Dumpster Diving Challenge
The Dumpster Challenge focuses on extreme sustainability and creative repurposing.
Phase 1: Setup & Constraints
Create Your Sim: Start with a Young Adult (YA) Sim. You can create a new one or use a Sim from a previous gameplay session.
Essential Trait: Your Sim must have the Freegan trait. Other traits are up to your preference.
Initial Purchase: Before setting your funds to zero, you must purchase a lunchbox or cooler. This serves as your food storage until you can acquire a refrigerator.
Financial Reset: Use cheats to set your family funds to 0 simoleons.
Phase 2: Starting the Grind
Location: Move to a lot of your choice, then immediately travel to Evergreen Harbor.
The First Dive: Dumpster dive in every dumpster in the area until they are all empty.
Maintenance: Any appliances found in the trash must be repaired before use.
Hygiene & Bladder: If there is a public bathroom in your world, you must use it for these needs until you have functional plumbing on your home lot.
Phase 3: Furnishing Rules
Exchange Policy: All furniture must be "exchanged" for the exact item you find.
The Duplicate Rule: You can only sell an item if it is a duplicate (e.g., if you find three couches, you keep one and sell the other two).
Permanence: Once you choose which version of an item to keep, that choice is permanent.
Decorations: These are the only items you are permitted to purchase with simoleons, unless you happen to find them while diving.
Phase 4: Building Your Home
The 5,000 Milestone: You cannot begin structural building (walls/floors) until your family funds reach 5,000 simoleons.
Room Requirements: You can only add a physical room to the house once you have acquired all necessary furnishings for that specific room.
Example: To build a bathroom, you must already own a sink, a tub or shower, and a toilet.
Phase 5: Completion
The Goal: The challenge is officially complete once every room in your house is fully built and completely furnished.
Final Touch: Once the structural and functional requirements are met, you are free to decorate the home however you like.
