In  reviews or previews I often read that in RDR money would be more of a problem and you wouldnt end up with half a mil like in most GTA games. But so far ive only been doing story missions, stranger missions, journal challenges and looting (when I am on foot) and already swimming in money after Armadillo. I bought every item and gun I came across and one horse deed and stil have 4000$ left.
 
Wondering if im just doing more side things then intended. What is the overall experience money wise?

I got a ton of money with nothing to spend it on.

Just do wanted posters. And catch them alive. You will usually get around 200-500. Its very easy money as well.

" I got a ton of money with nothing to spend it on. "

i always have enough, or have enough stuff to sell to get the money i need :D and i haven't really done any real extra stuff ( did some random stuff, that don't give much $, and a few wanted posters, one small and 2 big ones , but i'v only done1 stranger story so far )
 
Allen :-p

I've played about 10 hours, randomly doing what I feel like doing, and I have more money than I can use.

A other thing that would make the money thing more fun but I think you cant do. With gambling just put it all on black or all-in. Didnt find any games were you play with all your money. Maybe the high stakes poker games?

There was a liars dice game for $200 a pop, I just played that, because that game is hella easy. Made $2k before I left for Mexico.

" @Ineedaname:  Dude, where can I find that liars dice game? Tried searching on RDR-wiki and google but found nothing. "

Yeah I know there's a liars dice game there, but where can I find the 200$ a game liars dice?

Just play five finger fillet in armadillo the, final round you can bet up to 100 and its easy as piss

" Its funny how almost nobody actually reads the post to see the Op was asking if money was an issue. Nope, everybody just knee jerk answers back, I got money, just do this to get some. lols.  "

If you only did the main quests and didn't loot corpses I can see money being tight.

I don't have a lot. I had a rather large bounty.

What the hell. I'm in Mexico, I've been doing pretty much every side mission as well as hunting and I haven't bought a single thing and I've only got like $1000. Though I've only done like three bounty missions.

I blew some money early on in poker by going all in (twice I lost high straights--a jack high and a queen high--to king high straights), so I lost a bit of money. I've always had enough, but never tons. The last time I played I did a bit of hunting along the road on the way back to Armadillo and pulled in three or four hundred dollars for just a few minutes work. So, my impression is that money is easy to come by if you put a little effort into hunting. If you don't it's tight but not all that scarce.

I usually have anywhere between a few dollars and $700, but spending it on new weapons and safehouses every chance I get doesn't help.

just made it down to Mexico and i have more money than I though I would have even after buying everything in the stores including the $750 horse 

I don't know if it's the game's fault, or the way I play's fault but yeah, with the amount of hunting I do when I'm just goofing around, money has quickly become a non-issue.

Yeah this is always a problem with open world games, lots of money and nothing to spend it on.  As I like to role play in RDR I stopped looting bodies unless I had too  and spend money on maps weapons safehouses and have bought a $750 horse.  I just got to mexico and they have a few expensive guns there, I drink a few shots  a day and try to gamble here and there.  Right now I have $65 on me which makes me happy, a cowboy shouldn't be rich.

Money isn't an issue, if you did get short then as already mentioned a couple of bounty hunts will set you back right.

Every time a wolf attacks, there's bound to be not only 2 or 3 others in it's pack, but another pack or two waiting in the wings. You essentailly get $100-150 every time you see a wolf. I don't really mind that money is a non-issue though. I play sandbox games to dick around and have fun, not to manage resources.

$1,800 dollars and I'm not even done with all the quests in Armadillo yet.  Also, anyone care to tell me where I can get more guns after I have bought all the ones in Armadillo?

" $1,800 dollars and I'm not even done with all the quests in Armadillo yet.  Also, anyone care to tell me where I can get more guns after I have bought all the ones in Armadillo? "

I got arrested on 10 counts of murder and a bunch of other stuff, so $0 but I'ma a Five finer Fillet Monster and can make money pretty fast.

" I usually have anywhere between a few dollars and $700, but spending it on new weapons and safehouses every chance I get doesn't help. "

I bounce around from about $1000 to $500.

i got plenty of money just  just loot body during the game, and completed missions.

I have about 2000.

$0, but I just started. I was up to probably $20, but ran into some problems with the local law enforcement. Who would have thought that breaking into a safe in a small town jail with many witnesses around would be a bad idea?

I'm comfortable with my funds...=P

I have like, 15 bucks i think. I had 68 but lost on poker.
 
Literally have only played the game properly for 40 minutes.

Post-game free-roam, I have about $17,000. So I'm good. Never bought anything other than weapons and houses, and later in the game started buying ammo to top off here and there after hunting trips.

The beginning was pretty scarce with money, but after a while I started getting quite a bit of it due to various things.

I got me everything and am at about 15k. Sometimes I just get caught up in hunting fever. Especially endlessly spawning wolves can keep me from ever getting anywhere. Just shooting and skinning wolves. All day.

I'm somewhere in Mexico and I rubber band between nothing and having about a $1,000. Of course I'm just sticking to doing story missions. I'm thinking about going back and doing some bounty hunting to rack up some quick cash.

It's sort of sparse if you don't hunt or loot corpses. But I have plenty of it. Not as much as you, but I just got to Blackwater.

" @ArchScabby said:

" I got a ton of money with nothing to spend it on. "

Reviewers rushed through the story. Probably alot of people do. "

My first John Marston is being super-noble. Not hunting more than I do to level. Buying all houses. Max supplies. Quality horses. With just a touch of (mostly) successful gambling. He's usually floating around $1000. 

I bet my next, outlaw John will make a lot more money.

Hunting sessions net me 1000-1500 so money's never been an issue. 

Buying property can eat up some cash.

" Just play five finger fillet in armadillo the, final round you can bet up to 100 and its easy as piss "

No money issues in the game for me, either.  But I am one of those oddballs that rarely if ever fast travels.  EXCEPT when I'm doing story missions.  Tend to do them in binges, to get them the hell out of my open-world happiness way.
 
Lacka' fast traveling leads me to lotta random events to gain cash.  I'm usually hovering between $3000-$5000.

I'm rich. I have maybe 12k and already bought everything except horses (got the warhorse). But I did pretty much every bounty when it became available, and I found all the buried treasure, too. If I play through it again, I'll probably do just the story missions and be a little more strapped for cash.