I've only played one game at this point. Started with a female fairy and her dog (Schipperke's Incubus from the Swap Shop). I gave my fairy the LTW to max alchemy and use 50 elixirs. Maxing alchemy wasn't very hard, but I always end up selling my elixirs before I think to use them.
Which brings me to one of my favorite things about this EP. The Elixir Shop is open 24 hours! And you can sell gems and metals now! Also, it's probably a combo of her traits (which include Gatherer and Savvy Businesswoman), the Suave Seller LTR, and having a good relationship with the consignment store, but I have made boatloads of money selling stuff! I've been selling the extra ingredients as well, and I usually wait till I have a lot of stuff before going down there. At one point, the popup said my sim made over $42k with $1 in consignment fees. I also love the gem cutter. Such a time and money saver! I've had heart shaped pink diamonds sell for over $6k a piece.
I'm still on the fence about Bonehilda though. She was very good at cleaning, except she didn't ever do laundry. I had my laundry stuff in the yard instead of in the house; not sure if that made a difference. She kept trying to teach my dog tricks, which would interrupt his queue of hunting collectables.
I also have the zombie apocalypse with them constantly re-spawning, even after I moved. I have a fence around most of the lot, with a few locked gates. I constantly have 5-6 zombies standing there stomping their feet because they can't get in. I'll have to try starting a new game and hope that fixes it.
Off to CAS to make a witch! Or maybe a werewolf. Or another fairy.....