It's alright. It was way too easy to make copious amounts of money in my opinion. Getting enough money to buy the expensive things from the shop was part of the fun! They practically handed it to you in Music Stars. Plus you could make money with it online, so you barely had to try.
Though I'll admit, I passed many hours in TamaTown. And I do like the idea of finally omitting that darned antenna. Caused nothing but problems for me...