Red Dead Redemption 2

Red Dead Redemption 2

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Pony Up

Pony Up

You spent $5000 across all shops.

How to unlock the Pony Up achievement in Red Dead Redemption 2 - Definitive Guide

The harder part of this will be getting the money. The easiest and fastest way is to use treasure maps to find gold bars. You won't be able to do this until you begin chapter 2 and can roam freely. Each bar is worth $500 at a fence, which is unlocked after completing "The Spines of America" with Hosea.

I used the Poisonous Trail maps (4 bars) and the Jack Hall gang maps (2 bars). Each set has 3 maps you have to follow in order to find the treasure. I also used the strange statues puzzle for another 3 bars. That will give you a total of $4500. See the not-my videos below for how to find these.

Also, just southwest of your camp, on the east side of the river, is the burnt-out ghost town of Limpany. In the sheriff's office, behind the counter there is a lock box containing another gold bar. This should give you a total of 10 bars and your $5000.

If you also look for homesteads (look at the Breaking and Entering achievement), you can find some loot that will also help towards this.

Once you have $5000, save your game.

You need to find a place to spend it. I found the easiest place to spend all the money was the tailor in Saint Denis. Go through the catalogue, buying one of every item in every color they have. You should hopefully get to $5000 by the time you get to the trousers.

Here are some not-my videos to help you with the three treasure quests.




Best of luck! toast
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29 Oct 2018 08:30

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Or you can just finish the game and earn 20k after the credits.
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By Obi Wan Kanabiz on 06 Nov 2018 20:56
You can? I haven't finished the game so I have no idea.
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By Sashamorning on 06 Nov 2018 21:48
My bad. So it happens after finishing the game you get around 20k and can free roam. But other than that, great solution!
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By Obi Wan Kanabiz on 06 Nov 2018 22:35
Another quick way to grab this is visit one or two stables and literally "pony up" by buying the horses and then selling them back. Some can be $700-1,000 each depending on honor and breed.
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By Reborn Insanity on 12 Nov 2018 08:39
Has this glitched for anyone
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By SwAGgyC24 on 16 Nov 2018 17:16
i had good honor so everything in the stores was discounted so it took almost everything in the saint denis tailor to get to $5k but i made it haha
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By e4chin on 22 Feb 2019 03:15
I got this achievement just playing trough the natural progression of story. Just spend money purchasing clothes, tonics, food, ammo and customizing weapons. If needed, some good horses.
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By netstryker on 17 Mar 2019 23:55
Used a save reload for this. Used the tailor, but I'm thinking stables might be a faster spot to spend that much.
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By Seitzz on 03 Apr 2019 23:55
I’m guessing the gang purchases in the camp don’t count for this?
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By Lavindathar on 29 Oct 2019 19:44


Thanks Obi Wan Kanabiz, just completed it and yes, you'll get more than enough to make up for the old switcheroo near the end.
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By Kennyannydenny on 06 Mar 2020 10:39
Um, spoilers? I haven't finished the story yet.
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By Sashamorning on 06 Mar 2020 11:03
Bruce Willis was dead the whole time!
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By Mr Peanutbubber on 19 Apr 2020 01:11
Why would you spend the money on clothes? Isn't it better to spend the money on Gun Upgrades and Cigarettes, as you can work towards other achievements that way?
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By Lewitunes on 16 Feb 2023 14:47
Save game, spend, achievement, reload, get money back.
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By Sashamorning on 18 Feb 2023 17:11
Hello,
Thanks for the tailor tip. I worked on this achievement buying clothes from the seller, but I didn't want to unlock it now, keeping it in stock as an easy achievement if needed (TA challenge...).
But I don't know why, now when I buy things from the tailor or elsewhere, the achievement's tracking doesn't progress. I'm stuck at 94%.

I tried to quit and reload the game and my save file, but nope. I didn't try to hard reboot my console, I'll try today.
I unlocked an ach on this game, yesterday, 'Artificial Intelligence - You discovered the fate of Marko Dragic', so the problem is not there. 😕

Thanks for the help.
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By vegansound on 17 Jul 2020 07:12
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After completing the epilogue you'll get $20,000 to spend as you please.

A fast way to spend $5000 is to purchase horses.

Its worth noting that if you plan on collecting all the cigarette cards you can keep buying premium cigarettes from the general store until you've randomly acquired all 144. This will cost between $500-$1000. It helps to first buy the largest satchel from a fence so you can purchase more cigarettes before having to discard them. For many players this will be their first completed collectable strand.

Mail the cards out at the post office to also get:

Red Dead Redemption 2Collector's ItemThe Collector's Item achievement in Red Dead Redemption 2 worth 62 pointsComplete one of the Collectable strands.
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10 Jan 2019 16:42

The gold bar method has been patched so the easiest way to earn money in 2023 is to follow this video to earn $50 every minute or so. (Thanks to Reborn Insanity for letting me know).

You will then have enough money to fully upgrade the camp. Donating just $250 will unlock:
Red Dead Redemption 2Give to the PoorThe Give to the Poor achievement in Red Dead Redemption 2 worth 12 pointsDonate $250 to the gang tithing box.


When you have loads of money, head to Saint Denis' tailor. Make a new save before you enter. When you enter, you should get pickpocketed. Chase the thief, hogtie him and then loot him. If he took more than $250, you will get that money plus a bit extra. He took $490 from me and I gained $610. The reason for saving is that you don't always get the money back. I tested it on three different save files so I believe this event happens for everyone. Please let me know if that is not the case.

Red Dead Redemption 2Take From the RichThe Take From the Rich achievement in Red Dead Redemption 2 worth 14 pointsRob or loot $250.


Then return to the shop and buy one of every item. You could also go to a gunsmith and upgrade all your guns or a stable for your horse.
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29 Oct 2018 16:44

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This is great. Done it twice already, works like a charm (60 gold bars/$30k). Followed the video as well as Lucky's extra instructions.

Thanks, LuckyConquerer2
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By VyperJMc on 30 Oct 2018 04:13
I'm thinking the getting pick-pocketed might depend on the time of day. Tried 2 times, both at night and it never happened for me.
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By Rogue xx Angel on 30 Oct 2018 19:56
That might be correct. I’ll wait on feedback from others before updating. Thanks.
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By LuckyKant on 30 Oct 2018 19:59
No problem. Thanks for the help on the Pony Up achievement and the money!
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By Rogue xx Angel on 30 Oct 2018 20:06
Amazing thanks for this info
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By Jay2iso on 30 Oct 2018 21:56
Glitches at 49% WTH...
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By ParadoxReal8 on 04 Nov 2018 17:20
Is this still good, or has it been patched out?
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By Naberios on 03 Feb 2023 12:08
Looking at the comments on the video, it seems to have been patched. I'll edit the guide. Thanks.
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By LuckyKant on 03 Feb 2023 12:52
Here's a new video that is $50 per minute or so, comments say it still works.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2L3PRbWvGI
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By LuckyKant on 03 Feb 2023 12:58
Thanks for the update.
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By Naberios on 03 Feb 2023 13:50
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To unlock the Pony Up trophy in Red Dead Redemption 2, you must spend a total of $5,000 in the game's various shops.

Getting the $5,000 might be a struggle during much of the game unless you are using treasure maps to find gold bars or going out of your way to rob and steal everything that moves.

The simplest method is to wait until after you have completed the epilogue as you'll automatically be given $20,000.

Once you have the money, save your game. Head to the stables in Saint-Denis and buy horses as they are the most expensive item in the game.

Once the trophy has unlocked, you can reload your previous save.
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13 Feb 2019 11:05

This may very well come naturally, especially if you're spending money, crafting trinkets or buying recipes at black markets/fences. Near the end of the game, a lot of horses will be relatively expensive to buy so you can easily knock out a chunk of the required spending for this trophy. In terms of gaining money, you don't need to worry about that – the game gives you plenty of it. You also get $20,000 when you finish the story so you can easily just unlock this trophy then.

[Credit to themindisacity]
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At the end of the main storyline, you will automatically receive $20,000. And then it’s just a matter of little things.

For the impatient, you can get the trophy with $3,500 in hand. Just go to the stables and buy all the horses. Then sell them immediately to get some of the money back. And then buy again with the remaining money. And of course, it’s better to save manually before doing this.

The same tactics can be used in public stores (with food).
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26 Oct 2018 19:23

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After completing the story you will have approximately $20,000 in your hands

Then you can simply buy all the most expensive horses and upgrades for them, the entire nearest grocery store, pharmacy, gunsmith, etc. Payment of fines also seems to count
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By MorthShooter on 18 Nov 2018 19:42
In the third chapter there will be a mission from Bill, during which you will rob a bank in Valentine. Just open all the safes in the banks, after the mission you will be given 2.5k, cut down the same amount, fighting off the bounty hunters (they drop quite expensive buckles, rings and watches if you sell them in a pack) while completing the trophy for the bounty on your head in $250
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By xXD0OmGuYXx on 08 Jan 2019 17:57
In addition to the hint above, at the beginning of the game you will meet strangers and receive 2 treasure maps. Find them! (I spent about 30 minutes on everything) There are a lot of tips on the Internet. On this you will cut about 3.5k dollars, maybe a little more. By that time I had about $1.5k. It will be possible to buy and upgrade open weapons for the Locked and Loaded trophy / Combat Readiness , buy and sell horses as in the tip above and also upgrade them, buy clothes and various provisions.
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By BryukBond on 30 Oct 2018 13:14
Just yesterday, a glitch was discovered that allows you to farm 30 gold bars in just a minute. You can sell them to a buyer for $500 apiece, thereby collecting a fortune - $15,000!!!
Video instruction:

https://youtu.be/LUl202cOz4M

The point is to pause the game and save while picking up the gold bar. After that, immediately load the save and go pick up the same ingot. Only now it doesn’t disappear and you can take it until your inventory is full (maximum 30 pieces).
Don't forget to turn off autosave.
PS: I think the glitch will be fixed in the next patch...
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By LordNF on 31 Oct 2018 07:33
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By the end of the game you will definitely have accumulated this amount, but if you don’t want to wait, you can use this glitch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYiLvmneC7M
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14 Nov 2018 21:41

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After completing the epilogue (after the credits) you will have 20,000, so stock up without any problems.
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By alvedvic on 08 Mar 2020 18:02