Neopoints (or Np for short) are basically the currency of neopets, like dollars or pounds. As in the real world, you need money (or neopoints) to buy things, like food, or toys and items in general for your neopet. To gain Np, you can:
• Play Games (getting a high score earns you extra points)
• Sell Items in a Shop
• Auction Items to the Highest Bidder
• Find it in the Money Tree, as well as items too
• Find it Randomnly on the Site (this is very rare)
• Buy Shares and Sell them When they are Worth More than you Paid for them
You can also put Np in a bank account and gain interest or, put some items on the trading post, and an offer might come to you of Np and other items. Neopoints, are essential, to the Neopian (the world of neopets) Life, and although your pet can't die, they still need food. Fortunately, if you have under 3,000 Np (that is very poor, although I only have about 40,000), then I kind Faerie will feed Soup to your pets. The rich people in Neopia have millions of Np, but the staff, have billions!
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