Places to go to when funds are short

[sydney511]

This is a great thing for those who do legacies and have a rough start. There are two ways. This is for Sunset Valley...

Way 1-Public Places

This is an easier, yet harder way (you'll see why) to live when funds are short. Below is a list of each place to go and its uses.

Central Park There are picnic baskets laying around, so you can grab a plate. Also, during the grill-a-thon, there is plenty of food to eat and take home. Keep in mind that they do spoil, so only take a single plate.

Library-Free books! Also, you can take the toddlers here to read them books and let them explore the children area.

Beach-There isn't much to do here, but you can get a free drink and get a "sugar rush" moodlet. A nice +15. Who wouldn't be happy after a sugary drink? Also, you can fish here, then use somebody's portable fire pit to roast and eat the fish, or you can sell them.

Way 2-Building a "Hotel" in Edit Town

This is probably the easiest way to live when funds are short. Follow this step by step guide...

Step 1- Go into Edit Town mode.

Step 2-Choose an empty lot and change it into a community lot if you need to.

Step 3- NOW, build on this lot the way you please and make it work like a sims "house". Add all the needs- Fridge, good beds, etc. Make it as fancy as you like.

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Hope this helps!!

[Pam]

Hi Sydney!

Thanks for sharing all that great information.  But would you please edit your post to remove the font colors, bold, and special effects?  We have a forum rule that all posts need to be in regular black font.  There's a link to the forum rules in my signature at the bottom of this post.  Thanks!

[sydney511]

Oops, sorry.

[Pam]

No worries!  Thanks for making the changes.

[Swede1992]

Riverview is a fantastic place for hobos. Lots of both community lots and private lots have large fruit plantations, for example a wonderful apple orchard in the northern part. No one can go hungry there!

[Abyshep]

Riverview is a fantastic place for hobos. Lots of both community lots and private lots have large fruit plantations, for example a wonderful apple orchard in the northern part. No one can go hungry there!

Ooo, I might try that. I rarely play in Riverview but that makes me want to go searching!

Way 2-Building a "Hotel" in Edit Town

What a great idea! I'll give that a try. Thanks for the tip.

[Abyshep]

Sydney,

In your hotel how did you put a stove in?

Every time I build something and then change the lot zoning the game deletes my stove!

Cheers

Aby

[AriaGirl77]

Pretty sure most people know this already, but the bathrooms at the gym are always a must for bath and toilet needs.

[Leto85]

We can build hotels? You mean in the literal sense of the word? Something that your sim can own and invite guests in for money, or is a hotel 'just' referred to beds on a community lot?

[TommyT]

We can build hotels? You mean in the litterly scence of the word? Something that your sim can own and invite guests in for money, or is a hotel 'just' reffered to beds on an community lot?

Think of it as a community lot that can fulfill all your needs.  I have a 20-bed 'hotel' in my game, it's fun to see who ends up spending the night, especially because its a creepy abandoned asylum

[pallyndrome]

you can sleep on community lots? Go to bed in them? Wasn't that not possible in TS2? Or am I thinking incorrectly?

[Leto85]

We can build hotels? You mean in the litterly scence of the word? Something that your sim can own and invite guests in for money, or is a hotel 'just' reffered to beds on an community lot?

Think of it as a community lot that can fulfill all your needs.  I have a 20-bed 'hotel' in my game, it's fun to see who ends up spending the night, especially because its a creepy abandoned asylum

Nice! And handy for the people who build neighbourhoods that are really huge. A hotel will be the ultimate place for when funds are short, because it's totally free, no matter how luxury decorated.

[TommyT]

you can sleep on community lots? Go to bed in them? Wasn't that not possible in TS2? Or am I thinking incorrectly?

I don't recall about TS2 but here you can.  The only restriction being that children and teens have a curfew and eventually must return home.

[samoht04]

The only restriction being that children and teens have a curfew and eventually must return home.

Unless they are with an Adult Member of the Family...

you can sleep on community lots? Go to bed in them? Wasn't that not possible in TS2? Or am I thinking incorrectly?

In Sims 2 I don't recall being able to, but then I never really tried. I think you could if you owned it as a business?

[Saltypaws]

You are absolutely correct.  In sims2, they could not sleep on a community lot, even if you put a bed in, you could only relax.  That is why I thought the sims3 was so neat, you can take a nap anytime or anywhere.