State Bonds

[unmerged(94078)]

I was reading somethings about state bonds on Paradoxian but I didn't get it quite. Can someone explane what state bonds are and how I can use them to gain money.

 

[havoc873]

State bonds is something that your rich POPs invest in, when they have too much money.

The POP Goods Buying Algorithm

POPs buy their goods from the WM using a straightforward algorithm designed to ensure that they satisfy basic needs first, and only save money when they can't spend any more. It goes something like this:

STEP 1: Buy Life goods in order, from left to right, as indicated onscreen. If there is not enough income to buy all goods, buy all that can be afforded, then stop. If there is inadequate supply of a good in the WM stockpiles, buy as much of that good as can be bought, and move on to the next good.
STEP 2: Buy Everyday goods in order, from left to right, as indicated onscreen. If there is not enough income to buy all goods, buy all that can be afforded, then stop. If there is inadequate supply of a good in the WM stockpiles, buy as much of that good as can be bought, and move on to the next good.
STEP 3: If there is income left over after buying all Life and Everyday goods (except for those that cannot be bought due to insufficient supplies in the WM stockpile), save it.
STEP 4: When cash reserves total £100, buy Luxury goods in order, from left to right, as indicated onscreen. If there is not enough income to buy all goods, buy all that can be afforded, then stop. If there is inadequate supply of a good in the WM stockpiles, buy as much of that good as can be bought, and move on to the next good. If cash reserves dip below £100, stop buying luxury goods and save money instead.
STEP 5: If there is income left over after buying all Life, Everyday, and Luxury goods (except for those that cannot be bought due to insufficient supplies in the WM stockpile), and cash reserves are greater than £100, buy state bonds.
STEP 6: If there is excess income after buying bonds, save it.

Basically, a POP will buy Life goods, then Everyday goods, then Luxury goods, and finally bonds. Luxury goods and bonds won't be bought unless a POP has money in the bank. Goods that can't be bought due to insufficient WM stockpiles are skipped.

 

[Kyoumen]

Yeah, they'll provide a bit of extra income if your pops are rich. Apparently they could be turned into ridiculously good moneymakers in the early days of the game, but then got nerfed to be wiped out periodically rather than building up (each year, I think) so you'll never really get more than a pound a day or so from them.

 

[Orm]

Yeah, they'll provide a bit of extra income if your pops are rich. Apparently they could be turned into ridiculously good moneymakers in the early days of the game, but then got nerfed to be wiped out periodically rather than building up (each year, I think) so you'll never really get more than a pound a day or so from them.

Yeah, basically what you need to do to gain a lot of money from bonds is to play the 1.01 version of Victoria (not Revolutions).

 

[Talquin]

Some of my larger Empires have bonds of 6+ a day but it's only when i have a Juggernaut of a country.