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Paradimes
May 12, 2026 at 02:00 PM
Initial version (2026-05-12): created Paradimes article covering currency role, earn rates, spend examples, and ties to careers, bills, and museum donations.
Paradimes are the in-game currency in Paralives. Every household has a paradime balance that pays for bills, food, furniture, clothing, transit fares, and any other expense across the open world. Paradimes are earned through
This article anchors all the confirmed paradime amounts that appear across other launch-build systems, so that other pages can wikilink to a single canonical reference rather than restating exchange rates. Specific item prices, salary numbers, and milestone rewards quoted here come from the confirmed gameplay showcase and Early Access feature recap.
Paradimes are a single household-shared pool, not a per-Parafolk wallet. When any member of the household earns money from a job, milestone, or sale, the amount lands in the shared balance. When any member spends, the cost comes out of the same balance. Bills, lot taxes, and similar recurring deductions are billed against this pool on the weekly cycle managed inside the broader bills system.
The currency is universally accepted across the town's venues. Stores, transit fares, museum gift-shop items, and venue services all draw from the same balance. There is no banking, lending, or savings sub-system at Day 1; paradimes are spent immediately when a transaction is approved.
Source | Amount | Cadence |
|---|---|---|
Office Administrator at SuperGamezPlus Inc., Rank 31 | 1,375 paradimes | Per shift, daily on the work-day schedule |
Museum donation milestone (category) | Variable paradime payout | On reaching each milestone in a category |
Newspaper opportunity payout | Variable paradime payout | When a household completes a newspaper-prompted opportunity |
Buried-treasure chest | Smaller paradime drop alongside item rewards | Weekly Thursdays during the hunt |
Item sales (Build Mode catalog refund) | Refund equal to the catalog value | On selling owned items via the delete interaction |
Salary scales with job rank and
Purchase | Amount |
|---|---|
Bus ride on the PL130 line | 3 paradimes per trip |
Outfit purchased from a mannequin at L'Armoire | 50 paradimes per outfit |
Bloom plant shop | Includes a free daily complimentary plant |
Premade food at cafes and restaurants | Variable, generally a small fraction of a daily salary |
Furniture and decor at Market Antiques | Discounted vs the Build Mode catalog price |
Weekly lot tax and utilities | Deducted automatically per the bills cycle |
Spending at venues is generally cheaper than buying through the
Most reliable income comes from
The daily post-shift upgrade choice from the
Recurring spend through
The
Spending side,
Buses are the only confirmed paid transit at launch. The PL130 line, anchored at multiple
Players who want to bypass the regular economy can use the in-game cheat console. As of Early Access, the
Paradimes are the only currency in the launch build. There is no premium currency, no microtransaction tier, and no second tier of in-game money. All future content updates during the approximately two-year Early Access window will be free under the no-paid-DLC commitment, so no additional paid-currency tier is planned.
