GTA Online is all about getting money fast, no matter how illegally players might come by it. As soon as GTA Online players finish the tutorial, they are thrown into a world of corruption, lies, and heists. If players are looking to rack up more numbers in their GTA bank accounts fast, they may need some help getting started.
It's Difficult to Make Money
The main objective of GTA Online is to make money. Cars and upgrades are extremely expensive compared to what player's get paid for an average job. Since Rockstar not only shored up the recent GTA endless money glitch but also wiped the accounts of those who abused it, players will have to get dough the old-fashioned way: putting in the work.
The best ways to get money in the game are time-consuming but worth it if players truly want to live their GTA Online life like a king.
Shark Cards
While some people are not fans of microtransactions in video games, the purchase of some in-game currency with real-world money can speed up getting to the best parts of games. Shark Cards are GTA Online's version of this type of purchase. They come in a variety of amounts.
- Red Shark Cards - $100,00 in-game cash for $2.99 USD
- Tiger Shark Cards - $200,000Â in-game cash for $4.99 USD
- Bull Shark Cards - $500,00 in-game cash for $9.99 USD
- Great White Shark Cards - $1,250,000 in-game cash for $19.99 USD
- Whale Shark Cards - $3,500,000 in-game cash for for $49.99
- Megalodon Shark Cards - $8,000,000Â in-game cash for for $99.99
If nothing else, if players have a little real-world cash to spend, they can at least get their bank account started so they can buy some in-game toys. Most people will most likely want to earn in-game money by playing the game, and there are loads of ways to rack up some cash in GTA Online without spending a dime.
Trafficking Illegal Goods
Players looking to haul in some serious cash in GTA should look into selling some illegal goods to the highest bidder. While this takes a little while to set up, it's worth it in the end given the sheer amount of in-game profits that will start to roll in. Players will need some start up cash, a warehouse, and will need to purchase a corporate office through which they can launder their dirty money.
This isn't the fastest way to get started making money, but once the ball gets rolling, it's hard to beat the exponential growth of business. In order to get started, players will need about $2,000,000, but they can get a good head start on that through the $500,000 they get from applying two-step verification on their GTA Online account.
Buy a Nightclub
Another great source of passive income is get a GTA Online Nightclub. There will be a handful of maintenance missions to do regularly, but a well-maintained, fully upgraded Nightclub will pull in about $12,000 every real-life hour or so. And that's all without much work on the player's side at all as soon as it is up and running. Also, players can utilize their Nightclub warehouses to manage businesses and generate product, cutting their property costs down to nothing.
Do The Dailies
Daily missions in GTA Online are fast, simple, and easy ways to collect an extra $30,000 every day. They don't take too long, and most of the missions are pretty low-stress. While $30,000 might not seem like a lot when compared to the $3,000,000 needed to buy the Krieger GTA car, it will add up. Just 100 daily mission completions would pay for that expensive vehicle. And if a gamer is playing GTA Online anyway, they may as well get what is basically free daily cash and rep.
Heists and Doomsday Heists
While regular heists can and do make players tons of money, the Doomsday Heist will give players even more money for the same amount of playtime. Grinding heists combined with a weekly delve into the Doomsday version will yield enormous wealth. Even if players don't have friends that can heist with them, random teams have an extremely high success rate for heists in GTA Online.
Set ups are also great for the wallet; they don't take as much time as all the heists in GTA Online, but they pay pretty well and have a decent success rate. If players get a little burnt out on heisting, they can try just working some set ups for a while instead.
The Best Way to Play
The best way to play GTA Online and fill up that account balance with quick money is to have fun. Diversify the types of missions to keep things fresh, hang out with friends or make some new ones, and get money with a combination of active quests and passive investments. The more fun a player is having, the faster time will go by, and the more money they'll earn because they'll actually be enjoying playing. While the grind is good for some, players should find the source of in-game money that works for them, whether it's single-player content like the Cayo Perico Heist or building up a massive, passive empire of wealth.
Grand Theft Auto Online is available now on PC, PS4, and Xbox One. PS5 and Xbox Series X versions are in development.
Source: GTABoom, RedBull, GTA Fandom