Do you use cheats when you play Sims 4? Personally, I don't, because cheats just make everything boring for me. It just makes it feel incomplete for me.
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.