How much are your bills?

"MLadyAzzera;c-16291056" wrote:
The more expensive objects your sims have, the higher your bills. I believe paintings count as well, but I'm not entirely sure. Bills will go down a little bit as objects depreciate over time. However, it becomes quite the problem when you've been playing the same household for generations.

There are several things I do to help:

1.) This one's a given, get the reward Frugal with aspiration points.

2.) Inventory items count towards bills, so clean out your family inventory often. Rewards from jobs, prestigious events, and old furniture build up over time.

3.) Write a couple books. Book royalties last an entire sim's lifetime, and can really offset the bills.

4.) Live in apartments. I actually play with apartments quite often. Your bills stay the same price even if you buy the most expensive of everything. My sim has a super posh apartment and only pays $500 in bills.

Just to point out... royalties don't last a sims lifetime. They last 21 days. But, writing is a good way to make some extra cash for bills, just pop out a couple books, and it's money you get everyday, unlike in Sims 3. In Sims 3, royalties lasted 6 weeks and was paid weekly. In Sims 4, you're paid daily (even though only a certain number show on the popup, you get paid for them all) and last 21 days. :)

Painting is another good skill to have to help with bills. You can just pop out a few paintings a week (at higher skill level) and help with bills. :)