My Economy in The Sims 2 - Mods, Taxes, Finances, Treasury & More!

How I have a semi-realistic economy in The Sims 2 - taxes, loans, treasury, social support, inheritance and more!
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Thanks for watching!

[@melanent9863]

Cindy: I’m sorry I don’t know how taxes work in other countries! Girl, I don’t even know how taxes work in my own country 🤣🤣🙈

[@PleasantSims]

I barely do. LOL

[@jljljl1820]

HMRC does it for me lol

[@userjoao]

wait can u imagine actually having a sims game with a taxes system where you can use that money to build public spaces? that’s such a cool idea! It would be kinda like a sims/ simcity hybrid. Too bad it will never happen lol

[@PleasantSims]

That would be my dream game!

[@BranMuffin365]

Yes I would love that! A game that could keep track of that for me because math is hard and I would never have the discipline to do this but love the idea

[@abbies2811]

Your gameplay is so creative and organized so glad I found your channel! ☺️

[@PleasantSims]

Thanks so much Abbie! 💙

[@classiccoke4567]

You’re energy is amazing, I haven’t felt this excitement in the sims in awhile. Also I love how far you take your rules and gameplay it’s perfect for my OCD soul

[@PleasantSims]

Thank you! I love playing this way! 😀

[@marcellamaragno]

This is so detailed 😱 I love it! I wish I could be this organized! I'm always struggling to keep a simple rotational system, so imagine a finance system!

[@PleasantSims]

Lol! I think ti sounds more complicated than it is! 💙

[@mysticalfun3965]

I watch your videos and then I say "I want to do that!" and then never do. LOL. Good video! :))))))

[@PleasantSims]

LOL. Thank you for watching! 💙

[@lidialukaszuk7145]

Omg same!!!

[@BoringBonesTv]

It's as crazy as you play The Sims 2! I love it, but my brain fries. Inspired by the content of your channel I started a challenge, to build a neighborhood from scratch in 5 days, and although it is "impossible" my transmissions have been just too much! Thanks for inspiring me and damn it! I need to learn that method of paying fees that you use. (I wish I was born speaking English these hours so I don't have to translate everything Hahah) Thank you for sharing this incredible work with such enthusiasm !!

[@PleasantSims]

LOL! Thank you so much for watching! Good luck with your challenge. That sounds tough!

[@BoringBonesTv]

@@PleasantSims Thank you!!! *----

[@mayetrawolfking6777]

I'm currently working on revising my play rules right now. One of the things I'm considering is a "Technical/Vocational" school as a community lot. Sims who don't go to college can enroll there and learn a trade - badges or skills. I haven't figured out how everything would work but I do know that my single parents on welfare would need to attend to continue to receive it. I'm also considering working out a couple of residential/community lots for any sims that go into the military career track. The single Sims would live in a barracks while married sims would in "base house". They would "train" on a community lot. I'm not sure if I want keep it in my main hood or add a subhood and make that the "base".

[@PleasantSims]

I love both of those ideas! 💙💙 I've always thought a vocational or two year college would be really good for Sims who don't go to traditional four year college.

[@GrandmotherAnne]

Very helpful! I enjoy the mental exercise (good for my elderly brain..LOL) that comes with playing as realistically as possible. My game has been given a complete fresh, new start. And I've chosen Veronaville to start with as it has been years since I played this town. (Usually I also create a custom town. This time I will instead create a custom subhood with economic ties to the main hood) Also decided to change up how I've managed both household and community economies. Your tried and true methods and ideas are most helpful. Takes time to set everything up; to set the stage so to speak. Good thing some of us enjoy all the preparation and attention to detail! (I also used to have Sim Mayor who collected taxes. Oh My! I agree that gets tedious and means one Sim to look after (as you say). Will give the hacked computer a try!

[@PleasantSims]

Yay! I really think you'll like the hacked computer. It makes banking a lot easier! 😀

[@SweetStrawberryShell]

I love how much attention to detail you put into your game. I would love it if this was an inbuilt feature (seriously, someone at EA needs to give you a job!) as I personally don't have the energy to do this all myself 😅 at least not at this point in time, but who knows, maybe one day lol Thank you for the spreadsheets, much better than my paper notepad 😆💗

[@nataliamasutti48]

If I had to make my Sims pay their taxes the way we have to do it here in Argentina, then the majority of them would barely have a roof to live under, omg! Your gameplay is wonderful, Cindy! I love how organised everything is and how you keep track of everything! It really inspires me to do something similar with my gameplay. As someone else on the comments said, thank you for producing such high quality videos for us to enjoy!

[@PleasantSims]

Thanks so much Natalia! I'm glad you found it helpful! 💙

[@Anna_M_numbers]

I think that people should try to consume as many humahours as possible (and work not too effectively themselves) To become in better position while looking for work. Latifundists and other big businesses give too little work places, while takeing big amount of buers. Hello from Ukraine

[@julesnar1175]

Sims game so realistic that you also included patriarchy xD

[@filipepatriani9218]

I'm so happy I'm not the only one who does this kind of thing in their game :D in mine, each household has to pay a hefty yearly tax (and by year, it's an entire 4-season cycle, which is the time I play with each household). The tax amount is a certain % of their lot value, and that percentage is defined by the average career level of all working sims from the household (and it goes from 1% for unemployed sims to 71% for level 10 households, and it's lower in apartments). Besides this main basic percentage, there are fun modifiers: +2,5% for public services (it's a value I change every now and then) +4% for each car owned or -5% if there are no cars at all -0,1% for each green energy tile +2% per student in a private school +1% per hired service npc (includeing the landlord in apartment lots) +0,05% per pool tile (in my game, poor sims don't have pools at home, although they can swim in a community one) For plumbing, +0,15% per sink, +0,25% per toilet, +0,45% per shower, +0,65% per bathtub and +1,3% per jacuzzi I also charge my sims 4k for marriage, 5k for divorce, 1k for birth registration and 3k for each community lot they purchase. There's also an yearly tax for each community lot, if a Sim owns one. I also use Monique's computer donate function to pay these taxes. If they need money, I use the same computer to borrow money (If their bank account is empty, its balance becomes negative, and the owned ammount increases if not paid).The sims deposit their hard-earned money in their accounts, so it can increase with interest and that helps A LOT. Like you, I use an extensive Excel spreadsheet to track everything and yeah, the game gets way more challenging! In order to balance it, I used SimPe to increase the salaries by 30% so they can actually buy food and eat throughout the year! It makes me really happy to end a rotation at a very rich household, when they pay a ridiculously high tax 🤣 I was playing this neighborhood for almost 10 years, but it got corrupted (even though I did everything I could to avoid it) and since my game takes about 40 minutes to load (you bet I have a lot of CC 🤣) and crashes a lot, I kinda gave up on Sims 2. But since KZbin blessed me by suggesting one of your videos to me a couple days ago, I've been binge-watching your Sims 2 content, and I'm feeling like giving it another try! I'll follow your CC compressing tutorial and see if it helps. In case it's not clear, you got a new subscriber in me. Your videos are awesome and your diction is so good, that even though I'm brazilian and english is my secong language, I can understand every word you say very clearly! Thanks for your incredible work :D

[@Hendrik_McSims]

When it comes to the rules of who inherits the house I have very similar rules. I even included rules for legitimacy of children and if they are adopted or not it goes like that: Oldest legitimate male child > Oldest legitimate female child > Oldest illegitimate male child > Oldest illegitimate female child > Oldest adopted male child > Oldest adopted female child. Every heir gets to keep their last name and if they marry their spouse get their name. The only time a Sim will be excluded from this line of succesion if they marry an heir of a different house.

[@PleasantSims]

Oh, I like that idea of adding in the adopted/illegitimate children!

[@Anna_M_numbers]

@matecata in my Veronaville there are 3 tipes of rules each for different clan. It is needed to make game more interesting

[@jenns-journey]

I never realized how much work goes into keeping track of it all!!! Whoa!!! Very interesting!

[@PleasantSims]

Thanks for watching Jenn! It is a lot of work, but it's fun work to me! Haha

[@cflo1606]

I (on a whim) uninstalled my Sims 2 today to make way for the Sims 3 (Please don't hurt me Cindy I'm sorry 😭🙏 I eventually decided not to download the Sims 3 because the download was too complicated and the game itself is way too big) but after watching your streams of the Oldie house and seeing how beautiful cc in the Sims 2 can be you're making me want to redownload it again. I'll let you know when I download it tomorrow (I probably will) and download enough cc to break my computer 😂

[@PleasantSims]

LOL. Have fun!! I always find it fun to go on a CC shopping spree!

[@Luna-ib6sh]

I want sims 2 soooooo bad how can I get it?? Do you know a reliable way to get the collection?

[@cflo1606]

@@Luna-ib6sh kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJ3WlYNqrt6crKc here you go! Have fun :D

[@Kkffoo]

Another great video, I find it really calming listening to the way you organise things!

[@notkaliuchis9657]

THIS IS SO COOL!! I’m definitely incorporating the loan mods into my game and using your tax system as inspiration for my own version.

[@spookyobsolete5711]

Thank you so much for uploading this kinda stuff, I got my game fixed and now I'm ready to mod the heck outta it! And since I haven't been able to play this game in forever, I'm excited to be able to edit it and change it from how I remember playing it! :D

[@royalpeaches7183]

I found your channel a few weeks ago and absolutely love it! I love your playstyle, from playing mostly sims 4 I never considered doing wants-based gameplay, but I have been trying it lately in sims 2 and its so much fun! 😊

[@PixelDreamz]

Thank you so much for this! I love all your videos, Cindy! I find it so interesting how other people play their games and I do some of this already, I may introduce the treasury when I start a new neighbourhood!

[@daianatubia49]

Cindy you are amazing! Thank you so much for sharing this. I never really understood how to do an integrated economy in the sims. I really appreciate it. See you on Saturday's stream! 😙😙

[@annahubar1258]

I almost feel sorry for poor Sims that have to pay taxes😂😂. You are very funny neighbourhood landlord

[@captain4318]

Oh yes, o hell yes. I absolutely love this. I've been looking into ways to get more financial stress and gameplay in the Sims 4. I gotta step up my game though, so many ideas now! Thank you!

[@blkqueenk2717]

Omg I thought I was the only one who played like this 😩

[@cyrodiilwarrior]

1:34 - Adding up the value of all the current community lots : that's a method I've never considered. I like it!

[@jeanjanji4305]

Awesome job cindy!!! u made me feel nostalgic about the sims 2 ...actually im stuck now between sims 3 and 4

[@cyraloubatiao4737]

I actually do some of your rules because I love the way you play! Thank you for sharing this, Cindy! There are rules of your gameplay in your website that I’m confused with, maybe because my first language isn’t english and I have to be instructed thoroughly so that I can follow. And thanks for this update/video! I can finally understand and overcome my confusion. Thank you, Cindy! Have a nice day/night! God bless you!

[@PleasantSims]

Thank you Cyra! Glad I could help! 💙

[@Nike8437]

I fell back in love with ts2 after watching your pleasantview reboot...I 'stole' your rules and now I'm playing through round one (or fall) with all the premades...Don and Cassandra just had their first baby boy (Edmund) and unfortunately lost a second child because of a miscarriage...Mortimer and Dina are expecting their first baby together and Alexander is a teen...can't wait to start playing with the taxes and financial rules next round. One question, though...Alexander is getting child support from Bella (I downloaded the clean version of pleasantview with townies) and I'd like to know how do you handle this: do you keep those money or just cancel them? I was thinking about keeping them in Alexander's bank account to help him get a better house once he graduates...

[@PleasantSims]

I personally just get rid of it, since in my mind Bella is in Strangetown and doesn't remember she has a son, so she wouldn't be paying child support. But there's nothing wrong with keeping it for him if you like!

[@Nike8437]

@@PleasantSims right now I'm just keeping track of it on a piece of paper...anyway, thank you I really enjoy your videos and I'm also watching all your streams about pleasantview! Can't wait to see how your story goes on and how different our stories will be...

[@returnofthedork]

I seriously don't know what I would do without these videos 💞

[@aspirationfailure6100]

Nice video! I personally never do some of this stuff except the neighborhood treasurey but it’s great to see how you do it!

[@PleasantSims]

Thanks for watching Justyn! 💙💙

[@DJNeonNy]

Lovely video, it’s always fun to see what’s ideas people come up and then try to implement them. For example one idea I had was to tax sims a percentage based off there income tied to what level they are in their job - to simulate higher rate tax payers. Also on MTS there’s a mod by Simler90 called the “Utility Mod” that calculates water and electricity usage. Looks like an interesting way to try and add a bit more realism 🙂. Once again great video!

[@PleasantSims]

Thank you for watching! I like the idea of a tax bracket system but haven't ever been motivated to track it that closely. I do use such a system in Sims 3, however, since it's easy to automate.

[@mellameow5892]

So excited to start my towns off with a finance department as well as with all the maxis story line as per tour previous videos on the neighborhood stories. Please do the integrated economy. I would love to see how you do it! I am so happy I found your channel. I love your videos. Thank you for always explaining things so good. Greeting from South Africa 🇿🇦

[@PleasantSims]

Thank you for watching Melanie! 💙

[@carolinemandaro7833]

Your videos are amazing!! I have been enjoying your sims 2 videos so much!! I haven’t figured out how to get sims 2 to work on my computer (not tech savvy lol!).

[@Greyfeathers30]

Just hearing the bit of music in the background gives me mad nostalgia

[@llumanadii5783]

Sadly, i haven't even played the sims 2, but that doesn't stop me from watching your videos. Thanks for the enjoyable content☺

[@catchyalata777]

Love these gameplay systems videos!

[@BoBPlayGamesTV]

I came back here to thank once again. I recently came back to playing Life Stories and with these taxes my Four Corners isn't tax heaven anymore :D I edited your ways a little tho, like I don't use deductions for house owners cuz there are no apartaments so everyone is house owner and I don't use deductions business owners cuz you can't own business there. I also changed a little how retirees pay but despite that all is good. Tysm for making this vid

[@surridya98]

We need an explanation of story progression for the sims 3. You explain things so easily!

[@mack2794]

It was funny at about 14:30 you're talking about the loan jar and Mortimer is taking a dump and reading the paper in the corner of the screen

[@aristotle9868]

i love these ideas! its like playing simcity

[@OhHamburgers]

Why is your channel not at atleast 500k! You're better than a lot of the sims youtubers.

[@dreamlove0081]

Omg you're gameplay is so cool.and im truly shocked when I seen your family tracker. Good job girl🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@littlesparrow9826]

I don't do any of this but I just love listening to you talk about it lol

[@PleasantSims]

Lol. Well, thank you! 💙

[@liliMaaff]

I know this vid is 2yo...but still I love it 😍 I'm definitely trying that. I live in a different country with a different taxe system (it's my job btw, to do taxes) but still gonna borrow your rules and tweak them a little bit !

[@christopher1044]

Yess New video❣️

[@PleasantSims]

Thanks for watching Christopher! 💙

[@dcminosx6051]

Oh god you SERVED AGAIN!queen. 👑

[@kidinthenight]

this video was so helpful! i'm playing my own edgewood with your rules and i just finished the 20 sims and started playing 🥰

[@PleasantSims]

Yay! That's awesome! Have fun!

[@kidinthenight]

@@PleasantSims thanks cindy

[@BoBPlayGamesTV]

in my The Sims Life Stories bills got bugged or just never worked in first place I was looking for how I can replace bills so my sims don't live in like taxes heaven, lmao I think your way will do pretty way, thank you!

[@PleasantSims]

Thank you for watching Bob! I'm glad you found it helpful! 💙

[@Pompidou19]

Would you be open to the idea of covering similar mods for the sims 3? 🤞🏼

[@PleasantSims]

I will add it to my list of topics! 😀

[@nyancatmeows]

Girl if this was a mod I'd die for this. I don't have the big brain for this to keep track of everything.

[@beclovesrandomstuff]

This video is so helpful, TYSM! I have been wanting to do this in my hoods, but have been putting it off... my question to you is how would you introduce this to a hood that you have already been playing for some time without it? How would you introduce it in a way that felt organic and realistic rather than just I wanna do this now/from now on haha? Would you wait for sims to get to a certain level in a politician or law career (or both)? (I want to play with the idea of Mayors of different hoods given I generally play megahoods) Same for playing a hood in a more integrated style as to have hobby teachers (such as music teachers) and even therapists/marriage counselors? (I have thought of introducing more mods in my game for uni that add more majors and these jobs, but given I play want style like you and I dont think theyd be able to roll a want for these custom careers/majors, I don't know how to go about deciding who might go into that major/career. I want to do both of these, but I'm not sure how to introduce it in a way that feels as I said organic and realistic to the hood and gameplay. I could definitely use some advice if you dont mind!

[@BringTheParty]

This is amazing and creative idea! I wish the game made it more challenging to succeed. I can buy the biggest house in 30 days from collecting rocks and planting plants (for the sims 4). Been a while since I've dived into The Sims 2. 😂

[@PleasantSims]

Thanks! Yeah, I like to make my Sims work hard for what they get! LOL

[@vamp1024]

I have a simplified economy. Treasury: Starts with 10% of the combined net worth of all existing families. Taxes: 10% of net worth, with the following deductions: $1000 for homeowners $1000 for married couple $100 per dependant under 18 $500 if moved in the last sim week $300 per car owned I also do a seperate tax on owned businesses, which is 10% of earned profits (which I keep track of). Sims pay taxes via hacked computer. Sims have 2 sim days to pay taxes or they incur a $500 fine per day that taxes haven't been paid.

[@even___]

How do your graphics look like that? The scenery also has high-quality meshes. Is it a mod?

[@luanasantana3840]

I wanted to know too

[@Aleals7777]

She actually has a video about it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/p2e1apacidh5nac The sky fix, backdrops, clouds and tree replacements are awesome!

[@emmachristina22]

Wow, interesting video, thank you Cindy!

[@PleasantSims]

Thanks for watching Emma!

[@mellameow5892]

Hi Cindy Do you add the public service worker to your rotation? I am using your method, I am so excited to start.

[@squares4u]

Hey Cindy, I use Monique’s Hacked Computer like you do but I noticed it GAINS interest to your sim’s deposit accounts often. It feels like free money, and kind of cheaty. Is there a setting you use to disable this? Or do you keep the money your sims gain through account interest?

[@Gleamiarts]

I wish my life is as organised as your game is!

[@bearbarella8949]

Does anyone know where to get the AL Child Support mod now that Simbology is gone? I can only find the original Monique one for up to pets

[@Edood]

Could you please make the video explaining how you handle with integrated economies? 🙈

[@jasmineparisttv]

Cindy, are you an accountant by any chance? Lmao! Great video! X

[@musicaddic95]

God I should not want to get THIS invested into the sims but holy crap!! I want to now! xD

[@familiaburnechuk]

omg girl !! someone has to make a mod of this! My brain does not heat up so much information !!! Pay taxes is hard even in the sims hahaha

[@MusicLoverICI55]

I'M EARLY!!! Btw, just subscribed a few days ago! 😊

[@PleasantSims]

Thanks for subbing! 💙💙

[@MusicLoverICI55]

@@PleasantSims this video is so informative tho

[@FazerAlgoNovo]

How do you work the private lot crutch thing?

[@strangesimsfiction]

Love all your videos

[@PleasantSims]

Thank you!

[@strangesimsfiction]

@@PleasantSims your welcome

[@hotaruchibi1669]

I can’t download Imalia’s version of Child support anymore. Simbology closed down 😭 is there somewhere else I can get the mod? I need one compatible with Apartment Life. Edit: found a SimsFileShare with it. It’s filed under the name Ancient Highway now. You may want to update your mods list to reflect this :)

[@Sandlot1992]

Very Clever! plus i can't wait to see you resurrect one of the sims who died from that flu soon!

[@LolaRabbit]

I like how much detail you went into for this video, because it definitely expands the game play options and makes it feel even more like a life simulation. It’s kind of weird that for your divorces Don ends up not getting a portion of the Goth’s fortune, but Cassandra gets half of his. It doesn’t make sense. The rich get richer off of the poorer party in this case. Don was accustomed to a certain lifestyle by then and should realistically get spousal support even if he cheated. Had the sex of the cheater been reversed, the cheating wife still ends up getting more than what Don would get in this scenario which is why a lot of richer men like prenups to avoid these problems. (A prenup mod would be hilarious 😂) Alexander Goth didn’t get any money from the family wealth in your sims 3 let’s play which is not realistic for rich sims. Mortimer would have made sure his kids got a portion of money from his death regardless of who he marries and impregnates later in life. Rich families just don’t leave their children poor. Either way, this are some interesting ways to play sims. 🙂 I will definitely get some of these mods for sims 2

[@timo99nl]

Hi Cindy. Just a little note that it would be more fair to play with adjusted tax brackets. Meaning that a household with a net worth of let's say 110k would get 10% taxes over the first 100k and 5% for the amount above 100k. This is how it usualy works IRL too cause it would be a little unfair if households just above a net worth of 100k would get taxed a lot less than households that are just under the 100k mark.

[@PleasantSims]

Yes, that's true - but I find that to be too much to deal with In The Sims 2. That's how I play in The Sims 3 because it's easy to automate the system. I don't want to make my calculations any more complicated than this! 😀

[@grandbaby5993]

The queen earning bucks 👑

[@lunacouer]

Because Simbology's site has been archived, it's a little hard to find the mod for Monique's Computer Child Support addition. Ancient Highway's updated version for AL (Ultimate Collection) is here: simfileshare.net/download/1795024/

[@hannaverlie6747]

Why do you tax wealthy sims lowet?! What madness 😱 I loove your channel - and you have given me an entire new way of playing, and it is soo much fun😍😍😍

[@PleasantSims]

Because I tried taxing them at the same rate and they quickly went broke! 10% of 500k is 50k and that was just too much for the Goths to pay every 4 days. 😆

[@hannaverlie6747]

Pleasant Sims ah ok, that makes sense 😃

[@simmersinner6675]

I can’t wait to get home from work lol around 10:30 pm so I can play my sims I wanna start a let’s play lol of a single dad and his 2 kids 😂

[@alejandragarcia1403]

I had an orfanage! Sometimos the parents died or disappear (stupid bugs), or had accidental pregnancies because i had Risky woohoo (and not always mese sense to keep the babies). And had Otero sismo adopt the kids or i raised them until university

[@calystaacollida8387]

I had a no landlord mod that I've been unable to find since I got a new computer and I built some trailers or cheap apartments that I consider to be public housing for my sims like Brandi or Sandy Bruty or townies that I make cost money. I also put all my sims money in their bank account and every 7 days or 3.5 years they'd pay 16% of their household funds and over 200000 it was 25% of their income and paid 10000 per sim for higher education out of the taxes.

[@PleasantSims]

I love that idea! Very creative way to do it!

[@calystaacollida8387]

@@PleasantSims thank you! I put all their money in their bank account cause it has to be somewhere in my mind and I could handle higher taxes that way because it accumulated interest and paid for all the services like colleges medical fund cause they had to pay for college education and healthcare somehow I don't know exactly how I'm gonna do it in my new game

[@jin-zz1bj]

You probably won’t see this comment but I hope you do videos like this with the rest of your TS2 rules. 🥺 I love this video. It’s so interesting and I love how you play.

[@TRamp94]

I only use the loan jar to make sims buy a bigger house... but taxes... no way, I can't handle all of those numbers XD

[@sheenahardaker]

Hi Cindy. I'm intrigued by all your gameplay rules! I don't think I have time to do them all though, I'm more of a casual player BUT I am intrigued by the loan jar mod and the child support mod. BUT you did not link the child support mod...I went onto your website to click on it there but it seems simbology doesn't exist anymore! I downloaded some stuff from there recently so I don't know when that happened but anyway... I *think* I found it in all the files that are still archived there, but there are no instructions in the download. The one I downloaded has 3 files: ah_MQ_Child_Support_Controller.package, then the other two are the same but Controller_A and Controller_B . Is this the right mod? If so, do I just extract all three files to my downloads folder? Thanks!

[@PleasantSims]

Hi Sheena! Yes, Simbology went down just a couple days ago unfortunately. I will get around to updating my website links soon. Yes, you found the correct mod. You need all three of those. Just put them in your downloads folder.

[@sheenahardaker]

@@PleasantSims Awesome! Thanks for the quick reply.

[@AuntLoopy123]

Can I download that spreadsheet, though, because I'm starting a brand new 'hood (Simburgdorptonville - my late sister named it), and I DO want to use taxes and all that jazz. I'm actually planning a "Rags to BACC" style, where the first five founders are homesteaders on empty lots with 0 bank account, and they have to dig for treasure left over from the previous civilization that lived on that land, now that the radiation levels have faded enough for re-colonization. The government will, of course, tax them, and pay for some social services, and the like. The garbage collection and newspaper aren't free, and there's electricity and water infrastructure to maintain. But the rich will pay a higher percentage than the poor.

[@simpossimpibleglover3507]

Hi Cindy!! Thanks for another great video. I’m just curious american rich people have lower tax rate than normal people??

[@PleasantSims]

Our taxes are extremely complicated IMO, and I'm honestly not sure how much rich people pay. There is always talk that they don't pay as as high a percentage as middle class and poor people, but the truth is I have no idea. I only tax my rich Sims less because if I didn't, they'd be paying WAY too much every season and go broke in no time. 😆

[@moversti92]

Pleasant > Appreciate... > Admire

[@SingingAudball]

I still have inheritance in my game but I tax them heavily on it lol

[@ashplayssims]

I know you’ve said this in another video, but I can’t remember which one! I have kept a spreadsheet for my Uberhood for a long time, but I am adding more columns with some of your spreadsheet categories (is categories the right word? I’m not sure!) How do you find out the gender preference of your sim? I feel like you mentioned a mod that you use to see this, but I just can’t remember which one!

[@PleasantSims]

Hi Ashley! You can use either SIm Blender (under Traits) or ACR to check a Sim's gender preference. I use both of them depending on which one is closer. Lol

[@rebellioussimmie8029]

My sims pay taxes 2k simoleons per playround on Mondays (sims are bad at calculates just like me irl lol:D) , divorced sim couples who have children(mostly do) pay 2500 to the sim who is left to take care of their child(ren), in addition to paying child support and getting welfare if they are poor.

[@camige04]

Hey! Totally unrelated and im sorry for that but which extension do you use to get dark mode like that in google sheets? 😅

[@PleasantSims]

I use this one! chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/dark-theme-for-google-chr/annfbnbieaamhaimclajlajpijgkdblo

[@camige04]

Thanks!

[@Luna-ib6sh]

I want sims 2 soooooo bad how can I get it?? DOES ANYONE know a reliable way to get the collection? Please help a sister out!!!!

[@danl7733]

This video for the Sims 3! Please! 🙈😍

[@vadimsazanov1467]

Can you please also make a video about graphics improving mods? (if you haven't already)

[@PleasantSims]

I've made this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/p2e1apacidh5nac But I will be making an updated one soon, too. :)

[@Anna_M_numbers]

Free educcation. 200 simoleons for A+ semester(paid to student). 100 to C/B student. (differense deleted) No other social help. More exensive nannys. A lot of things for which blut(untranslatable, pull) is needed. Most of my sims have pull. All other situations are thought about individually. Edited: But now my computer and I are too lasy to sent sims to university (and I was doing this just to avoid bed memories). So now my sims don`t go there, and some of them donate 10000 and I put diploma deco to their baggage. (which is needed for some professions.

[@ciaradavin]

Very Helpful as always but why is there a flying pig in pleasantville??

[@PleasantSims]

That's the Pink Floyd pig that floats around in any neighborhood that has a Sims 2 water tower. It will randomly appear if you stay in neighborhood view long enough.

[@nightrider_]

This is fun to watch but if I tried to play with these rules I would get bored very fast :D

[@PleasantSims]

Lol. I get bored without them! I love how everyone has a different play style! 💙💙

[@the_wolfkissed6067]

Cindy! My Sims now hate you for making their lives even worse financially! I love this system and I will definitely incorporate all of it into my neighborhoods. I also wanted to mention one thing that I've recently discovered while playing Veronaville. The only families that are considered matriarchies are the Capps and the Summerdreams. The Montys are patriarchal (you can see it when you look at their family tree, because all of the women took their husbands' last names, like Isabella took Patrizio's for instance). I don't know if you care about that at all and so feel free to play however you want, but I just wanted to share it with you as I had seen that you made Isabella the founder of the household in your recently shared spreadsheet and I personally think Patrizio should be the founder.

[@PleasantSims]

Thank you! I am going to change that!

[@NathalieCwiekSwiercz]

Help, what is a stipend Haha? I'm not from the usa, is it like a paycheck? I wish she would have explained for us not from the USA Haha ;( I get everything except that 😂

[@strangesimsfiction]

I used your rules for my sims 4 game

[@PleasantSims]

That's awesome! 💙

[@strangesimsfiction]

@@PleasantSims it made the sims 4 way less boring thank you for your way of playing girl can't wait till the next video

[@dreamielynn1264]

I love this style of playing the Sims but it's wayyy too overwhelming for me. I might modify it a little bit.

[@jenniferkidwell868]

where were these rules and mods when my 12 generation legacy (10 years ago) had upwards of millions by the time I stopped playing? could have kept things more grounded haha.

[@helgaphugly3469]

Too much brain power 😵. Cindy why must you do this to us

[@PleasantSims]

LOL. Sorry!

[@koololdster]

First! Money, money, money, money!!! Yowsah!!

[@PleasantSims]

LMAO!!! Now I'm singing "money, money, money, mooooooneeeey" all afternoon. 😆

[@koololdster]

@@PleasantSims, that was exactly what was in my head! Ha, ha!!