I have loads from Around the Sims. I didn't even know they had a patreon.. so yeah, you can get stuff right off the site, and never pay, although if I go back to a person often I do donate, and they have a paypal donation option. Also they make some bomb stuff.
I just went and looked at their site to figure out what y'all are talking about. Their front page does appear to have the newest stuff linked to patreon for early access. But if you go through the menus, you can download tons of already released stuff right off the site.
I highly recommend you look up Ravasheen. Her stuff is over the top.
The Sims Resource is great for loading up.. Especially CAS stuff.
But honestly, when you want something, I just go to google, and search Sims 4 and the exact thing I am hoping to find. I find most things this way because most sites have horrid search functions that do not work well. I have used their search function and not found anything, then googled it, and google gives me the exact item on the site I JUST tried to search for it at, lol.