The Working Cap
Yes, this again.

You can build characters to generate chy. Some archetypes are very well suited to that. There are others where the chy is basically nonexistent or even a chyen sink. All of them can be "successful" in terms of story based on your connections.

When the game says seek more income through roleplaying, it's essentially talking about any possible interaction you might have with another player character that ends in being paid, whether that is through creating things, stealing things, writing things, killing characters, getting data for characters, working for player businesses, trading or selling items to players, or whatever else.

Some players will never really have much player income separate from what they earn towards the cap, others can make cash hand over fist in roles that allow for a lot of player engagement, there's not really anything that players are supposed to be doing, it's kind freeform and up to everyone to decide for themselves but if you're hitting the cap every week with time to spare you'll be making decent money that is above average overall.

One, you can reduce expenses. Roommates, cheaper place, making gangers earn those 'tolls' and learning to better combat dips. I'm not saying to just go all out and do all of them half cocked but they can all be worked towards.

Also, running reliably can create interest from other PCs. They see you stick about and deliver, even on simple things, and they will be more likely to bring you in on other things. Sindome is a long haul game. For good or ill, many players also seem to feel that there is some kind of due paying involved like being a bartender before you can be a corpie. I don't agree with 90% of it but you kind of have to work with what's available.

Best of all, you can start getting creative with things. You don't have to wait for work. You can start creating it. Random and largely lame examples can include:

- Maybe make messes you can be paid to clean (or get someone to make those messes).

- Convince a character they are hungry after a big workout so they want food and you can offer to run it.

- Hire a tailor to make a catchy t-shirt then create a desire for it with witty SIC banter.

- Convince someone that they are being hunted then offer bodyguard services.

- Agree to heal someone for free if they go and beat up others so you can just happen to be available to heal them.

- Lie about a great deal on Gold (or get someone to do it) so you can offer fast taxi service.

Sindome is best played proactively. It's not easy and can be draining but the best players don't wait for someone to pull them in. They CREATE opportunities. And it usually comes in waves but once you build a reputation for making things happen others want to engage with you more.

Just a few random thoughts! Hope one or two helps!

But I'd say you're well ahead of the curve after only a few weeks of playing and if your character is making ~10,000c a week you're doing more than fine for a new player, it's normal for money to be getting eaten up by expenses in the first month or first few months, you will find you're gradually making out with more savings each week as your character develops experience and as you settle into the world and begin to figure out how things work.