Tips for making an Ultimate Sim?

For me, Sims that get in trouble and doesn't have it too easy are the ones that are dearest to me. Like Marci who had no money, worked nights, a wild toddler to care for and had to spend all her money on a nanny for when she was working. It was hard, and she used to cry in the bathtub each morning, but it was so rewarding to see her succeed and get ahead in life.

I also loved Laurie who was the victim of a manipulative cheater and the reward when she was finally angry enough to throw him out and turn her life around and find true happiness with a new husband only to see him die soon after they married.