I set up the "rules" depending on the story I made up for my families but generally here's what is the most common between them:
- NO cheating (money especially). I only use it is for stuck Sims.
- NO mods or CC (I just like to play the game as is).
- I generally rotate between families after a few Sims days, a full season usually (more if I'm really invested in the story I'm creating) or I just create another one. I especially like to explore things I don't usually play with (businesses, vacations, supernaturals, etc.) and then I focus on it until I rotate again.
- I generally didn't take photos until quite recently, maybe because I didn't want to take too much place in my folders.