Everyone is given a free treasure map at the start of Red Dead Online and when reaching Level 10. Each treasure chest rewards you with a hefty sum of money, typically ranging from $50-100, along with an assortment of other goodies. Once at the location, use your Eagle Eye ability to make the treasure glow orange. Treasure maps mark a location on your in-game map to go search. Loot is shared, so if you are in a mission, and your partner loots all the bodies, you are out of luck. Looting bodies can often reward you with items like watches that you can sell for even more money. You may only be picking up a few cents at a time, but all that change builds up quickly enough. They can be finished relatively quickly, and typically they leave plenty of dead bodies laying around, which leads to the next tip… They can be completed multiple times, which helps generate even more cash. Like the Red Dead Redemption 2 campaign, one of the easiest ways to earn money in Red Dead Online is by completing story missions.
If you want to actually continue with your character, you'll want the following tips for how to actually play and earn cash.
The first is a time-consuming, but extremely effective, hack that requires you to start your game over again and again. There are two reliable ways to earn money so far in Red Dead Online. Here's the easiest ways to make money in Red Dead Online Rockstar