You can also change the starting money: in: SimCity™ Societies\Data\NewConstants.txt look for the line: RandomMap/StartingSimoleans;int;50000 change 50000 to whatever you want. You'd have to wait for the money to be generated by the city workplaces more. It only applies to new cities. So it won't affect saved cities. Same goes for the happiness and work effeciency tweak above I found.