I feel like I'm making far less money in this playthrough than I have in previous playthroughs. This might just be because of the gardening update though. I haven't upgraded it yet, but it's next on my list.
EDIT: I forgot about the 10k injection from Kali's route
There's already a lot there (like over 40 hours last time I played), but it sounds like it might be a good idea to wait for the upcoming version, which still won't be complete, but will have some new stuff for early game.
Is 18 going to add anything to the beginning of the game? I'm thinking of starting over soon and I'm wondering if I should wait until 18 is out before I do that.