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[Ace Attorney] How much money does phoenix wright make?

having only played the original trilogy, there are many scenes in the game where phoenix is either broke or has JUSSST enough cash. I believe it was implied that he was SOMEHOW able to pay for lotta's thousand dollar camera. miles edgeworth, on the other hand, is seemingly LOADED with cash, having a fancier office and an expensive car.
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It's implied a in one episode that he doesn't take many cases outside of the major ones. They're there for him to take, but he doesn't have any interest in them. He's also not what you'd call broke, but just doesn't have it in him to actively pursue the standard lawyer path of raising his rates, getting a better office,etc. From that, I'd wager that he makes sure to  keep the office afloat and functioning just enough for him to scrape by and have enough money to do his daily tasks and make trips to eagle mountain now and then.

I assume that things get more stable as the games go on, seeing as how he seems to be doing okay in Apollo Justice (despite not having a job). He also seems to be well off in Dual Destinies and Spirit of Justice.