Method 1 - Reduce expenditure

• Royal household amounted to $260000 per annum which is 40% of royal income causing Charles to reduce it
• Charles made limited reform as he didn't want to alienate the court but he followed a neutral foreign policy and kept out of the 30 years war
• Due to the neutral policy, England benefitting from increased trade with Spain and Baltic nations during war at the expense of the united Provinces
• Customs duties rose and all this meant that by 1637, the crown was virtually solvent