The above tips are all good. Here are some more
- Keep expenses low in the early stages of the game. House and furnishings should be small and simple so that bills don't go above 1000-1500 until you're well established with a financial reserve
- Playing for tips in public lots is good because you skill up at the same time as earning money, and it counts for the "practice music" part of your career goal.
- Entertainer is a basegame career, but Singing is a City Living skill. It's fun to use together with the career, but it has no direct effect on it
- Since you do have City Living, don't forget to attend the Romance Festival and Spice Festival to get the seeds, especially the fancy flowers at the Romance Festival
- Since you have Cottage Living, remember that you can shop for new seeds at the garden stand.
