Do you use cheats?

Mostly, just the money one. I like my lots certain ways. I use it more in the Sims4 than I did in Sims3.

I use cheats to set up starting points for stories, to give my sims a chance to start in bigger houses if I feel like it. But also to reduce money when I want to play rags to riches or add realism by charging my sims for new outfits.

And of course building cheats, mainly moveobjects to place decorations

I use Cas.fulleditmode on . Other wise the townies would drive me crazy , especially their walk. Also I use Moo often.

I mostly just use the building cheats. Money cheats aren't really my thing.

I didn't even like the game at all until I found out about cheats.

Only when I want my sim to start off with 0 simoleons.

I could not have played the way I do without cheats, including the UI cheat mod. Say if the main issue is to have head of the house's portrait painted, I might spend an hour on preparing the background/decor in a studio I normally use for portraits. Then, if the sim needs to use a toilet I will definitely cheat his needs. I can also cheat needs if they are up to a specific goal/situation with a limited time frame. But I often play with no cheating too, I like following most of my 60 families through a normal day.

Never use money cheats though, except from when establishing a new family or needing specific decor for a story etc, but then I'll normally reset the effect of that cheat afterwards.

build cheats to get hidden and live edit objects, freerealestate when I need to test a build, occasional money cheat when building, reset sim was a necessity for a while last year.
I'm too lazy to bother with any of the skill or career cheats and I'm not a fan of MOO.

I use cheats for money a lot, normally taking money away not adding it lol Sometimes I'll cheat a skill if I'm just a hair away and need a promotion or cheat a need but I'm more into mods than cheats- I like to make my game harder, not easier.

I only use them to set up some of my characters stories, like adding some skills and some career progression and some relationships that best fits the character I have in mind. I play my save file with a huge overarching story that involves many sims and a rotation of different households. Once I actually start playing then I don’t use cheats and I let the game push me in many different directions.