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How to Earn Quick Cash with Activities in Need for Speed Unbound

Money can come easier than you may think.

If there’s one thing to be sure of, in EA and Criterion’s latest racing title Need for Speed Unbound, you’re going to need to have quite a bit of money. Money really is the cream of the crop in this title as you’ll have not only cars, car upgrades, and cosmetics to purchase, but you’ll often need to spend some money on buy-ins for better, more valuable racing events.

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But early on in Need for Speed Unbound it can be a bit tough to get things done, as you really don’t have a lot of cash. Enter Activities; free mini-events are strewn throughout Unbound’s city of Lakeshore. But what are they? Well, let’s explain how to earn quick cash with Activities in Need for Speed Unbound!

How to Earn Quick Cash with Activities in Need for Speed Unbound

Similar to other open-world racing games available right now Need for Speed Unbound offers players static Activities that can be found in every corner of the map we know as Lakeshore. Each Activity offers three different tiers which you can beat it, all offering different monetary incentives for doing so. It’s an insanely easy way to earn money over and over, as they don’t take too much to beat and give you some cash very quickly.

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All Activities Available in Need for Speed Unbound

There are a total of 4 different kinds of Activities that you can partake in across Lakeshore, all of which will sport their own icon highlighted in purple on your map, mini-map, and on the road. You really just drive through the purple ring on the road to begin them. Here’s each one!

  • Drift Zones – You’ll need to follow the highlighted course and earn as many points in the shortest amount of time possible before you get to the finish line. More drifting distance equals more points.
  • Speed Traps – This is simply trying to beat the targeted high speeds that are clocked for each specific Speed Trap. Getting a good starting distance is key here.
  • Speedruns – Spreedruns are simply small courses that you’ll need to complete, where your main goal is to do so in the shortest amount of time possible and hit all of the markers along the way to the finish line.
  • Jumps – This one is most definitely as easy as it sounds. Your goal is to hit jumps and get as much airborne distance as possible to score the best. This is another one where getting a good starting distance is important.

So, that’s really all there is to know about how to get cash fast with Activities in Need for Speed Unbound! Be sure to check out some of our other helpful guides too, such as “All Collectibles in Need for Speed Unbound and How to Find Them”.

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Nathaniel Litt
Hi! I'm Nathaniel; Star Wars nerd, musician, and active daydreamer. When it comes to gaming, I'll try anything at least once. My mains though are FPS, Action-Adventure, and Puzzle-Platformers.