Hello everyone! I’ve got yet another new challenge for you all to play. This one is focusing entirely on The Sims 4 City Living expansion.The Movin’ On Up Challenge has you starting off with a single Sim, 0 money, and the cheapest, grungiest apartment (1313 21 Chic Street) in San Myshuno. It’s your task to get earn money to be able to afford gradually better apartments with the ultimate goal of moving into the Torendi Tower (the most expensive penthouse in San Myshuno).The challenge starts off a bit like a Legacy or Rosebud Challenge, but deviates in that you will be moving into better/more expensive apartments as you are able to afford them. The challenge ends once your Sim is able to afford to move into Torendi Tower. It will probably take more than one generation to complete this. So sit back and enjoy!The PremiseYou have big dreams. Dreams of wealth, dreams of a life of luxury, and dreams of living in that deluxe apartment in the sky. However, you have only enough money to rent the cheapest, dirtiest, and grungiest apartment in San Myshuno. It’s a start I guess. And the only way you can go from here is up.Welcome to the Movin’ On Up Challenge, where you start with a single Sim, zero money, and must work your way up (using this apartment list) to be able to own the most expensive Penthouse in San Myshuno, Torendi Tower.The Rules This challenge requires The Sims 4 City Living You must start with a single Sim fresh out of CAS – they can have any aspiration and traits that you wish Move this starter Sim into the 1313 21 Chic Street Apartment, after they have moved in, decrease their household funds to §0. The apartment must be purchased unfurnished. (That’s right, you’re going to start off living in a completely empty apartment!) You many travel to any world you wish in order to satisfy your Sims needs (for instance they can travel to the Willow Creek gym or library if they need to) To earn money in the early game you may gather collectibles, rummage through trash along with all other traditional methods. You may choose any additional lot traits that you wish, but the ones that originally came with the apartment when you moved in must stay. No cheats except those used to decrease your money. You must furnish the apartment that you are currently living in. It cannot remain empty in an attempt to save money. You are required to fully furnish each apartment before making sure you can move on to the next one. (By fully furnish I mean you need to have a the same number of bedrooms/bathrooms listed in that apartments info, as well as a kitchen, and every room needs to have a functional purpose) You cannot move in a spouse/roommate until you’ve been able to successfully pay your first week’s rent and you have a place for them to sleep. If your spouse/roommate moves in with a job, they must quit their job upon moving in and take a new one. You must also decrease the family’s funds back down to whatever they had prior to the spouse/roommate moving in. This will essentially make it so that the spouse/roommate doesn’t bring in any additional money. You may only move in one spouse/roommate per generation Your Sim is allowed to have children (via either birth or adoption) and you can pick and choose any aspirations/traits that you wish You will be moving your Sim to every apartment on this list throughout the challenge (some are not included as the prices double with another apartment). You will start with the least expensive one (determined by rent + deposit) and work your way up. (NOTE! If you wish to keep collections in tact when moving, make sure to use the phone or computer to move and not Manage Worlds. Thanks for the tip @EuphorialQueen!) Once your Sim has the first week’s rent and deposit for the next apartment on the list and they have fully furnished the previous apartment (ie they have furniture in every room and each room has a purpose) they can move on to the next apartment. You must stay in every apartment long enough to pay the first week's rent. You cannot simply move into one apartment and then quickly move into the next if you can afford it! This will prevent the challenge from moving too quickly. Every apartment must be purchased unfurnished. Your Sim must take the furniture from their old apartment with them and you are not allowed to choose to "sell all furniture" when you move. (You may, however, sell pieces of furniture as you upgrade to better items throughout the challenge. I just don't want you selecting the "Sell all furniture" option when you move). Any furniture that you take with you can be used to furnish the new apartment. Your Sim and their spouse/roommate are allowed to have any job they wish, or you may own a business/restaurant, or to make it more difficult can only earn money through a craft (painting, music, writing, etc) This continues until your Sim and their family can afford to move into Torendi Tower (the most expensive Penthouse worth §109,445 unfurnished) This challenge will only end once you reach Torendi Tower. If your founding Sim dies before this happens, that’s ok. The next generation will continue working on it.Completing the ChallengeOnce your Sim and their family is able to move into Torendi Tower, the challenge is complete.Can your Sim move on up to that deluxe apartment in the sky? (I sure hope someone gets this reference too, or I’m going to feel old!)Want to see how to get started in the Movin’ On Up Challenge? Check out the first episode in my new series on my Youtube channel!

All of the ones that I listed should already be unoccupied. I didn't include the ones with tenants already in them.

Just made a slight tweak to the moving rule: If the rent comes up due in the apartment you are currently in you MUST pay that before you can move into the new place. If you move before the rent comes up due, you do not need to pay it.

I am going to try this challenge!

I'm just trying to move up as quickly as possible and avoid buying anything unnecessary because I can't stand those pesky mice and noisy neighbours.

Hello @Adoriyah :smile: Was this in a new save? Are you looking in Manage Worlds or Live mode? So far except for the haunted ones the apartments on the list are not occupied. They may not stay empty though. My game will move in random Sims.I am just going to play it by ear. If there is already a tenant I will just go to Manage Worlds to place them somewhere else. Tip: In order to keep collections intact it is best to use the phone or computer to move your household in game.

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MysticLegacy

9 years ago

New Sims 4 City Living Challenge - The Movin' On Up Challenge

Hello everyone! I’ve got yet another new challenge for you all to play. This one is focusing entirely on The Sims 4 City Living expansion.
The Movin’ On Up Challenge has you starting off with a single Sim, 0 money, and the cheapest, grungiest apartment (1313 21 Chic Street) in San Myshuno. It’s your task to get earn money to be able to afford gradually better apartments with the ultimate goal of moving into the Torendi Tower (the most expensive penthouse in San Myshuno).

The challenge starts off a bit like a Legacy or Rosebud Challenge, but deviates in that you will be moving into better/more expensive apartments as you are able to afford them. The challenge ends once your Sim is able to afford to move into Torendi Tower. It will probably take more than one generation to complete this. So sit back and enjoy!

The Premise

You have big dreams. Dreams of wealth, dreams of a life of luxury, and dreams of living in that deluxe apartment in the sky. However, you have only enough money to rent the cheapest, dirtiest, and grungiest apartment in San Myshuno. It’s a start I guess. And the only way you can go from here is up.
Welcome to the Movin’ On Up Challenge, where you start with a single Sim, zero money, and must work your way up (using this apartment list) to be able to own the most expensive Penthouse in San Myshuno, Torendi Tower.

The Rules

This challenge requires The Sims 4 City Living
You must start with a single Sim fresh out of CAS – they can have any aspiration and traits that you wish
Move this starter Sim into the 1313 21 Chic Street Apartment, after they have moved in, decrease their household funds to §0. The apartment must be purchased unfurnished. (That’s right, you’re going to start off living in a completely empty apartment!)
You many travel to any world you wish in order to satisfy your Sims needs (for instance they can travel to the Willow Creek gym or library if they need to)
To earn money in the early game you may gather collectibles, rummage through trash along with all other traditional methods.
You may choose any additional lot traits that you wish, but the ones that originally came with the apartment when you moved in must stay.
No cheats except those used to decrease your money.
You must furnish the apartment that you are currently living in. It cannot remain empty in an attempt to save money. You are required to fully furnish each apartment before making sure you can move on to the next one. (By fully furnish I mean you need to have a the same number of bedrooms/bathrooms listed in that apartments info, as well as a kitchen, and every room needs to have a functional purpose)
You cannot move in a spouse/roommate until you’ve been able to successfully pay your first week’s rent and you have a place for them to sleep.
If your spouse/roommate moves in with a job, they must quit their job upon moving in and take a new one. You must also decrease the family’s funds back down to whatever they had prior to the spouse/roommate moving in. This will essentially make it so that the spouse/roommate doesn’t bring in any additional money.
You may only move in one spouse/roommate per generation
Your Sim is allowed to have children (via either birth or adoption) and you can pick and choose any aspirations/traits that you wish
You will be moving your Sim to every apartment on this list throughout the challenge (some are not included as the prices double with another apartment). You will start with the least expensive one (determined by rent + deposit) and work your way up. (NOTE! If you wish to keep collections in tact when moving, make sure to use the phone or computer to move and not Manage Worlds. Thanks for the tip @EuphorialQueen!)
Once your Sim has the first week’s rent and deposit for the next apartment on the list and they have fully furnished the previous apartment (ie they have furniture in every room and each room has a purpose) they can move on to the next apartment. You must stay in every apartment long enough to pay the first week's rent. You cannot simply move into one apartment and then quickly move into the next if you can afford it! This will prevent the challenge from moving too quickly.
Every apartment must be purchased unfurnished. Your Sim must take the furniture from their old apartment with them and you are not allowed to choose to "sell all furniture" when you move. (You may, however, sell pieces of furniture as you upgrade to better items throughout the challenge. I just don't want you selecting the "Sell all furniture" option when you move). Any furniture that you take with you can be used to furnish the new apartment.
Your Sim and their spouse/roommate are allowed to have any job they wish, or you may own a business/restaurant, or to make it more difficult can only earn money through a craft (painting, music, writing, etc)
This continues until your Sim and their family can afford to move into Torendi Tower (the most expensive Penthouse worth §109,445 unfurnished)
This challenge will only end once you reach Torendi Tower. If your founding Sim dies before this happens, that’s ok. The next generation will continue working on it.

Completing the Challenge

Once your Sim and their family is able to move into Torendi Tower, the challenge is complete.

Can your Sim move on up to that deluxe apartment in the sky? (I sure hope someone gets this reference too, or I’m going to feel old!)

Want to see how to get started in the Movin’ On Up Challenge? Check out the first episode in my new series on my Youtube channel!

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49 Replies

MizzTura
New Traveler
7 years ago
I think I'll do this challenge but with only one sim and a hell of a lot of youth potions XD
MysticLegacy
7 years ago
@MizzTura Good luck! I'm very curious to hear how it goes!
flourfairy
New Novice
5 years ago
"SBLove;c-17546761" wrote:
I know this is pretty late but I just got city living and I'm gonna try this challenge! :smile:

How did it go? Did you like it?
I think I'm going to try this. I love apartment life (both irl and in the Sims).
Ravin128
4 years ago
Is the sim allowed to get a job?
MayaRose1138
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
I just bought City Living and am giving this challenge a go. Using a teen sim from another save, Shanna moved into her first apartment on a Monday and it’s currently Saturday. She’s been painting like crazy, plus searching for seashells and other treasures in Sulani, which has greatly helped. She got a part time job but has only been once as she had Harvestfest, Winterfest and New Years on 3 consecutive days! She has only been to school once too!

She has furnished the apartment with low budget furniture, and has a few thousand saved up, but hasn’t paid the first week rent yet. I might post some pics on here of her apartment, if that’s alright, as I’m not taking enough to run a blog or separate discussion.

Did they have to change the wallpaper and floor coverings as well?

Edit: Shanna is onto apartment 3, though because I’ve made some changes, she and husband Duane Talla are now at 2B Jasmine Suite. Because they’re expecting twins (thank you, risky woohoo!), I decided to skip the third apartment and go straight to the fourth. I’m also scrapping the other Culpepper apartment because it’s haunted and I can’t deal with that. But I’m adding two apartments in - 701 Zenview will go before 702 Zenview, and 1020 Alto will go before 1010 Alto. I’m also doing a perfect genetics challenge with this, so they could end up with a fair few kids!
MayaRose1138
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
Because of going to 2B Jasmine Suite, which has the On Ley Line trait, Shanna actually had triplet girls (I didn’t know that trait could change the number in an pregnancy *after* becoming pregnant!). The oldest one, Eliot, inherited her mother’s hair and eyes, making her the heir, while Bronte and Austen both take after their father. They are now one day away from moving into house six, 701 Zenview, and the triplets are five days away from being teens. At the rate I’m going, because Shanna did a lot of painting early on and has built up a nest egg of about $40,000 at the moment, Eliot should be able to start her part of the legacy in house 9, one of the Alto ones. And since she’s befriended the youngest Landgraab, Callen, if she marries him and moves into VIII Landgraab as house 11, it will be rather appropriate :).

This is the list I’m following (amount needed to save in brackets):
1. 1313 21 Chic Street ($900)
2. 19 Culpepper House ($1150)
3. 2B Jasmine Suite ($1500)
4. 920 Medina Studio ($1800)
5. 930 Medina Studio ($2200)
6. 701 Zenview ($2800)
7. 702 Zenview ($6000)
8. 122 Hakim House ($7000)
9. 1020 Alto Apartments ($15,000)
10. 1010 Alto Apartment ($19,000)
11. VIII Landgraab ($30,000) or IX Landgraab ($20,250)
12. Fountain View Penthouse ($33,768) or VIII Landgraab ($30,000)
13. 888 Spire Apartments ($45,000)
14. Old Salt House ($50,448)
15. Torendi Tower ($109,445)
MayaRose1138
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
Finished the challenge! It took 99 sims days but third gen heir Darcy just moved into Torendi Tower. Her parents, Eliot and Trevon Goth, ended up with six kids, which was interesting in the places which had only two bedrooms, but bunk beds were wonderful ?. It was a bit tedious always having to decorate the house, especially as I’m not good at that, but I did enjoy being able to explore San Myshuno for two generations.
legallyblondeee
4 years ago
I'm definitely gonna try this out!
Sim_MRM
New Adventurer
5 months ago
Here's a twist if anyone wants an additional facet or to play this challenge again with a different approach. I combined this with a Kleptomaniac challenge, and it was really fun.

- You must steal anything you need to furnish your apartments. (Foraging is OK.)
- You can sell what you steal, but can only buy things you absolutely need and aren't stealable.
- If you just want it--but can't steal it--you'll have to do without. (Rugs, dishwasher, mirrors etc.) No buying nicer items if a useful but different model is stealable.
- You can spend money on building, renovating, floor and wall patterns.
- You can choose one extra money-making hobby (Gardening or painting for example.) You can buy an easel, but you have to forage or steal plants and seeds.
- Once you get to your last residence in Torendi Tower, you can spend all your money and buy and sell what you want to create the place of your dreams. (Or play by the rules for Torendi and then move back to your favourite residence and spend your money there.)

Optional:
- Don't steal stuff that ruins another sim's household--like the only fridge or stove. (Or replace the stolen item like a person would with insurance in real life.)
- Don't steal fire alarms or items that could hurt another sim (You can buy one if you choose this.)
- Use the MoreSwipeables_Klepto mod to be able to steal more stuff right away.
- Combine with the Sticky Fingers aspiration.
- Steal all the art from the galleries and replace with your own paintings.