I have done the room-saving many times, especially when I want to clean up my saves and move sims with their houses to other saves. Doesn't help very long, I'm afraid. My mind isn't what it used to be, I keep forgetting things I know very well :#
Ahh yes, the lives and deaths of Eric Cantrell :) That boy's been through a lot, for sure! I'm afraid I don't have your dedication to your sims, I have way too many different saves, with way too many sims/families. I do have some favourites, and I get attatched more to some sims than others. Legacy play isn't something I really do, I think I only have one and I've not gotten further than generation 5. Or 4, its been a while.