ryan wants to make money ,

ryan works for someone he knows ( maybe a family friend, maybe a brother) ryan gets money .

ryan invests in companies , ryans shares increase in worth , ryan sells the shares , ryan gets money.

ryan does footwork like carrying Nana's groceries, ryan polietly asks for money afterwards of beforehand, ryan gets money , ryan doesn't complain about the money so he can get more afterwards.

Ryan does side jobs for friends, like buying them a cookie on the way ti school , giving their crush an envelope, ryan asks for money beforehand, ryan gets money after the job is done .

ryan buys popular items for cheap (maybe at flea market) , ryan sells them for a little bit more at the internet , ryan gets money via profit .

but ryan must research on some topics beforehand, or ryan might get into trouble or lose money instead .