Getting money rich in GTA 5—whether you’re in Story Mode or GTA Online—is all about smart decisions, consistency, and taking advantage of the game’s systems. If you’re tired of being broke in Los Santos, here are the best ways to build your wealth.
If you’re playing the main campaign, progress through the storyline. Many missions give decent payouts, and you’ll eventually unlock big heists that provide major cash. Be patient and follow the narrative.
Pro Tip: Save Lester’s assassination missions until after the final big heist. Then, invest in the stock market based on his hints for massive profit.
Contact missions are a great way to earn steady money, especially if you’re new. These missions can be played solo or with friends and typically involve objectives like stealing cars, delivering packages, or taking out targets.
Every week, Rockstar offers double (or sometimes triple) cash and RP on specific missions, races, or businesses. Take full advantage of these events to multiply your income.
Stay updated through Rockstar’s official newswire or community pages.
Businesses like the Nightclub, Motorcycle Club (MC), Bunker, or CEO Office are your path to passive income.
These take time and setup, but they pay off well in the long run.
Heists are among the most rewarding activities in GTA Online. The Cayo Perico Heist is currently the best for solo players.
Completing daily objectives gives you $25,000 each day. Finish seven in a row for a weekly bonus, and 28 days in a row gives you $750,000.
The Diamond Casino offers a Lucky Wheel you can spin daily. You might win a car, RP, clothing—or even GTA$50,000.
You can also play table games or slots, but gamble carefully or you’ll lose more than you win.
You can steal and sell cars to Los Santos Customs. While you can’t sell luxury or supercars, mid-range vehicles like the Dubsta or Felon GT can fetch decent cash.
Rockstar has added collectibles like playing cards, hidden caches, and treasure hunts.
This is less about earning and more about keeping your money. Don’t spend your cash on things like gold-plated jets or dozens of vehicles you won’t use. Focus on what helps you earn more, not just look cool.
Time Trials are solo races scattered around the map that reset weekly. If you beat the target time, you earn $100,000 instantly.
It’s quick, repeatable, and doesn’t require any setup.
Once you own an office (CEO) or become an MC President, you can launch VIP Work like “Sightseer” or “Headhunter.” These jobs take about 5–10 minutes and can earn $20,000–25,000 each.
On Cayo Perico island, you can find two hidden underwater chests each day. They give around $15,000 each, for a daily total of $30,000.
It’s a low-effort side hustle that adds up over time.
Racing is not only fun but can be a consistent source of income if you’re good at it. Even if you don’t win, you’ll still earn some money.
Use the Street Dealer and Drug Lab systems to cook and sell narcotics. This is part of the Drug Wars DLC and allows you to earn passive and active income by restocking and selling product.
While not the most profitable activity, robbing stores is a fast way to make a few thousand bucks.
If you like PvP and chaos, Arena War can pay decently—especially during bonus weeks.
Once you own a CEO office and warehouse, you can do crate missions. They’re grind-heavy but pay well in bulk.
Use the game’s natural economy to your advantage. Items like Ammu-Nation stocks or car resells can fluctuate.
After buying a bunker and MOC, you unlock special missions. Completing these not only gives you money but unlocks discounts on powerful vehicles.
If you own an Auto Shop, you can take on robbery-style contracts that feel like mini-heists. Each contract can pay $170,000 to $250,000, and most don’t require other players.
Auto Shops are a great solo-friendly investment that pays for itself fast.
The Cayo Perico Heist is the best solo money method in the game. Once you buy the Kosatka Submarine, you unlock this heist and can run it repeatedly.
Profit per run: $1.2 million+. You can do 2–3 runs per day if you’re consistent.
If you’re running Bunker or MC Businesses, avoid paying for supplies. Do the resupply missions manually to maximize profit margins.
The Lucky Wheel at the Diamond Casino is a must-do. You can spin it once every 24 real-time hours and win:
It’s totally free, and with luck, you might win a supercar.
From the “Contract DLC,” once you own the Agency, you can take on missions involving Franklin and Lamar. These are both profitable and story-driven.
After buying the Agency and completing a few missions, you’ll unlock Payphone Hits. These are assassination-style jobs that pay $85,000 each if you meet bonus criteria.
After completing First Dose missions from the Drug Wars DLC, you can find hidden stashes in Los Santos daily. Each gives $30,000, RP, and snacks.
MC Businesses are some of the best long-term passive income streams. Cocaine Lockup is especially lucrative.
If you own a Bunker, you can research and sell weapon stock.
Rockstar often runs limited-time events with free outfits, cash bonuses, and special rewards.
Once you own an Auto Shop, you’ll get access to Exotic Exports—random high-end cars that spawn across the map. Delivering each car pays $20,000, and completing a full list gives a bonus.
Perfect as a passive side hustle while you roam the city.
Simeon offers repo missions that are easy and fun. These are ideal for beginners or solo players.
The Arcade isn’t just a cool property—it unlocks the Diamond Casino Heist, which pays big (up to $3.6 million with a full team). While this is better with 2–4 players, the prep and setup are still profitable and fun.
The CEO Vehicle Warehouse allows you to source and sell exotic vehicles. When done right, it’s one of the best money-per-hour methods.
Time-efficient and scalable if you’re solo.
These are lesser-known time trials using the RC Bandito. Just like regular Time Trials, each successful run gives $100,000 per week.
Rockstar often gives free money, cars, or gear** just for logging in during event weeks.
Adversary Modes are PVP team games like “Slasher,” “Deadline,” or “Overtime Rumble.” During 2x or 3x payout events, they’re worth playing.
In your Auto Shop, you can get daily bonuses from customer car deliveries. Fix up the car properly and deliver it yourself for maximum profit—up to $40,000 per car.
Rockstar added dozens of hidden items across the map:
Perfect for completionists who want bonus money.
Once you own a Nightclub and connect it to your other businesses, it generates passive income even when you’re doing other stuff.
Set it up once, then let it work in the background while you do other missions.
If you join someone else’s heist setup and help them reach the finale, you get paid for setup missions, but they pay all the costs.
Great if you’re low on funds but have friends or find trustworthy teammates.
This is one of the newer additions from Rockstar. Daily skydive locations pop up on the map.
If you enjoy flying and have a hangar, you can collect and sell air cargo. While slower than other methods, bonus weeks make this profitable.
The Gun Van appears in random locations and offers discounted weapons, armor, and ammo—including limited edition guns.
Agencies give you two main income streams: passive cash via safe ($250K max) and big money via VIP Contracts.
Part of the Drug Wars update, G’s Caches appear daily on the map (marked with a green cross). Inside, you’ll find:
Do this alongside daily stashes for a quick $50K/day baseline.
Rockstar sometimes features player-created jobs that get promoted with double cash or rewards. These include races, deathmatches, and custom stunt events.
You can steal Rhinos, Barracks, Insurgents, and other military vehicles from Fort Zancudo or missions and drive them to a friend’s Auto Shop or Los Santos Customs (when possible).
Each week, Auto Shop customers bring vehicles you can modify and deliver for them.
It’s low-effort cash while running a business.
While not official, some players use a glitch to replay the Cayo Perico finale without cooldown.
This is a fast way to stack millions, but always be cautious with exploit use.
If you’ve set up your Nightclub correctly, the Warehouse downstairs produces goods passively based on your other businesses.
This is one of the most passive money-makers in the game once set up.
Some Contact Missions pay better than others. A few examples:
Turn on “Hard” difficulty for a 1.5x payout bonus (unlocks at Rank 15+), and try to stretch the mission time to 15+ minutes for max payout.
Once you own an Arcade, upgrade it with the Master Control Terminal. It lets you manage all your businesses (Bunker, MCs, Nightclub, etc.) in one place.
This terminal is expensive, but it will save hours every week.
One of the OG grind methods, Special Cargo missions still hold up.
Solo players can do this, but it’s smoother with a friend watching your back.
Never pay full price for properties or upgrades if you can help it. Rockstar regularly discounts:
Save millions by waiting for the weekly sales, especially for properties you’re not in a rush to use.
This is more niche, but some collectors will pay extra for vehicles with rare or custom plates, especially if obtained through limited-time events or glitches.
While not official gameplay, it’s an underground way to earn.
Link your Rockstar Social Club account to Prime Gaming (Amazon Prime) for free monthly rewards:
Easy money just for being a Prime member—takes 2 minutes to link.
Occasionally, Simeon will text you a list of cars he wants.
If you’re the host of a heist, you can adjust everyone’s cut. Be fair—but also smart.
The Acid Lab (from Drug Wars DLC) is a great mid-tier business.
It’s an efficient side business for players who want more variety than just Cocaine Lockups or Nightclubs.
Every day you log in, you get 3 random objectives—like “Parachute from Mount Chiliad” or “Participate in a Race.”
These stack passively over time and take only 10–15 minutes daily.
If you subscribe to GTA+, Rockstar gives monthly bonuses like:
It’s a paid subscription, so only worth it if you play weekly. But if you do—it pays for itself.
When you’re in a public lobby and own a Nightclub, you’ll sometimes see Business Battle events.
Watch for alerts while free-roaming in populated sessions.
The Kosatka Submarine (used for Cayo Perico) can also scan for hidden underwater caches.
A quiet way to make money with zero combat and low effort.
Public lobbies regularly trigger freemode events like:
Winners often take home $20K–$50K+, and sometimes RP bonuses. You don’t need to win every time—just participating pays.
One of the most consistent grinds is Vehicle Cargo, especially if you follow the 32-car trick:
Sell every 20 minutes between other missions = guaranteed income flow.
If you’re low on money but high on time, offer to join other players’ heists.
Good karma also gets you invites to future profitable lobbies.
Some common cars can be sold to Los Santos Customs for $7K–$10K:
You can only sell one every 48 real-time minutes, but if you’re broke, this helps get quick startup funds.
While cars don’t directly make money, they save time, which makes money.
Recommended:
Spend early profits wisely to upgrade your grind setup.
Signal Jammers are a one-time collectible (50 total) scattered across the map.
Best done with a chopper and YouTube map guide—easy weekend money project.
Gerald offers a set of co-op missions under “Last Play,” available via your phone or in the Jobs menu.
Your Agency has a built-in safe that slowly accumulates passive money.
The more contracts you do, the faster it fills — perfect for stacking while doing other missions.
These two one-time missions pay well and unlock unique weapons:
Once unlocked, completing 25 headshots or kills with each weapon gives bonus cash.
Tip: Both can be started by checking emails in-game from [[email protected]] and Maude.
Rockstar often launches global challenges like:
If the goal is hit, all participants get rewards like free liveries, clothing, or $300,000+ bonuses. Just participate once, even if you don’t grind — it still counts.
If you run a Bunker, assign staff to Research mode.
You’ll eventually unlock Explosive Rounds, Thermal Scope, and other game-changers.
Your Arcade comes with functional machines you (and friends) can play.
It’s small, but completely passive. Set it and forget it.
If you’re playing Story Mode, hidden briefcases with $5K–$25K each are scattered underwater around the map.
It’s a great early-game cash boost without heists.
Sometimes players need backup for:
Jump in and help—many will send thank-you cash gifts or invite you to profitable missions. Plus, good reputation builds grind partners for the long term.
After completing the “Lowriders” update missions (available after Rank 5 and a call from Lamar), you’ll unlock cool cars and decent payout missions.
And you’ll unlock new customization options for certain vehicles.
These missions are co-op only and unlocked after completing some Agency contracts.
They’re short, creative, and one of the easiest ways to make money with a friend.
Rockstar often offers bonus cash for selling products in public sessions:
Just one large public sale can net you $300K–$500K with the right setup.
If you’re doing Casino or Cayo Perico Heists, roles like Demolition, Gunman, or Hacker come with performance-based bonuses.
After completing missions or races for certain cars, you unlock their Trade Price (up to 40% off).
This method is niche, but profitable when selling through third-party communities or crews.
With recent updates, Rockstar introduced a Career Progress system.
It’s passive progress that adds up over time.
While the primary target in Cayo Perico is the big prize, don’t ignore secondary loot:
If you run Cayo solo, always scout the north storage and airstrip during prep to optimize loot paths.
For elite grinders, the Criminal Mastermind challenge (in the original Heists update) is the ultimate payout:
Reward: $10,000,000
You only get one shot — but if you’re confident and have skilled friends, it’s the ultimate challenge.
Once you own multiple businesses (Bunker, Cocaine, Nightclub, etc.), rotate your activity to stay productive:
This prevents idle time and keeps the income stream constant.
Some properties give more than one way to earn. Best examples:
The more layers a business has, the better the return on investment.
If you play during limited events (Halloween, Christmas, etc.), you may unlock rare liveries, cars, or cosmetics.
Stay alert every Thursday for weekly reset events with time-limited unlockables.
Hosting heists like Cayo or Casino for new players lets you:
New players are often happy with 15–30% just for joining — that means you keep 70–85%.
This is a one-time collectible mission available after getting a text from Solomon (after visiting the movie studio):
Use a Buzzard or Oppressor to collect them quickly — done in under an hour if planned right.
You don’t need to be a CEO to make CEO money. Just join someone else’s organization and earn passive pay.
You can do this while waiting for cooldowns or during casual sessions.
If you’re determined to win the Podium Vehicle, you can try the Lucky Wheel Reset Trick:
It’s not guaranteed, but many players use this method to secure free supercars without spending a dime.
The whiteboard in your Auto Shop will sometimes show Exotic Export Cars.
Great passive activity while you run other contracts or missions.
Every time Rockstar launches a new update, they usually reward:
Make sure to log in every Thursday after updates drop. You might get paid just for showing up.
If you’re in cooldown between heists or VIP Work, take 5–10 minutes to:
Each one adds small gains, but over time you’ll stack hundreds of thousands in background money.
Once you unlock trade prices and own weaponized vehicles (Oppressor Mk II, Nightshark, Toreador), many players in communities will pay extra for your modified car services:
This is a community-driven money opportunity—outside official systems, but it works.
Each of these businesses offers passive safes you can collect from:
Visit them daily, collect the cash, then keep grinding. Free money you don’t have to work for.
These work like mini-heists with 2 setups and 1 finale.
Rotate them while waiting for Cayo or Bunker cooldowns.
Every week, Rockstar boosts 2x or 3x payout events. They apply to:
Always prioritize the double/triple money activities—it’s the fastest way to double your grind efficiency without changing your strategy.
Once you hit $10M+, your game shifts from grinding to scaling:
From here, you can earn $1–2 million a day without ever feeling like you’re grinding again.
Grand Theft Auto VI (GTA 6) is one of the most highly anticipated video game releases in recent history, with Rockstar Games officially setting its release date for May 26, 2026. This delay from the initially expected Fall 2025 window has been met with understanding from fans, as Rockstar emphasizes the need for additional time to deliver a game that exceeds expectations in quality and innovation.
Development on GTA 6 began "in earnest" around 2020, following the massive success of Red Dead Redemption 2. The project is reportedly the most expensive video game ever made, with costs exceeding $1 billion. Take-Two Interactive, Rockstar's parent company, views this investment as worthwhile given the unprecedented consumer anticipation and the franchise's history of setting industry benchmarks. The game’s trailers have shattered records, with the second trailer amassing over 475 million views within 24 hours, underscoring the massive hype surrounding the release.
GTA 6 returns players to the iconic Vice City, a fictionalized version of Miami, but set in a modern-day context rather than the 1980s setting of the original game. The game world expands beyond Vice City into the state of Leonida, which includes diverse environments such as the neon-lit city streets, the rural and industrial Ambrosia, the wilderness of Mount Kalaga National Park, the tourist-heavy Leonida Keys, swampy Grassrivers, and the gritty Port Gellhorn. This expansive map promises a rich and immersive open-world experience that is larger and more detailed than previous entries.
The narrative centers on a criminal duo: Jason Duval, a former Army veteran turned drugrunner, and Lucia Caminos, the series’ first non-optional female protagonist, who has a complex backstory involving imprisonment and fighting for her family. Their story unfolds amid a state-wide conspiracy following a failed bank robbery, forcing them to rely on each other for survival. The game also features a diverse cast of supporting characters, including friends, gang members, and business figures, enriching the storyline with complex relationships and motivations.
While detailed gameplay mechanics are still under wraps, the trailers and leaked information hint at significant advancements in animation, environmental interaction, and realism. Fans have noted impressive cloth physics, detailed character animations, and an intricate open world that reflects a satirical take on 2020s American culture, including social media and influencer culture. Rockstar aims to push the boundaries of the action-adventure genre with this installment, promising a gameplay experience that is both expansive and deeply engaging.
The delay to May 2026 was officially attributed to Rockstar’s commitment to quality. The company stated that they need more time to deliver the level of excellence that fans expect and deserve. This decision follows concerns raised after a major leak of unfinished game footage in 2022, although Rockstar confirmed that the leak did not impact development. The move to delay also coincided with Rockstar requiring employees to return to full-time in-office work, highlighting the company’s dedication to refining the game.
GTA 6 is shaping up to be a landmark release in the Grand Theft Auto series, combining a richly detailed modern-day Vice City setting with a compelling narrative featuring the franchise’s first mandatory female lead. With Rockstar’s commitment to quality and innovation, supported by record-breaking trailer views and massive fan anticipation, GTA 6 is poised to redefine open-world gaming upon its release on May 26, 2026.
As GTA 6 rumors and leaks continue to flood the internet, one of the most highly searched topics is “GTA 6 Money Glitch.” Players are already wondering: Will there be glitches like in GTA 5? Can you still get unlimited money using in-game exploits? This article explores what’s known so far, what to expect, and why caution is essential.
A money glitch is any method—intended or unintended—that allows players to earn more in-game currency than they should. These glitches typically fall into two categories:
In GTA 5 Online, these types of glitches were common early on—and were heavily patched or banned later.
Rockstar Games has not officially released GTA 6 at the time of writing, but based on their history with GTA Online, we can make a few educated guesses:
That means while glitches may exist at launch, they likely won’t last long.
While exploiting glitches may seem harmless, there are serious risks:
It’s not worth losing your character just for some fast cash.
If you want to make money fast in GTA 6 without cheating, consider these legit strategies (assuming they follow GTA 5’s model):
Once GTA 6 Online launches, expect active events, daily challenges, and money bonuses that help new players.
We all want that sleek car or luxury penthouse early—but glitching your way there can ruin your experience or get you banned. Rockstar has proven it will take action against exploiters, especially in online modes.
Instead, focus on enjoying the grind. With every new GTA, Rockstar improves mission design, payout structure, and economic balance. Chances are, GTA 6 will be more rewarding and accessible from day one—no cheating required.
Looking to stay updated on legit GTA 6 money methods? Bookmark our blog for future guides, exploits (the legal kind), and gameplay tips once GTA 6 launches.