Household Bills & Utilities SUPER Expensive?
I've been playing my version of the 100 baby challenge family so they have a huge house with lots of stuff and my bills are ridiculously high and I'm constantly bothered by people saying I'm not being...
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"CelSims;c-17849131" wrote:
With that many solar panels you should be getting a huge power surplus. Check none are broken. Check you have your power and water on 'store' and not 'auto sell' Small things help, like don't let them keep radios turned on in every room, change most rooms lighting to auto light.
It's a chore and one you might not have time for with 100 baby, but upgrading everything to be able to use fuel from the insect farms can help.
All my solar panels are on the roof and those don't break thankfully. Auto light is a good idea. I can't bring myself to upgrade everything to the bio-fuel options because I hate that it adds extra action bubbles to every single item. I wish they'd gone about it some other way. Thanks for your suggestion though.
"DaWaterRat;c-17849211" wrote:
What lot traits do you have? There are a couple that help with water and energy. I don't have any dew collectors on my lot in Oasis Springs, but I have the Natural Well and Geothermal lot traits, so even in a household with 6 sims, a cat, and a pool, I usually have water to sell back. Power tends to be less than $100. I do, however, have a ton of flowers and collectibles. My base bills are around 25K, but I've also got the nap that gives you a discount if you've got a bee box or bug box and a planter (both of which I have) and I use the floors and walls from Eco Lifestyle in many of the rooms, so that also gives a discount. (And I have a solar roof because I like the idea and wish I could have one in real life. And I like the look pretty well too.)
I use Child's Play, Good Schools and Great Soil because I raise all my kids here so I need all the help I can get. Plus my garden is the only real source of income for my family. That's good to know. I guess I'll have to start working on upping my income if I can't get the cost down for the basic lot tax.
