Easy Ways to Make Money and Improve Skills in Grand Theft Auto 5

Easy Ways to Make Money and Improve Skills in Grand Theft Auto 5

Full Health

When you're low on health and not in the middle of a mission, switch to a different character and then immediately switch back to have your health fully restored.

Easy Money

While driving around, look for blue dots on the map, which indicate armored cars. Try to shoot the driver with the briefcase before he reaches the armored car to quickly get the money ($5,000).

If you're having trouble opening an armored car, drive it into the water, and the back doors will instantly open.

While playing as Franklin and free roaming around his house, a blue marker may appear on the screen. If it does, investigate what is going because it might be a kid telling you his bike got stolen. If you get the bike back for him, later in the game he will text you saying he is a millionaire, and give you $100,000.

Successfully complete the final heist in Story mode to earn approximately $25 million for each character. Then, invest that money in the stock market to make even more money.

Easy Money in Stock Market

To make easy money in the stock market, invest in a company and then target the competing company. When you do something in Grand Theft Auto 5 that affects a company (like robbing a bank or gas station, or destroying a plane), its stock price will decrease by a certain amount depending on the quantity of damage you caused to the company (the more problems you cause the company, the lower the stock price will go).

Example: Buy stock in AirEmu, then shoot down some FlyUS planes to make their stock price decrease and AirEmu's stock price increase.

Another method is shooting down some planes of an airline, then buying a bunch of stock in that airline after their stock decreases. Next, shoot down some planes of the competing airline, and the stock price for the airline you bought should increase.

The same can be done with oil derricks belonging to RON Oil or LTD Oil.

Buy some stock in AugeryInsurance (AUG), then damage and destroy a bunch of cars, and the stock price should increase.

When a mission objective includes destroying a corporation's asset or reputation, make sure you buy stock in their competitor before completing the objective.

Listen to talk radio stations to hear about stock tips. When you hear about a stock tip, immediately invest in that company to make a profit.

While playing as Franklin, you can do assassination missions for Lester. Before completing one of the assassination missions below, switch to each character, and invest all your money in the listed company. That company will benefit from the assassination you are about to perform, and your stock in that company will greatly increase in value. Note: Do not sell your stocks right after the assassinations. Wait for three days after each assassination, and then sell them. You should make well over 75% profit off the stock. To make a lot of money, wait until you have accumulated a large amount of money at the end of the game before completing the assassination missions so you can earn a lot more in profits off the stocks.

Assassination 1 (The Hotel): BetaPharmaceuticals (BAWSAQ stock)

Assassination 2 (The Multi Target): Debonaire Cigarettes (LCN stock); sell Debonaire after the mission, then purchase Redwood (LCN)

Assassination 3 (The Vice): Fruit (BAWSAQ stock)

Assassination 4 (The Bus): Vapid (BAWSAQ stock)

Assassination 5 (The Construction): GoldCoast (LCN stock)

Easy Max Shooting and Strength Skills

To easily level up the strength and shooting skill stats to 100 in approximately ten minutes, use the following trick. First, buy a lot of pistol ammunition, and then find a bus. Jump on top of the bus, and stomp on it while it is moving. Make sure to move back and forth or you will fall off after stomping. Once your strength is at 100, use your pistol to shoot any nearby objects or people to increase your shooting skill to 100.

Keep in mind that, while these methods can help you earn money and improve your skills quickly, they may not always be legal or ethical in the game's virtual world. As always, use your discretion and play responsibly.