Money issues

Love the game and have played for years. The problem is the money. As you advance in the game and you've dedicated so much time into it - you want to be able to have the nice things and build build build...but they do not make enough money at their jobs so you end up being extremely limited in what you can do because purchases, changes, adding, building...etc...costs so much and adds up so quickly. If you want things you are either forced to be beyond patient and keep them working non stop or having to spend your own, personal, money. I am ok with spending my money in a game to an extent...but it's a bit ridiculous how much this game requires if you want to play at the level of time you have put into it. Not just that but the challenges to open and earn more products for your Sims are not long enough at all. To complete a challenge in time to open all the new things you basically have to play it 24 hours a day for those 3 to 4 days and even then you may not complete them. One, no one has time to play 24 hours a day, and two it takes away from your Sims going to work for those days. It's a bit ridiculous and actually really uncool to put some much time into a game you enjoy only to have to spend your own money to be able to enjoy it fully. Years of playing and building only to constantly be limited on simple pleasures.