making Rags to Riches even HARDER - Part 1 - The Sims 4

we're starting the Rags To Riches challenge today...but HARD MODE!! August Yearwood has needed a change in life, and decided to go fully off the grid and live off the land...but in Evergreen Harbor.
Today, our main goal was to get started, grow crops, and just get a bed.
Rules:
1. Lot Challenges have to be Simple Living/Off the Grid.
2. Can ONLY have crafted or reclaimed furniture. Nothing bought from build mode. (May use LittleMissSams more craftables mod!)
3. May replace damaged/burnt items once a day.
4. No jobs or odd-jobs.
5. End Goal: to have at least 1,000,000 Simoleans.

[@bananabread6148]

I came up with a very similar rags to riches challenge, but I added a few extra rules and called it the extreme wilderness challenge: Start on a forest lot. You can decorate how you like with ornamental plants, trees, etc. No pools or usable furniture. The only acceptions are: you can have as many bushes as you want for bladder purposes and you can place a log or stone bench for sleeping. Can also place a campfire *Must play with simple living and off the grid *can leave the lot, but can't leave the neighborhood until you've befriended a sim that can "drive" you. *can't sell anything out of your inventory, can only sell to venders at a market stall, or you can set up a table and sell flea market style *can grow veggies, but only to eat. *can only work one of the "part time" jobs unless you get a degree. Can also do odd jobs. *can't build a house until you can afford to build the whole thing. Can't make infinite structural changes. Once the house is built, you can do 1 renovation per generation. (So add a room. Knock down a wall, etc.) But you can also build one out-building per generation, so like a shed or something like an in law suite. (For the sake of realism bc irl nobody renovates a home more than a few times in a lifetime.) Children cannot live alone in an outbuilding until they are teens. *while you're saving up to build a house, you may buy camping supplies or anything that a homleless person could realistically have: tent, sleeping bag, picnic basket, cooler, grill, the camping amenities that came with outdoor living, etc. *most of your furniture must be crafted. *can spend the night at another sim's house once a week, but only if that sim is either your best friend or your lover. Needless to say, this was a huge challenge. But the struggle is the fun part

[@colleendarley9019]

Depression has been kicking my butt and seeing this made my day! Thank you for creating such fun content, but more importantly thank you for always being so relatable.

[@luccaowens]

I hope you feel better soon!! thank you so much for the kind words and the support! i really appreciate it! :)

[@colleendarley9019]

@@luccaowens thank you, that means a lot. Your videos have always been a great help.

[@krystalthesquirrel4973]

​@@luccaowensSo in hard mode, you can't drag items from your inventory and just automatically sell them?

[@launieart]

I think we should have a stuff pack dedicated to homeless sims like shelters ways to get on your feet

[@Clarke22303]

Hey Lucca, I am loving the beginning of this challenge! All your content is wonderful

[@luccaowens]

Thanks so much!

[@krystalthesquirrel4973]

​@@luccaowensHe looks like PewDiePie.

[@soclassy12]

i really like the start of this gameplay. all of the other challenges are so easy and yours actually give us a challenge lol. i just found your channel so im not sure how far you too this series, but i really hope theres a lot more episodes bc i will most definitely be watching them all :)

[@overratedboomerang]

August! I loved this video, it was super fun to watch.

[@luccaowens]

Thank you! You too!

[@annayakusheva7175]

Hey Lucca! Just found your series, randomly looking for some rags to reaches lp. Loving it so far! Feels like this is actually me playing while I watch you vid

[@justsharvin4442]

Awesome video Lucca. Humble suggestion: consider becoming a werewolf - wolf nap, groom self, hunt for food, mark territory, scavenge around. Might make things too easy but hey you have rampages which are fun idk haha. Either way super excited for the next part!!

[@luccaowens]

Ya know what?? That sounds like a fun idea too!!!

[@drvinipereira]

August! Such a great start to this series.

[@melissaanderson7940]

I'm so glad I'm finally getting to check this out. This is hilarious 😂 thankyou for sharing. We definitely needed the laughs. I can't wait to see more. Hello August 👋

[@fatiheminoff1742]

Great mood changer! Hope it keeps coming.

[@curajacaster]

ive been out of the sims for a while now but i've wanted to watch some sims content sometimes and i came back to your channel specifically and been watching your builds and am glad your doing a challenge like thisssss ♥♥♥

[@luccaowens]

aw yay!! thank you!!!!

[@HokoriChanXD]

It's a fun challenge and I'd love to see more of August 🥰 And to make your life harder: maybe don't just sell stuff you find and/or make but use Plopsy? And I'm not sure if it'd be considered as a "crafting" thing but if yes buy selling table/wall/mat and then sell what you can. Not sure what to do with spare parts tho 😅

[@luccaowens]

GOOD idea!! I'm down to make it even harder let me tell ya!! thanks !!!!

[@covetcatdoesstuff2392]

Can he buy seeds? Oooh! He can get a juice fizzing table! That’s crafting, right? Go, August, go!

[@ronniemokeev3322]

yesss loving the lp so far! Looking forward to ep 2! Also hi to August!

[@luccaowens]

yay!! thank you!! i'm glad you're excited!!

[@harasnicole]

Instead of selling both violins, you could've practiced and then busked for tips in San Myshuno or something. Also, you kept overlooking the bathroom in the art museum. It's on the first floor, but maybe if you had zoomed in a bit more, you would've seen it right there on the left-hand side, lol.

[@luccaowens]

THANK YOU omg that helps so much!!! i wanted him to be more crafty but at this point playing violin would be nice change (Spoiler he's unhinged rn with just crafting all the time lol)

[@Lvl1Critters]

gonna do this challenge but with my hex girls inspired eco goth sim, I dont use cc so im gonna limit myself to only traveling around the evergreen harbor neighboorhoods, and I think she's gonna make candles, I lvoe candles XD

[@luccaowens]

It's so fun!!! Candle making is so fun!!

[@ashleyhatchett3977]

Hi Lucca. I can't wait to see more of this challenge 😀. Also, I was wondering if you could pretty please upload August to the gallery 😊.

[@luccaowens]

If I remember I will!!! I'm glad you enjoyed it!!!

[@angedano7165]

Hi August! Really enjoying this challenge Lucca, hope you stick with it! I love your channel so much and watch your videos all the time 😁

[@luccaowens]

aw thank you!!! that means so much really!!

[@soulgal7109]

Love rags to riches and hard mode. Have never played simple living, but always play off-the-grid. I think you need the firepit from Outdoor Living to roast fish. August is a great character. And good luck on dumpster diving a bed! Woot! The museum in SanMyshuno on the main floor has the bathrooms, and on the 2nd? floor has a woodworking table. There is also a mini kitchen on the first floor with a bar. Is he permitted to get chips at the bar?

[@Orianthi_Rose7297]

Hi august! Great finds from the dumpster!!

[@MissPumpkin91]

I want to see more!! loved this challenge Forgot: Hello August!

[@tonyabrowninghikes]

Hello Lucca and August! I enjoyed the video and hope to see more.

[@luccaowens]

Thank you! 😃

[@owleyes07]

Hello August 💓 Love the challenge series

[@luccaowens]

thank you!!!

[@Queenshy420]

Hey August. This was fun to watch..

[@luccaowens]

thank you!!! i appreciate it!!

[@patriciapeddy7481]

August!

[@vodkabooty]

Holy shit you did go hard with all of this!! Loving this. Sorry I’m late to watching the whole thing been busy. Looooove it. I should elaborate more on this for once. Your attention to detail with the sims is unparalleled and your politics are dope af that I’ve heard for a long time now (acab etc…) thank you for playing thus game true like this. I knew I’d love your game play :) keep going ~ see your on part 4 ❤️

[@luccaowens]

Aw thank you!!! I really appreciate it!!!!!

[@JeanettVeronica]

Hi August!

[@8Lucile8]

Left the bike

[@16taysia]

Hey Lucca I guess I get 1st comment, hope you're having a wonderful weekend!!😊❤Edit: are your sims allowed to get furniture outta the dumpsters at least??

[@luccaowens]

Yes!! I'm hoping he finds things he needs soon!! and thank so much!! you too!!

[@16taysia]

@@luccaowens You're so welcome! 😊💖

[@lifewithrissa181]

August

[@meablatchford9592]

Is he on the Gallery? He looks so handsome

[@ashleyhatchett3977]

I asked Lucca if they could please upload him to the gallery 😀 .

[@linda4th]

I think August needs to find a gym ( they have showers lol) x

[@luccaowens]

trust me! i learned the hard way later on! i'm making it habit to travel more until he has his own things!!! lol

[@NicJohn]

❤️

[@victoriaconway1]

You can craft a tub

[@monuette47]

Hello August

[@thesimsgwenie6583]

Comment August. I LOVE rags2riches. Pliis go on.

[@victoriaconway1]

Pretty sure you need to stay in the area to let the plants grow 🤔

[@shadesofbeauty9178]

I'm doing this challenge without witchcraft... I'm not into it. I will be watching all the episodes

[@rickybyrd3657]

Hi August

[@BlackBlood74]

hi august

[@jakubdzejkob9989]

You've got very cute voice 😊

[@lealarsen2017]

agust

[@PGrly1]

Hi august lol

[@prettysandra5774]

Fruit Salad Kiwi 🥝🫶🏽 loll

[@yazminshohan2596]

August

[@aafletcher]

Hello August