I just started rotational playing. The tip to rotate like between 6 and 8 am is a good one. I have a married couple as my central focus. They have one child who is a toddler. From there I rotate through their parents and their best friends, another married couple and their parents. Once the kids are old enough to have their own families, I will lump them in the rotation. I have at least two that have jobs where I can go with them, a police officer and an actor and at least one in college. It makes for a very interesting playstyle. Before I went to this I was playing my core family and their children only (who at the time where young adults). I decided to back up to a much earlier version of my main family and start over again since I had learned so much recently about certain aspects of the game. I am so happy with my decision to do that :D I love all the tips in this thread too. Thank you everyone!