How do you make money in GTA 6?

Rob stores and bigger targets, steal and sell cars, and sell loot to fences. Missions alone do not pay enough to progress the story.

Can you lose money in GTA 6?

Cash on you can be lost when you die. Money in your BuckMe bank account is safe, so take cash to an ATM.

No, according to TGG: Jason and Lucia are on the run. Garages can be bought; businesses are unconfirmed.

Purple icon · safe
BuckMe bank
Your account, shown top right. Money here cannot be lost.
Green icon · at risk
Cash
Carried on you. Take it to an ATM — die with it and you can lose it.
Red icon · needs a fence
Duffel bag loot
Stolen goods with their own value. Worth nothing until a fence buys them.

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A fence is a black-market middleman who buys stolen items: Each takes one kind — drugs, jewelry, cars, and others not yet revealed — and you unlock them as the story progresses.
Cars are a second income: lock picks open old ones, a key cloner the newer ones, and alarms and trackers guard the expensive ones.
The WAiNK phone app scans a car before you take it and shows its security, resale value and what it costs to register at Pay 'n' Spray.
The Ultimate Edition's Paradise Garage in Watson Bay has a weapon locker and a secure place to deposit stolen goods before you fence them.

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Nelson names two earners: stealing and selling cars, and robbing stores. Bigger targets — jewelers, banks, compounds — are on the GTA 6 heists page.

Garages can be bought, safehouses cannot: Jason and Lucia are on the run. Keeping a stolen car costs a registration fee.

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Cash cannot be deposited from your phone: you have to walk it to an ATM. Get wasted or busted and you lose all the cash you are carrying.

Jason and Lucia can carry two duffel bags, and vehicles hold more by size: none on a bike, a couple in a car, more in a van or truck.

Early on you can keep three personal vehicles. Buy garages around the map to own more, or sell one to free a slot.

Stolen cars sell to car fences, and damage lowers the price. Car lists, trackers and the Pay 'n' Spray cooldown are on GTA 6 car theft.

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01 / Robberies
GTA 6 heists
GTA 6 has 4 free-roam robbery tiers — stores, jewelers, banks, compounds — plus story heists with Raul. Loot goes to fences.
02 / Activities
GTA 6 activities
29 GTA 6 activities confirmed: robberies, street races, gym, hunting, fishing, scuba, mini golf, pool, nightclubs. Plus 8 seen or probable.
03 / Activities
GTA 6 store robbery
GTA 6 store robbery in 6 steps: any store, back door and snap gun, cameras off, crack the safe, bank the cash or fence the loot. Solo or with Lucia.
04 / Activities
GTA 6 car theft
GTA 6 car theft is tiered: lock picks for old cars, a key cloner for new ones. Car fences buy what you steal, Randy takes requests, damage costs you.
05 / Robberies
GTA 6 wanted level
GTA 6 wanted level: 6 stars in 4 states, plus heat icons for face, clothes, car, weapon, CCTV and partner. How each works and how to lose the cops.

Still unknown: Payouts, and whether businesses can be bought.

How do you make money in GTA 6?
Rob stores and bigger targets, steal and sell cars, and sell loot to fences. Missions alone do not pay enough to progress the story.
In depth: GTA 6 Store Robbery
Can you lose money in GTA 6?
Cash on you can be lost when you die. Money in your BuckMe bank account is safe, so take cash to an ATM.
Can you buy safehouses in GTA 6?
No, according to TGG: Jason and Lucia are on the run. Garages can be bought; businesses are unconfirmed.