Yeah .. no I'd rather they not put the resources into them unless more variety in gameplay and interactions were added in.. like fight, bribe or seduce maybe. Move him in to exact revenge and claim your stuff back!
I remember in Sims 2 I only had him visit a few times before they trained me of being afraid of not paying my bills. I took up black widowing to make money... so the repo man made me deviant! I also remember hiding stuff in my sims inventory just in case if the money wasn't rolling in just to keep him from taking stuff if he showed up.