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Welcome to the forum!
Forum rules can be found here: https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/categories/forum-rules
You won’t be able to upload an avatar until you become a full member. Keep posting in threads and as you get likes/awesomes and insightful responses, you “level up” and will be able to start topics,share links, upload pics and avatars. To upload an avatar, you can use a screenshot from your game. It will be uploaded from your profile page. Go to the drop down menu on the right hand corner and select preferences. On the left hand menu select “Change my Picture.” You can then browse your device for the picture you want to use. To upload screenshots, you will need to use an image hosting site that you can link to.
As for beginning lots, all single sims start with 20,000 simoleons, so a starter home has to come in under that amount with some to spare. In Build, you can check the lot info to see how much the home you’re building costs. You can start a job right away to get funds coming in for expenses. The bigger and fancier the house, the more taxes and expenses it will have, so keep your starter home fairly basic until your sim is bringing home some moolah. Or, you can use the “Kaching” or “mother lode” money cheat if you don’t want to wait that long.
Once again, welcome and happy simming!
EA Staff
