How do you play rich families?

[Joria]

My rich Sims are very compassionate and loving.  So when there is a poor, struggling family living in what I would consider a "hovel", they go visit them.  I use the testingcheats and do "buy/build on this lot", which is NOT their own home lot.  Now baby has a lovely little crib and a high chair and toys!  See a toddler get happy FAST just because some "fairy godmother" has come to visit and changed her poverty stricken and neglected little life to one of wonder and joy.  Mom and Dad of this toddler do well also.  Their lumpy old bed becomes the best rest ever and their own room becomes a place of beauty.  Now they will always have that "beautifully decorated" moodlet and can actually make better meals with better appliances and get a nice hot shower or bath.  Afterwards they can sit and enjoy their new tv or play on the computer.  I don't change the outward appearance of the home, just what is inside, (although I MIGHT add things the family would enjoy in their yard), and leave my little family all happy and cozy and feeling very rich.  It's a great way for me to indulge in remodeling without ever having to switch from my main family and it does help use up that loose cash.  I often wonder if doing this actually changes the life of the family that was visited but the only one I see being happier is the toddler who immediately starts to play instead of sitting in the hall crying.  It does a mom's heart good.  lol

[Leto85]

@Joria: You should considering giving your sims the Architectual Designer career.

[Execution]

I'm a big legacy person, so the entire family is interacting with each other. My current Legacy just tipped into the rich zone (with a net worth of 100,883 simoleans, to be exact). Right now, they're all asleep, but during the day, they're skilling or something along those lines.

When I played The Sims 2, I usually made random families and Motherloded them to infinity. None of them had jobs or anything, either. I can't remember exactly, but I thinkthey spent their days watching TV, playing games, and doing other non-productive things.

Outside of any kind of challenge and my cheat-y days, my rich families usually.. make more money, really. They were all either employed or self-employed (with the exception of the kids, teens, elders, stay at home moms, etc). My legacy families do the same, actually.

[jeanamariex3]

I always thought it was §50,000 and up, to be considered rich. My Sims just act like any other Sim, but with the best and most expensive stuff. I've used motherlode cheat to get my Sim rich, and freeRealEstate to get my Sim the biggest house. My Sims are no different then poor Sims. My insane Sims still talk to themselves, my Snobs still want more, my mean-spirited Sims still want to fight others and make enemies for their own amusement, my evil Sims still donate money to undermine charities, my good Sims still help others. So the only real difference is that the Good Sims are able to afford donating to charity, and the Snobs are much happier, since they get bigger more expensive stuff, and that they completed their LTW's, and even more lifetime happiness from it. They can afford babysitters and maids and repair men, too. So in conclusion, my Sims are still the same Sims, just with more money. 

[Execution]

I like to make stories, sometimes, when I need a break from my legacies. Life stories, stories based off of books, movies, anything; as long as the end result is some pictures with words scribbled next to them.

All my Sims (that are still alive, mwahahaha) have the same traits, so I wouldn't know about any of that snob stuff. All their traits relate to making money in some form. For example, my author's traits: Bookworm, genius, hopeless romantic, athletic, and friendly. My scientist's traits: Over-emotional, workaholic, handy, green thumb, angler. I wouldn't know about any of the snobs (but I should, I'm one myself deep inside).

[Leto85]

I'm a big legacy person, so the entire family is interacting with each other. My current Legacy just tipped into the rich zone (with a net worth of 100,883 simoleans, to be exact).

So families are officially concidered by the game as being rich when there total money is $100.000,- simoleons or above?

[samoht04]

Leto I think Execution was talking about the Net Worth of the Family, that includes the House, Furnishings/Items and the actually Bank. Some Pre-Mades are considered Rich but they are the ones with expensive houses, they don't actually have much in Funds.

[Execution]

I was talking about mousing over their icon in the relationships panel, and seeing 'Rich' in miscellaneous.

[Leto85]

I was talking about mousing over their icon in the relationships panel, and seeing 'Rich' in miscellaneous.

Yes I know. I see that in sims families with indeed huge houses but was wondering from what fund on a sim is concidered as being rich. Could be it's not only money but also properties could be included in this value.

[Execution]

My Sims have a little under 5,000 Simoleans on hand, but a bit over 100,000 in (furnished) lot value. I assume it would be Simoleans on hand + Furnished lot value, since if they sold their house, they would have a total of about 105,000 Simoleans.

[Leto85]

My Sims have a little under 5,000 Simoleans on hand, but a bit over 100,000 in (furnished) lot value. I assume it would be Simoleans on hand + Furnished lot value, since if they sold their house, they would have a total of about 105,000 Simoleans.

Than they are already concidered as being rich I know for sure.
You could test this if you want (and need) by switching families and letting another sim meet your sims. He will notice on first hand your sims are rich. Or not.

[Execution]

I don't want to sacrifice my Sims' wants; I was about to go into my lot-building neighborhood. I guess I could use cheats? But knowing cheats, I might not get always correct results. Humm.. Someone else could do it, if they like.

I don't consider 5,000 Simoleans rich, by the way. A lot of non-rich families have about that much. Rich families have much more. Agnes Crumplebottom has 20,000. The Altos have 75,000. Same with the Landgraabs. The Goths have 50,000.

[Leto85]

I don't want to sacrifice my Sims' wants; I was about to go into my lot-building neighborhood. I guess I could use cheats? But knowing cheats, I might not get always correct results. Humm.. Someone else could do it, if they like.

I don't consider 5,000 Simoleans rich, by the way. A lot of non-rich families have about that much. Rich families have much more. Agnes Crumplebottom has 20,000. The Altos have 75,000. Same with the Landgraabs. The Goths have 50,000.

Try and don't save. But saying that I could do it too myself, of course. I think a sim is considered as rich from 50.000 or above, because (unless I'm mistaken) it was a LTW that could let a sim wish to be worth more than 50.000 dollars. So... be worth as, I think that includes the total value of your house. I'm pretty sure vacation lots and own properties don't count. My sims house is worth over 3 million dollar and their vacation castle in France over 30 mil. They also have invested in lots in Bridgeport with a total worth somewhere around 1 million dollars. They own a metal called compendium worth 1,8 million and their bank account still remains 1.4. The total value of all that is much more than you can have max on your bank account which was something like 99 million dollar.
They got that rich by making, buying and selling nectar by the way.

[Execution]

I'm totally taking a guess here, but I don't think EA expected us to make huge legacies. I think they just wanted us to stick with one family? You can't get a down payment on a house or anything else in the Sims 3, so making 50,000 Simoleans (or 100,000) would be a lot.

I see this has turned into a "brag about my Sims" thread. Back on topic~

[Leto85]

I'm totally taking a guess here, but I don't think EA expected us to make huge legacies. I think they just wanted us to stick with one family? You can't get a down payment on a house or anything else in the Sims 3, so making 50,000 Simoleans (or 100,000) would be a lot.

I see this has turned into a "brag about my Sims" thread. Back on topic~

You wasn't off topic at all. But it's good you're taken an eye on it. When you're talking about your rich sims, this is the topic for you.