Rags to Riches Mega Challenge ~ UPDATED ~

Challenge Information and Rules





In this challenge there will be mandatory steps to complete for almost every goal. You must complete these steps before you can take on the bigger goal. Some of the goals will require you finishing others before you may begin them. There is also a list of optional goals for you to pick and choose from to go along with the main challenge but there are some mandatory steps to those as well.


Cheats and Mods
Cheating is not allowed unless it is to reset your sim, take away your money, or allow you to move objects
You may use mods that do not make the game easier for you. If you have a mod that does change gameplay, just make sure to not take advantage of it to get further in the challenge.

Getting Started

• Make one sim of your choosing they can be as young as a teen or up to an elder. Your life span can be set to anything you wish: you can even turn aging off to be able to finish the whole challenge.
  
• Move into the most expensive and empty lot in any town. Then set your money to 0. If you don’t know how to do that, look at the helpful hints.
  
• You may not place anything on your Sims lot until you have unlocked the mandatory steps for building a home.
  
• You are not allowed to place items outside the walls of your home or use seeds until you finish the Outdoor Building task.
  
• To make money before you are allowed to get a job, take advantage of the things listed in the Making Money section. There is also a list of limitations below as well since some things are too easy to take advantage of.
  
• If you add any sims into your house after your start, before they can work, they must meet the work requirements.
  
• Before you own a bed, you must use public places to sleep, you may not place a bed on a public lot.
  
• - When your friend level is full with a sim you may stay at their home one night every seven days. While at their home for that one night you are allowed to make and eat as many meals as you want to, but you cannot take them with you.
  
• You can rummage for food, garden public plants or cook on the outdoor barbecues until you have built your home.
  
• You may purchase a tent if you have Outdoor Retreat, but you must travel to Granite Falls and buy it from the shop there, you may only use it on public lots.
  
• You may only have 10 stacks of items in your sims inventory at a time.
  

Making Money Limitations

• Odd jobs are not allowed until you have completed the Get a Job Challenge, once completed you may take an odd job once a week.
  
• If you are part of a club that can earn money by painting, writing, etc. You can not keep any of the money made by selling these items until you have finished every main goal. You may however hang the paintings in your home or delete them all.
  
• Dust bunnies are not allowed to search for items.
  
• Money trees may not be planted until you complete the Reach Riches challenge.
  
• Before you can do things to make money with hobbies such as painting, writing and programming you must be working in that career path.
  
• You may not use the wishing well for money or skills at any time.
  
• You may not sell any items you have changed with the SimRay.
  
• You may dumpster dive for items once a week and cannot sell the items unless you own a business to sell them at. You may salvage them for bits and pieces to use.
  
• You may use the money-making trash can but do not take advantage of it and make over $200 each week intentionally.
  
• Do not ask people for loans or swindle credits.
  
• Do not sell your date and party rewards.
  

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Introduction - Challenge Information and Rules - Main Goals - Optional Goals - Helpful Hints