If you want to steamroll Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, the key isn’t brute force—it’s financial power. By Chapter 6, most of Hawaii becomes accessible, but you’ll probably be staring at a modest $5,000 in your pocket. Meanwhile, the best gear in the game demands millions. The good news? With a bit of strategic effort and a detour to Dondo Island, you can flip that financial script early. This guide breaks down exactly how to milk Dondo Island for all it’s worth and become rich long before the main story expects you to.

Step 1: Unlock Dondo Island and Focus on the Workshop

Once you gain control of the Twar Resort, Dondo Farms opens up alongside it. Here, you can assign your Sujimon to various facilities to generate resources. What you want to zero in on is the Workshop, specifically the Master Crafting Course. Assigning three Sujimon to this task—which takes 60 minutes—yields 300,000 Doco Bucks every time.

That may only translate to $3,000 in USD, but in early-game economy terms, it’s a windfall. It requires minimal involvement: just assign your Sujimon, wait, and collect. Whether you use high-tier Sujimon for a chance at extra returns or throw in some low-tier fodder, that core payout remains consistent. Do this daily and you’ll quickly see your funds start to stack.

Step 2: Bridge to Lake Island for the Gold Shark

When your resort reaches three stars, invest 200,000 Doco Bucks to build a bridge to Lake Island. The surface benefits are nice—resources and new facilities—but the hidden jackpot lies in its fishing spot. Here, you’ll occasionally encounter the Gold Shark, an incredibly fast, massive fish that only spawns in this specific area.

Spotting the Gold Shark is easy once you know what to look for: it’s the largest, fastest swimmer in the water. These golden behemoths sell for 70,000 Doco Bucks, and catching five raises the price per sale to 100,000 Doco Bucks, with a cap at around 130,000. Since they spawn about half the time, and occasionally in pairs, checking this spot daily can be a consistent and fast way to earn.

Even if you catch just one per day, that’s an easy $1,000 in converted currency for about a minute of effort. Combine that with your Workshop cash flow, and you’ve already got a sustainable income loop.

Step 3: Build and Sell Love Hotels

Here’s where things get absurd—in a good way. After boosting your crafting level by creating various items, you’ll unlock access to bigger, better DIY projects. Among these, the Love Hotel is a standout. While not the most expensive build, it offers one of the best returns on investment.

The Love Hotel only requires infinitely renewable resources—no rare drops or hard-to-find ingredients. Build one per day or save up and build three at once. Each one sells for about 330,000 Doco Bucks. Build and sell three, and you’re walking away with roughly 1 million Doco Bucks, which converts to $10,000. Grind this over a few in-game days and you’re swimming in money.

To maximize this strategy:

• Purchase and place all facilities from the main shop that boost your collection area.
• Build benches and dumping areas to increase your daily yield.
• With a five-star resort, you’ll unlock even more resource-generating options. Though expensive, they’re absolutely worth it.

Speed up your resource collection by ending days early. No need to waste time chopping trees or smashing rocks manually—your facilities now do the work.

Step 4: Run Guest Lodging for Passive Payouts

As your resort improves, you can run multi-day guest sessions, especially in S-Rank lodgings. Hosting top-tier guests not only improves your ratings but also delivers an extra 200,000 Doco Bucks and $10,000 every three-day cycle.

If your resort is well-oiled and everything runs smoothly, it’s entirely possible to bring in $50,000+ per cycle, and if you’re really optimizing, even push toward $100,000. For Chapter 6, where money is still scarce, that level of income is game-breaking—in the best possible way.

Final Thoughts: The Payoff of Smart Investment

By the time the narrator wrapped up their Dondo Island adventure, they had over $500,000—starting from just under $1,000. That kind of return isn’t just impressive—it’s transformative. Early access to endgame gear lets you steamroll through encounters, dominate side quests, and breeze through dungeons that would otherwise pose real challenges.

Yes, Dondo Island requires some setup and patience. But in a game like Infinite Wealth, where cash rules everything from gear to job unlocks to exploration, investing early pays massive dividends.

If you’re looking for a reliable, low-stress money method that unlocks the full potential of your characters far ahead of schedule, this is it. Master the resort, tame the island, and let the gold sharks fund your empire.

And hey—if more methods to print money pop up later in the game, we’ll be sure to dive into those too. For now, this Dondo Island route is your golden ticket.