 months later, I am still happily playing SL without lightening my RL wallet. Dianna Defiant looks good, has great clothes, an apartment, money “in the bank” and buys most anything she ever wants with totally free Lindens. This is how I did it…you can too!

#1 – Camping: I know it’s distasteful to most, but when I was a newbie and my bank balance in the corner said $0, I knew I had to do something. There are places all over SL where you “camp” for xL$ per hour by sitting in or on a certain spot. Some of the camping spots are animated to look as if you are sweeping, working at a desk, etc…some are just sitting. Boring yes, but if you find the right attachments for your avatar, you can stay on all night and not get logged off, earning your free $ while you sleep, which is what I did. I made my 1st $10K just by camping.

#2 – Free Stuff: There are tons of places around SL to find great free stuff. Lucky chairs are a great way to get store quality merchandise for free – merchants use them to generate traffic and to get people wearing their designs. Many stores put out free items on certain days of the week, and there are even stores where EVERYTHING is totally free, or $1, or very cheap. Most of these stores are geared towards newbies, but you can find some great stuff in them. Dianna has over 12 pairs of boots that cost $500L each – all from lucky chairs at the vendor’s store. One of my favorite SL pastimes is finding good stuff for cheap or free – ask Iggy!

To be continued. . .

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