Carls made a mod that adds more difficulty to the game. Feel free to share your thoughts on the mods, experiences, or other similiar or complementary mods. https://youtu.be/Km2jJLVfLtY
I love this mod, I have been using it in my game for a few weeks now. I like that I can set it so my sims won’t gain simoleons as easily and also building relationships can be more difficult. It fixes a lot of issues with the game as well. Dine out has never worked so well in my game.