How to make money without cheats, mods, or a job

Painting, sculpting, writing, and gardening to name a few.

If there's spawners on the island your sim can go searching for collectables such as gems and metals that can be smelted down. Fishing is another good idea that fits in with the survival theme.

Finding stars can be lucrative once sims find 25+ of them. On an island I'd think fishing would be the obvious choice. Can your sims travel? Tomb exploring can make lots of money from relics, gems, and metals. Day jobs at university can be worth a bundle. If there are dive lots in the world and you have IP, deepwater fishing and looting chests can make lots of money, especially if you consign everything. My current household owns a resort which is pulling in about 13k a day. Might not make sense on a crashed island though.

I see that it's up to igazor to ask the Obvious Question once again. What do your sims need money for if they are trapped on a deserted island? >:)

I mean besides the property tax bills and the Repo sim, but I would probably cheat them the No Bills Ever LTR to stop those since they wouldn't make any sense in that context. I don't recall the Howells being any more successful on Gilligan's Island than the rest of the castaways, they only thought that their money was helping them. :p

"igazor;c-16055908" wrote:
I see that it's up to igazor to ask the Obvious Question once again. What do your sims need money for if they are trapped on a deserted island? >:)

I mean besides the property tax bills and the Repo sim, but I would probably cheat them the No Bills Ever LTR to stop those since they wouldn't make any sense in that context. I don't recall the Howells being any more successful on Gilligan's Island than the reset of the castaways, they only thought that their money was helping them. :p

Well story wise they're "building" a time machine so the money acts as the parts they'd need for it story wise.

Figured there was a reasonable explanation for the need of currency. But it sounds like what they really need is an Inventors Table and a source of scrap. Or is that the wrong kind of time machine? ;)

"igazor;c-16055924" wrote:
Figured there was a reasonable explanation for the need of currency. But it sounds like what they really need is an Inventors Table and a source of scrap. Or is that the wrong kind of time machine? ;)

Well now, I like that. Which pack did that come with?
Edit: Never mind it came with Ambitions.

Picking wildflowers is astonishingly lucrative. Of course, there have to be spawners.

You can have yard sales, write books, get your skill up with one of the musical instruments and perform at different venues. If you’re good at this then your sim will get change from persons but not much. You can also sell stuff in San Myshuno like paintings, etc.

"KristaErykah;c-16818736" wrote:
You can have yard sales, write books, get your skill up with one of the musical instruments and perform at different venues. If you’re good at this then your sim will get change from persons but not much. You can also sell stuff in San Myshuno like paintings, etc.

Hello :)

This is a thread from last year in the Sims 3 section of the forum... Sims 3 does not have yard sales or San Myshuno.