GTA Online: Easy Money Tricks (10 Ways To Earn Fast Money)
So you have been dropped in the vast world of GTA Online with nothing but a pistol and some cash, how do you survive and climb up the ladder? What are the essentials that will make you go from rags to riches? This article will discuss the top 10 fastest ways to earn money, especially for a beginner. This list is ordered according to the pay and the convenience for someone who just started the game.
10. Selling cars at LS customs
The simplest way to earn a few dollars in the game is to steal some cars off the road and sell them at LS customs. You simply steal a car off the road and drive into one of the LS customs garages located in Los Santos. You can find them at Los Santos International Airport, La Mesa, Grand Senora Desert, and Burton. Once you drive into the garage, navigate down and you will find the option to sell the car.
Unfortunately, you cannot sell all the cars there as some are too hot for the garage to sell as they can get traced, but there is a list of valuable cars you can sell that can earn you a decent amount. Some of these cars include Dubsta 2 which can sell for $7000, but a pre-modified version of it goes for $23750. The Sentinel picked off the street can sell for $9500. A pre-modified variant of the Dominator sells for $19940. Selling these cars early on in the game can earn you a good amount of cash.
How it works:
- Steal a car off the road, location of valuable cars can be found on the internet
- Drive to the nearest LS customs garage
- Navigate your way down the options and sell the car
- You will receive the money as soon as you sell
9. Time Trials
A better way to earn some money for new players is to complete time trials. These are short races from one point to another. The goal is to beat par time, rewarding players with money and reputation. These races are indicated by a purple stopwatch on the map, and since they do not have any checkpoints, players can choose the route as long as they get to point B in a given time.
The race is live and one-man only, meaning that other players can see the player racing in the free mode session. To avoid interruptions by others, the player is switched to passive mode. Time Trials are unique and change every week (real-time). Once the player has beaten the par time, the time trial becomes unavailable and reappears after a while. Beating these time trials can award you with $100,000.
How it works:
- Find one of the time trials on the map
- You can use any road vehicle except weaponized vehicles
- Start the time trial and beat the time
- Once you successfully finish the race, you will be awarded
- After that completing time trials will only give a consolation prize ($1000-$4000)
- These time trials get refreshed every week
8. Standard Heists
Once you have earned some money, you can buy an apartment for yourself. These apartments serve all the basic features like sleeping, and showering, but most importantly, it unlocks the standard heists that you can do to earn a good amount of money. These heists have been in the game since 2015 and are the perfect stepping stone to earn some real cash. There are a total of five standard heists that you can do from your apartment. The Fleeca Job is a two-man heist that has a potential pay of $250,250 at hard difficulty. The Prison Break is a four-man job that can pay up to $875,000 on hard. The Humane Labs Raid pays around $1,181,500 among four players while the Series A heist pays $883,500. The highest-paying heist among them is the Pacific Standard Job which has a potential take of a whopping $1,875,000.
All these heists require setup missions to be completed first before the final heist can be done. The only drawback with this option is that you require at least four players to complete these heists, so make sure to get your friends on or find other new players looking to earn some money.
How it works:
- Buy any apartment off the website
- Go to the laptop in the heist room
- Start the Fleeca job as that is the first heist
- Complete the setups before getting to the final heist
- Do the same for the rest of the heists and earn some good money
7. VIP Work
Once you have earned your first million, the next thing to do is to be your CEO Office. This is the first major step in becoming the kingpin of Los Santos, as becoming a CEO opens multiple options in the game that can help you earn big dollars. One of the ways you can earn some quick money is by doing VIP Work. These missions are available in the interaction menu under SecuroServ > VIP/CEO Work.
The player can start these missions in Invite Only sessions, so long as they are in an Organization. Some missions can be triggered without the need for other players, while some require associates or other players in the session. There are many options to choose from, and each task pays differently according to its difficulty level, but the potential pay can reach up to $150,000 per hour if you complete this job on time.
How it works:
- Buy a CEO Office
- Register yourself as a CEO
- Open the interaction menu and go to SecuroServ
- Browse through the VIP work available and choose one
- Some work may require more people in your organization
6. Payphone Hits
Payphone Hits are a series of missions featured in Grand Theft Auto Online as part of The Contract update. They are Free-mode jobs that can be conducted in any session type. Two of the jobs will only be offered to Organizations or Motorcycle Clubs with two or more members in the session.
Players are given a specific target to assassinate, usually with a 15-minute time limit. Additional specific instructions can be followed to increase the cash payout for the hit. There are many locations where these payphones are ringing, upon answering them you can trigger the mission. These hits pay $15,000 and an additional $15,000 if the bonus objective is completed.
How it works:
- Complete the third Security contract
- You will get a call from Franklin that you can now do payphone hits
- Approach one of the ringing payphones spread across Los Santos or call Franklin to start a mission
- Eliminate the target within 15 minutes
5. Gunrunning
After you have earned enough money, you can take the next big step and expand your business, opening your own gunrunning and motorcycle businesses. In the Gunrunning business, you can buy yourself a bunker, where research and manufacture take place on stolen supplies that can be sold for a great amount.
At this point, you will have enough friends to play with, so with the help of three other players, you can sell the full output for a value of $1,050,000.
How it works:
- Buy a Bunker
- Steal supplies till the output is full
- Sell the full output with three other players
- Make sure to sell all of the output successfully to gain a complete profit
4. Agency Security Contracts
The player must register as CEO, VIP, or MC Club president to access the computer in their Agency office and manually select their first Security Contract. This can be done in any session type. After completing their first job, they can call Franklin from their phone in any session type to get a randomly assigned Security Contract or return to the agency computer to choose one themself.
Three random contracts are provided and these refresh every time the player logs into the computer. Each contract can have a different level of difficulty and the payments are scaled accordingly. The Professional Contracts will pay you between $31,000 - $42,000. The Specialist Contracts can pay between $44,000 - $56,000. The Specialist+ Contracts pay between $60,000 - $70,000. These Contracts refresh after every five minutes.
How it works:
- Buy an Agency
- Register as CEO and select the first contract
- After completing the first assignment, call Franklin and get assigned a contract randomly
- Complete the task successfully to get paid
3. Auto Shop contracts
Contracts, also known as Auto Shop Robberies or Robbery Contracts, are a series of missions with Heist-style setups, featured in Grand Theft Auto Online as part of the Los Santos Tuners update. After purchasing an Auto Shop and completing the setup, there will be up to three contracts available at a time on the Job Board outside the office in the Auto Shop. Players must be registered as a SecuroServ VIP, an Organization CEO, or an MC President in any Free Mode lobby type to use the Job Board.
Once a Contract is selected, Sessanta will provide a synopsis and two Free Mode Planning Work missions will need to be completed before the final mission. Players can call Sessanta at any time to cancel the current active contract. Each contract pays between $170,000 - $375,000 depending on the difficulty level and other parameters.
How it works:
- Buy an Auto Shop
- Complete the setup
- Register yourself as CEO and take up a contract from the job board
- Complete the task successfully and make money
2. Special Cargo and Vehicle Cargo
A big part of being a CEO involves Special Cargo and Vehicle Cargo missions. You need to buy warehouses for both of these to earn money. The large warehouse for special crates can store more than a hundred crates which in turn sell for a large amount. All you have to do is put on some music and do supply missions now and then to store them in your warehouse. Be patient and sell them all together for a valuable profit.
The missions are simple and don't require too much effort. Yes, you have to $18,000 to source crates, but the profit outweighs the investment and you are never in a loss. $148,000 - $208,000 profit on small warehouses, $483,000 - $651,000 profit on medium warehouses, 1.5 million - 2 million profit on large warehouses.
While for the Vehicle cargo, you will have to source High-end cars and sell them at a low price (since they are stolen) to interested buyers. You can make up to $80,000 by selling a single high-end car to a specialist dealer, now imagine you sell 4 cars with the help of your friends, and you can end up earning around $320,000 in about an hour or so.
How it works:
- Register yourself as CEO
- Buy warehouses for crates and vehicles
- Source the material and sell it to your friends
1. Cayo Perico heist
The number one method to earn money in this game is the Cayo Perico Heist. Once you have climbed to the top of the ladder, You can buy yourself a submarine known as the Kosatka. With this submarine, you can get access to travel onto an island known as Cayo Perico.
Here you will find a rich guy who has a different valuable item stored in a locker every time you do the heist, depending on the item, the pay of the heist is determined. The best part about this heist is that it can be done in many ways, and you don't need any more players as you can do it solo. The different items to steal in this heist are:
Madrazo’s Files: $1,100,000
Sinsimto Tequila: $900,000
Ruby Necklace: $1,000,000
Bearer Bonds: $1,100,000
Pink Diamond: $1,300,000
Panther Statue (Rare): $1,900,000
You can also earn yourself a 10% bonus on these items if you complete the heist in hard difficulty. There are a bunch of secondary targets such as cash, cocaine, weed, artwork, and gold that can increase the total output you leave with. Overall, this is the best and the fastest way to earn money in the game, solo or with other players.
How it works:
- Buy a Kosatka
- Register yourself as a CEO
- Complete a few setup missions for the heist
- Complete the heist in any way you see fit
- Finishing the heist perfectly makes you a million dollars in about an hour
These are the top ten ways you can earn some good and quick money in GTA Online, especially if you are a new player. Follow this list accordingly and you will rule the corporate world of Los Santos in no time.
