Starting From Nothing

Every OSRS billionaire started with 0 GP. This guide takes you from a fresh Tutorial Island spawn to a self-sustaining money-making machine, with no starting capital required.

Hour 1: Quick Cash (0-50K)

Stronghold of Security: 10K GP + boots, 15 minutes
Pick Potatoes: At the farm north of Lumbridge, pick and sell for quick GP
Kill Chickens: Feathers stack and sell for 2-3 GP each. Kill 1000 = 2-3K
Pick Flax: In Seers Village, pick and spin for bow strings (300 GP each)

Hours 2-5: Building Capital (50K-500K)

Thieving Cake Stalls: 5 Thieving at Ardougne. Free food + sell extras
Tanning Cowhides: Kill cows, tan hides at Al Kharid for 100-200 GP profit each
Making Gold Amulets: Buy gold bars, craft amulets, sell. Small profit, trains Crafting

Hours 5-15: Real Money (500K-2M)

Cannonball Smithing: After Dwarf Cannon quest + 35 Smithing. 500K/hr, very AFK
Herb Runs: At 32 Farming. 100-200K per 5-minute run
Mort Myre Fungus: After Nature Spirit quest. 500K/hr
Blast Furnace Steel Bars: At 30 Smithing. 600K/hr

Hours 15-40: Serious Income (2M-10M)

Barrows: At 50+ Magic, 43+ Prayer. 800K-1.5M/hr
Green Dragons: At 60+ combat. 500K-1M/hr
Birdhouse + Herb Runs: Passive 200-400K per cycle

The Reinvestment Cycle

Earn GP from the methods above
Invest in gear upgrades (Berserker Ring, Black Mask, Dragon Scimitar)
Better gear = faster kills = more GP/hr
Repeat until you can do Vorkath/Zulrah

Common Mistakes

Buying expensive gear too early. Prioritize stats and quest unlocks over gear.
Ignoring passive income. Herb runs every 80 minutes compound massively over time.
Not training Slayer. Slayer unlocks the best long-term money makers.

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