diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/Renderer.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/Renderer.cs
index 6c286f60ce..df1edebcbf 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/Renderer.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/Renderer.cs
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Graphics
 
 		public ITexture PaletteTexture;
 
-        public readonly SpriteFont RegularFont, BoldFont, TitleFont, TinyFont;
+        public readonly SpriteFont RegularFont, BoldFont, TitleFont, TinyFont, TinyBoldFont;
 
 		internal const int TempBufferSize = 8192;
 		const int TempBufferCount = 8;
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ namespace OpenRA.Graphics
 			BoldFont = new SpriteFont("FreeSansBold.ttf", 14);
 			TitleFont = new SpriteFont("titles.ttf", 48);
             TinyFont = new SpriteFont("FreeSans.ttf", 10);
-
+			TinyBoldFont = new SpriteFont("FreeSansBold.ttf", 10);
+			
 			for( int i = 0 ; i < TempBufferCount ; i++ )
 			{
 				tempBuffersV.Enqueue( device.CreateVertexBuffer( TempBufferSize ) );
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/CashTrickler.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/CashTrickler.cs
index 889f998e06..0b4284006e 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/CashTrickler.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/CashTrickler.cs
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA
 {
 	class CashTricklerInfo : ITraitInfo
 	{
-		public readonly int Period = 10;
-		public readonly int Amount = 3;
+		public readonly int Period = 50;
+		public readonly int Amount = 15;
 		public readonly bool ShowTicks = true;
 		public readonly int TickLifetime = 30;
-		public readonly int TickVelocity = 2;
+		public readonly int TickVelocity = 1;
 		
 		public object Create (ActorInitializer init) { return new CashTrickler(this); }
 	}
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/CashTick.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/CashTick.cs
index d722aaaf24..12a7d197da 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/CashTick.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/CashTick.cs
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Effects
 			this.color = color;
 			this.lifetime = lifetime;
 			this.velocity = velocity;
-			s = "${0}".F(value);
-			this.pos = pos - 0.5f*Game.Renderer.BoldFont.Measure(s).ToFloat2();
+			s = "{0}${1}".F(value < 0 ? "-" : "+", value);
+			this.pos = pos - 0.5f*Game.Renderer.TinyBoldFont.Measure(s).ToFloat2();
 			remaining = lifetime;
 		}
 
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Effects
 
 		public IEnumerable<Renderable> Render()
 		{
-			Game.Renderer.BoldFont.DrawTextWithContrast(s, pos - Game.viewport.Location, color, Color.Black,1);
+			Game.Renderer.TinyBoldFont.DrawTextWithContrast(s, pos - Game.viewport.Location, color, Color.Black,1);
 			yield break;
 		}
 	}