Is it too easy to get rich in TS4?

The Sims is a game of total freedom and players are in fact kind of sort of encouraged to use cheats, because it gives that freedom to try out things at any pace you want and to build/decorate freely.

It's not so much that it's too easy to make money. It's that there aren't enough high priced items to spend money on. The higher bills and thermostat are a step in the right direction but because in some case the increase is pretty extreme there's a chance the thermostat's impact will get nerfed.

It would be great if there were pricey cars, the ability to purchase second homes, and having to pay for private school/university. Also I'd love it if we could purchase community lots as investments to provide an ongoing income stream without having to "work" the business.

It’s far too easy to make money, especially if you have Jungle Adventure. My sim left with 1000 simoleans and came back with 40,000 from a 3 day temple visit.

With no cheats, from my experience (on a PS4 mind you) its not that easy, right now my sim (literally me :V) is living in San Myshuno, and has to hack so that way she can get money, but on other save files, i can just cheat for all my simoleons, hell, i could get $999,999,999

"Writin_Reg;c-16611877" wrote:
Use the game as designed with no mods and no cheats and it's not as easy as you think especially if you have all packs. I make my sims play the game with no mods and no cheats to help them - they fail a lot especially with money as they want things they can't afford and if they are saving to add an addition to their starter house or even a computer or something it takes a lot of money for them to make to get there. I also make my sims start at actual careers - and not stay at home type of things that make making money easier.

If a sim seems to get rich to quick most of the time it is because of mods tht level them up faster or cheats that level them up and give them money and such. Make them read the books, use the skills until they get done with them - proper like. Never use motherlode or kaching - EVER. As designed the game is a challenge. But it is the way I prefer to play. It is only easy if you don't make the sims earn and learn piece by piece and never, ever cheat them any money.

I don't use cheats or mods to get rich, but the game gives us a number of ways to make it happen. I don't think this thread is in regards to cheats and mods, anyway.

I wanted to reply that it depends on how you play, but for some (painters, fishermen etc.) the money comes way too easily. I shouldn't need to try to make less money... The actual careers seem rather balanced to me. I rarely even make it to the career top on normal life span.

I guess it depends on what you mean by "rich". Personally I think it's quite a challenge to make money, and I say that as someone who cheats to get money often :D

"IceyJ;c-16614249" wrote:

"Writin_Reg;c-16611877" wrote:
Use the game as designed with no mods and no cheats and it's not as easy as you think especially if you have all packs. I make my sims play the game with no mods and no cheats to help them - they fail a lot especially with money as they want things they can't afford and if they are saving to add an addition to their starter house or even a computer or something it takes a lot of money for them to make to get there. I also make my sims start at actual careers - and not stay at home type of things that make making money easier.

If a sim seems to get rich to quick most of the time it is because of mods tht level them up faster or cheats that level them up and give them money and such. Make them read the books, use the skills until they get done with them - proper like. Never use motherlode or kaching - EVER. As designed the game is a challenge. But it is the way I prefer to play. It is only easy if you don't make the sims earn and learn piece by piece and never, ever cheat them any money.

I don't use cheats or mods to get rich, but the game gives us a number of ways to make it happen. I don't think this thread is in regards to cheats and mods, anyway.

That's why I also made the statement about working at an actual career instead of letting the sims do work from home things and such. But I do notice a lot of folks that complain of how easy it is to get rich do use mods and cheats for skilling faster - some even cheat up the skills - and it is the game designed skilling that makes it not so easy and take longer with career and such as we cannot controll making more money by do more work when it is done at a job place like we can with home done jobs.

But yes the game does make it easier with jobs at home as people will make them paint around the clock and use methods to keep all their needs high but that is not using the game as designed. I just feel if people want to do it that way - it's fine - just don't complain money is too easy to be made.

When I play my sims like they were real people - it is not so easy to get rich. Yes eventually the goal is to be sucessful - to top careers, and hopefully top the career ladder before one dies - and it does happen - it just takes a more normal road without shortcuts..

the only time my sims ever gotrich is when i have the life span set to long. I never play on long and i almost always use money cheats; but last week i decided to do absolutely no cheats. They spend most of their YA working and making money..and moving a lot! My current sim went from a extremely tiny starter house in Oasis Springs. She was in the painter career track and also painted on the side for money. It took almost a whole round of seasons for her to be able to afford an apartment for $400 a week with her fiance. They finally made enough to purchase the house I wanted for them at $113,000 all with out cheating! I really enjoy playing this way! It gave it more of a real feel. I also made her relationship realistic instead of falling in love, getting married, moving in and right away getting pregnant like I usually play.

@Writin_Reg Although I do have some work-at-home sims, my richest sims have regular careers. My politician, doctor, business owner etc. family reached the maximum amount of simoleans possible in the game. No unusual gameplay involved, just lots of promotions and they all earned the shrewd trait. Having that trait is key. There's also hacking work performance, lot traits, club traits, frugal trait, the street table, and so on. I think the game's basic mechanics can seem cheaty if you take advantage of them. No real cheating even necessary.

Now I wish I could change my vote, because I don't think it's too easy, but it's certainly possible if you know how.