Grand Theft Auto V: GTA Online New Player Guide (Updated 2025!)

This appears on your map daily, offering $30,000 or a full stock for one MC business. Break into the stash house, defeat enemies, and crack the safe by finding a yellow sticky note inside. If you can’t locate it, the code will be one of 10 possible combinations. Collect the contents and leave. New players without businesses can use the $30,000 to buy weapons, making it a great early-game activity.

This pays around $20,000, ammo, and snacks. It spawns in various locations for different players and may move if you switch sessions before collecting it. On arrival, the marker changes to a gray circle on the map, showing the search area. Listen for a beeping sound to locate G’s Cache.

Junk Energy Skydives pay $5,000 per gold medal, with three challenges: hit all checkpoints, beat par time, and land accurately. You can complete up to 10 jumps daily, earning $50,000 extra for finishing all 10 and another $50,000 for getting gold in each, totaling $150,000 per day.

Time Trials are beginner-friendly and pay $101,000–$104,000 for beating par times. Additional trials include:

• Junk Energy Time Trials: Earn $51,000–$54,000. You don’t need to own an Inductor for this. Just go on the mark and start it, and it will automatically put you in the bike.
• HSW Time Trials: Exclusive to current-gen consoles, paying $250,000 for completion.

Visit the casino daily to spin the podium wheel for chances to earn cash, RP, or even win the podium car. Don’t forget to collect your visitor bonus from the cashier each day for extra rewards.

A mini-heist perfect for low-level players to earn $500,000 after completing 5 setup missions and a finale. It takes roughly an hour if you follow this guide and has a 48-minute cooldown. Start by visiting the marked location on your map.

• Steal cash from two locations (point A and point B).

• Go to the laptop location and find the target using Vincent’s image. Steal the laptop; If the target doesn’t appear start shooting NPCs and it will appear as a red mark on the map.
• Next, head to the Terrobyte, destroy the drones, and steal the hacking device
• Afterward, go to the Cartel’s compound to steal a train. Eliminate guards, collect a key, board the train, and hack red zones while escaping.

• Steal weapons from one of three locations. Location A is quickest, offering compact weapons suited for stealth. Deliver the weapons to Vincent and confirm your loadout.

• There are three targets: A, B, and C. Target A is the easiest but provides the worst vehicle. Target B gives you a faster vehicle, while Target C offers a military vehicle. Choose based on your preference and playstyle.

• You need to hack 2 cars. When you hack the second car, you need to collect a Cluckin’ Bell Farm outfit from the van/car , which improves your disguise for a silent and sneaky approach. However, wearing the outfit is optional.
• At the cartel’s garage, do these four tasks to keep the finale silent:
  1. Find the keycard (drill lockers).
  2. Eliminate witnesses (prefer suppressor).
  3. Sabotage trucks.
  4. Wipe CCTV footage.
• If done correctly, a flatbed truck will appear outside. Drive it back to Vincent to complete the setup.

• Head to the scene, eliminate enemies patiently using a suppressor-equipped weapon, and follow the in-game instructions. Collect all the loot and deliver it to Vincent to complete the heist, earning your $500,000 reward.

Visit the marked icon on your map to begin these missions. The “First Dose” series includes six missions, each rewarding a $50,000 bonus for the first-time completion. Finishing all six grants an additional $250,000, totaling $550,000. In the final mission, you’ll steal a Brickade, which can be set up as your first business—the acid lab. To activate it, you’ll need $750,000. Keep repeating the activities mentioned earlier to save enough funds for this setup.

After setting up the acid lab, you can either pay Mutt $60,000 or complete 4 resupply missions to stock your business. However, as a new player, it’s better to focus on stash houses. Completing one will fully restock your acid lab, saving both time and money compared to resupply missions.

You can request a Fooligan Job by calling Dax from your phone or visiting him at the Freakshop. These quick missions are easy for low-level players and pay $50,000 each, with a 48-minute cooldown. Completing 10 jobs unlocks acid lab upgrades, which boost production speed and product value, making your business more profitable.

To progress further and maximize your earnings, keep repeating the steps mentioned in the guide. This will help you unlock additional businesses, properties, weapons, and vehicles. For instance, after accumulating enough funds, consider unlocking the Kosatka submarine to start the Cayo Perico Heist, which pays between $950,000 and $1,500,000 (with $1.5M for the first run). Following this, you can unlock the Agency to complete the Dr. Dre Contract, earning $1M.

This guide aims to help players navigate the early game effectively. If it helped you, please share it with friends!