I moved my sim family to 1 Torendi Tower Penthouse (at a cost of 456,000 simoleons). After their first week, the bills of 20k(ish) brought them down to only 1,000 simoleons in liquid funds.
I desperately need to make sure they raise the money to afford bills each week and it doesn't look like career salary alone will cut it. I'm seeking advice on the best way to earn some money quickly with what skills they have available. They have 3 children and 1 toddler to care for as well, which is really cutting into available earning time.
Miko works in the charity branch of the political career, is at career level 5, and has High Charisma and singing, and middling painting skill.
Abel works in the Tech career and is a pro-gamer (top of career ladder), he has maxed video gaming, cooking, handiness, logic, programming and rocket science skills.
I'm having Abel work on hacking and then will do some programming. Just wondering if there's something I'm missing as a better money earner with what is available to them. Painting is pretty good normally, but I use a mod that makes painting take longer because it's pretty much 'too good' for money normally (imo). Is there a way for Miko to earn money just with Charisma?
Heh, i'm not used to being in this dilemma...I don't normally let my established (this is 2nd generation household) sims get this tapped out, but they needed larger digs because of all the kids.
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I also have the trait from aspiration that gives interest on funds available, it's what I am used to living on...sadly interest on 0 is 0....
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Do any of them have time to go hunting for collectibles? That will bring in a little extra cash.
And what is this trait of which you speak? I've never heard of it!
Also, good tip on the collectibles, Miko can dash out to do some of that in the city while Abel works on his hacking/programming. I'm trying to do things where both of them are generating revenue at the same time (rather than someone being on a different lot being useless). Snow globes and posters have sell value though!
@playersinger2010 Afraid to spend money on the woodworking table, can you estimate the return on investment speed? Abel has good handiness, but is already doing programming/hacking, will the woodworking table be higher margins?
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It's a reward trait for 2000 points - easy to collect if you have Seasons and get 500 points for successful holidays. It reduces bills immensely. All my Sims have this trait.
The easiest and fastest way to earn money that I have found so far without any necessary skills is the music mixing table - it's quick and I believe only a 12 hour turn around time before you can release more music.
Where can I find a music mixing table? Somewhere in DSV I assume, haven't really explored there much.
@Simmerville Yet another thing I didn't think of. Not sure if we'll have the aspiration points for that though, I know I have enough for frugal, but money tree isn't cheap (5k i think). Miko has 0 aspiration, having only joined active play recently in my game. I'll definitely check if I can buy that once I am playing again though. Appreciate the idea!
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Think the ideas here will definitely get some money on hand to cover the next bill cycle, which should be the last one that is a problem. Miko should get a few promotions (and the cash bonus that comes with those) after that. Once my household has fluidity, earned interest takes over and makes it easy to stay ahead.
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You can also basically go about your business as other sims are making money for you and getting better at painting when they do. I just buy as many easels as I can afford and add to them so there are almost twice as many as club members eventually. That way they can go from one to another. If you don't feel like interacting you can drag finished and abandoned pictures to the wall and sell them or dispose of them when you get a chance too.
I may be wrong but the only public one I've seen so far has been at the studio of the acting career (no help if you're not an actor!) - you can stay late instead of going home and mix some music as well as the video mixing - I'd do that for actors that have no room/cash to buy their own equipment. Have not seen those items out and about in the other venues yet but will keep an eye out for them!
There are 3 easels in my current home (1 came with the place and 2 came with them from career rewards for the generation 1 mother). I've made a little money just selling paintings that random visitors decided to make. I love the idea of having a club to generate them pretty much on demand.
@llandros2012 No actors in my household, unfortunately. If you find any out and about elsewhere, let me know! I'll also check the lounges in my DSV, I replaced them with ones from the gallery when GF came out, so maybe their creator snuck one in there.
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Ah sorry, I meant the trait that gives you interest on funds available, not the frugal trait - that's usually one of the first ones I get
It's pretty awesome to have once you have some bank added up, which I usually do by generation 2 of a game (until I spend it all like a fool...obviously). My sims, before I spent all their money on the move, were getting about 23,000 a week from it.
Once I have progressed a bit in the game, it's pretty easy to complete the aspiration. The heir sim in my current game completed the aspiration instantly when i switched him to it after he had completed his first adult aspiration. He already met every qualification for every tier prior to me even taking it.
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Maybe you could sell off some of the furniture and go for cheaper stuff? That'll give you some money and reduce the bills. I've made some decent money in past saves from programming (freelance work at level 5) so that could be an option for your eSports star. The purchasable trait (I think it's Thrifty) supposedly reduces the bills so that combined with downsizing a bit could help. If you have a lot of aspiration points and you have Seasons installed, get the money tree seed; once it grows and starts producing fruit you get §8000 a harvest, so if you harvest every day that's §56000 a week, and that goes up if you take care of it.
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Definitely doing the programming though, that's daily income once it's done. Abel is working on an app right now.
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It starts with buying, so you need to liquefy some assets, until you can purchase both an empty lot and the 15k violin.
Then you take whichever sim you have that has the best charisma and sell that one violin at 100% markup in your empty retail lot. That should net you 30k, enough to purchase two violins.
I always stop at two, but you just keep selling and restocking, netting that extra 15k with each go. Eventually you sell the last two violins, and sell the empty lot, rich af.
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I don't have many active Sims in penthouses -- I actually prefer the suburbs so I look for houses on the Gallery that hold my families, then gradually upgrade; I like houses that have space to add basements because I can add extra rooms down below if needed. I only have two residential penthouses currently (I made the one in the Arts District into a restaurant, but I also took out the penthouse Lounge and made it into residential). Most recently I've had Sims living in a remodeled Brook Bunglaow in Willow Creek; I added on an office/study on the back of the first floor, then another master bedroom on the second floor so I have two master suites, plus fit in a basement that I can expand later as the famiy's needs develop.
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Frugal traits for every household member if possible, but that just was suggested by others.
I placed a lot of stuff to produce things and sell them after they are finished, but dont use it often. For I guess 5000 reward points you can get a money tree and harvest some cash.
But I really get along mostly with the parents jobs and the paintings.