Quick answer: To make money in Graveyard Keeper 2 early on, sell burial certificates to Januarius at the tavern (every body you bury or cremate drops one) and make small weekly sales to merchants: a few of each item, so the price doesn't crash. Berry pies to the barkeep are an easy start. Mid game, add Town Warehouse orders at the Port, restored town shops and sermons, which pay more the better your graveyard is.
Players ask this as how to get money, how to make money and best way to earn money, and on Steam as how to actually get money in the game?, usually after the first shop prices collapse. The answer to all of them is the same: spread many small sales across the week and across merchants.
Quick facts
- Best early source: burial certificates (1 to 5 silver each)
- Easy trade good: berry pies, a couple at a time
- Rule: sell small batches every week, never hundreds at once
- Mid game: Port warehouse orders, restored shops, sermons
- Late game: more bodies means more top-tier certificates
Ways to earn
| Source | What it pays |
|---|---|
| Burial Certificate I | 1 silver |
| Burial Certificate II | 2 silver 50 bronze |
| Burial Certificate III | 5 silver |
| Berry pie | 44 copper each (one player's report) |
| Warehouse order | money + 15–25 Gratitude |
| Sermon | 5–30 bronze per quality point |
Every certificate also gives 1 Town Gratitude, and cremated bodies drop one too. Clay plates and firewood sell for little, but you can sell a lot of them. An anatomy perk can also drop a few coins each time you remove an organ.
A weekly money routine
Bury or cremate every body
Each one drops a burial certificate. Sell them to Januarius at the tavern.
Sell a few of each item to each merchant
Check every shop you've restored and sell small batches, then move on to the next shop.
Fill the Port warehouse orders
Once the Port is open (Battles), shipping orders pays money and Gratitude.
Hold a sermon
The money scales with your graveyard quality, so keep improving it.
Don't dump hundreds of one item on a merchant. As of September 25, 2026, players on Steam report that merchants never clear stock you sold them, so the buying price for that item stays low for weeks.
Late game
Upgrade the nun's service and pick the option for more bodies. More corpses means more gold certificates at 5 silver each.
FAQ
Sell burial certificates at the tavern and sell small amounts of many different goods to several merchants each week. Big single sales crash the price.
Selling a lot of one item lowers its price. Players report that merchants never get rid of that sold stock, so the lower price stays. Spread sales across items and shops.
Related
- Town Gratitude: certificates and orders raise it too
- Battles: the first win opens the Port warehouse
- Writing Desk: where sermons are written
- Map: where the tavern and the shops are
Sources: Steam Community discussions "How to actually get money in the game?" and "Merchants not getting rid of sold stock, permanently lowering buying prices", wikily.gg.