Re: I don't get the game Sims 4

Thank you all for the tips. 

I will go and try it all in the game and buy the expension pack in the future. 

@Mrs_Bloody_NL A few things that I do that I thought I would mention:

• If your sim goes to work or school and needs to pee, they will do it there after they're uncomfortable enough. But... try to not send them to school/work 'needing badly' to pee. If so they will be uncomfortable for a while, but they'll take care of it. Not a deal-breaker.
• The kids will eat at school, and sometimes the adults will take care of food there also, but not always.
• If their needs are too low just have them take a vacation day and catch up. Just do your best to have them in the green in all areas when they leave for work or school.
• Naps are your friend. So are plenty of bathrooms and a good bed (good comfort and energy).
• Some upgrades to appliances/electronics/plumbing will increase their efficiency (so they take less time and are more effective), as do some perks.
• Fix your own stuff. The higher your handiness the faster you work and you can do lots of efficiency updates then also.
• Get a maid. Always. Even if you don't make much they will not do anything if you have taken care of everything. But if you need to focus on career you don't need to worry about messes then. Just make sure there are several hundred dollars at least in the funds always to keep them paid.
• Have a sim make one or two meals (for 4 or for 8) once a day and drag them to the fridge and everyone will just grab leftovers when you click on the fridge and tell them to - or they will do it of their own choice.
• If there is no time to make a meal you can click the fridge and choose 'grab a quick meal'. Not as filling but no prep time.
• They can go to work up to an hour late if need be and I don't notice a real issue with work - if you need the extra time.
• Once they are at work don't track their needs just hit super fast-forward and they will be back home in no time.
• Combine tasks for efficiency. For example, you can watch the cooking channel with a friend while you eat and increase social, fun & cooking all at the same time. Or you can get the cheap card table (they LOVE that thing) and they will socialize (or play solo), play/fun, increase logic, and I think maybe they can eat there also.
• Download my 'perfect' dragonfruit plant in the gallery. If you care for even just one of those inside (if you have seasons, so it stays in season) and sell the fruits every few days you make thousands of dollars which helps your sim a lot.

@Mrs_Bloody_NL I just now added more 'tips' to the previous list, so you may want to re-check to see if anything is helpful that wasn't there before. 😉 Have fun!

@SheriGR Thank u for all those usefull tips, will look at it this afternoon 🤗 and have it a go. 

I understand that I also have to buy some extra bundels or expension packs 😁 and an extra sim.. I only have 1 sim now. 

I will not give up 🤗 

@Mrs_Bloody_NL 

Glad to hear it. Have fun with your new toy and new sim(s)! :eahigh_file: 😃

Given that you mentioned that you want to add a sim(s) to the household and purchase expansion(s)/pack(s), I thought I would add a couple more 'tips' that I found helpful in my games:

• If you add any sims to your household and they ARE going to be related to your current sim you can add them in the CA area to the household and create the relationship (spouse, child, etc.) while creating the sim. Tip: make sure to create the relationship while creating the sim. You cannot go back in later and create the relationship. 
  http://www.carls-sims-4-guide.com/tutorials/how-to/make-a-sim.php
  https://guides.gamepressure.com/thesims4/guide.asp?ID=26714
• If you add any sims to your household and they ARE NOT going to be related to your current sim, I would recommend making the other sim as their own household and saving them as a separate household. That way they get $20,000. Then go back into the households and move the new sim into your current sim's household. And save. You now gained $20,000 in the household funds. Very helpful when starting out. You could do this for each adult and teen. Children cannot be created as their own household - they need a an adult. (Though there are kids and pets alone in the gallery, so I suppose it can be done with a cheat.)
  https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/news/splitting-and-merging
• If you play with multiple sims, especially more than 2-3, pause is your new best friend. Cue up what you want everyone to be doing and press play.
• If you would like to get some opinions on recommended EPs, this is one of the forum posts on this subject:
  https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/comment/16889838#Comment_16889838

There are non-traditional ways to play too.

After awhile you may be more interested in what you want your sims to do for next few hours of your life. Not just sleeping eating working and going to the bathroom. You can use cheats codes to make your sim happy so you can play what you want to play with them. 

Or maybe you want your sim to have a better house, bed, and the biggest TV. You can also use cheat codes to give your sim simoleons or free real estate.

You can play as natural or as fantastical as you want. That is the beauty of the Sims. It is your world... you choice what to do, who to be, where to go.

These three cheats I’ve mentioned are all accomplished by first hitting control - c at the same time. A white rectangle appears at the top of the screen. Type in: testingcheats on. Then: motherlode will give you $50,000 at a pop. The code to buy any house you want with out money is: freerealestate on

After turning on testingcheats you can shift click any sim and then choose: cheat need, make happy to fill all of their needs. Which I find handy to do before work after they have spent all night doing something fun like a date or party at a venue. As the saying goes for aspirations, “this is what your sims wants to do, but you don’t have to.” Lol just have fun however you choose to play.