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Apr 20, 2001
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I am playing as the Netherlands. I am in 1580 and have Holland, Hague, Friesen, Zealand, and Flanders in Europe. In the New World, I have several colonies and dozens of trading posts. One of my colonies is on a gold mine and says 61 in production income. I have merchants all over the place and have good trade and infrastructure levels. (Okay, so I feel like I should be raking in the $$$).
Each year I get a pittance in income. The log book says I should get about 650. I check my expenses, and they are minimal. Where is the $$$ going?
Should I be taking more income on a monthly basis and not keeping my inflation low? I am keeping it at about 2% per year.
What am I doing wrong? I cannot survive much longer without some money!
Thanks!
Adam VIth
 
Your yearly income is simply the census tax based on your population. Your trade income is monthly. If you have your income bar set to zero or close, you'll receive very little each month because all your trade income is going into research.

Study your finances sheet, hold the cursor over something an an explanation/breakdown should pop up. There's lots of information there in the interface.