We spent $3500 and all we got was this hot tub... Rags to Repayment (Part 5)

[@SillyKatt69]

A list of stuff you want to do/remember: 1. You need a Potion of Youth for every Ambrosia 2. Take down your decorations. Please. :D 3. You DO have a hamper. In the shed. FULL OF CLOOOOOTHES!!! 4. The laundry showed filthy and dry, you just have to hold your mouse over the "unload laundry" or whatever option, not just on the laundry 5. No need for the fence in the shed anymore, you fenced the whole lot anyway+no more repo man! 6. You can get the Orchid at the Romance festival, OR get a Patchy, OR get your Gardening to lvl 10 and get the rare seeds packet (goes for Death Flower too) 7. Maybe set up sprinklers, it might solve the "not being able to water the plants" problem 8. If you get tired of creating Ambrosias, you can always get a Wishing Well, just get them ghosts in your household and wish for life (but I remember it didn't really work, but... You can try) Feel free to add more suggestions and thumbs up so James can see this

[@oddsnends3446]

Good job! Yes, this needs more thumbs up. I, for one, really appreciate when people take the time to put things in a list to help James, since he doesn't seem to take notes himself. He did say he had a plan about the Potions of Youth, though I wonder when we'll find out. I hope he made a note about that, at least. 😊

[@Mo_Nilla_Co]

The wishing well works after about 3-5 times per ghost from my research. Also, there's a mod where you can buy ambrosia from the dark web and it cost about $2500 simoleons.

[@SillyKatt69]

@@oddsnends3446 I mean I've just put down stuff I was YELLING AT THE SCREEN during the video :D

[@karolinaandovska2381]

Is your name purposely Katriiiina? If so, I love it

[@SillyKatt69]

@@karolinaandovska2381 I mean I was born and named before James started creating videos, so my name isn't purposely that, but yea, I created my nickname on James yelling :D (I also used the "KATRINA!" sound from his soundboard as the sound of my Messenger. People get SO confused when my phone starts yelling my name at me :D

[@svenja1989]

I can just see James accidentally selling the orchid already

[@smileykylie9839]

I believe that your Landry hamper is in the shed. Clothes are going into the Sims’ inventory because your hamper is full.

[@derelictdiva]

YES!! He panned over it SO MANY TIMES! I was hoping he'd notice it in there, but nope! sigh.

[@kateymateymusic1]

Smiley Kylie yep. Was going to say the same

[@notunclefester]

You can’t have piles of clothes unless you have a hamper 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@MaryWorkGaming]

I love how when Bob and Trash TRY and get their social up by talking to each other James is just like "No, stop talking to each other and go do this other thing"

[@LizzieNya]

And then he complains about them being sad all the time 😂

[@chrlalmighty]

james: normally it shows the status if it's clean or dry or something laundry: filthy, dry james: anyway we'll unload that afterwards

[@rogueblackfish3625]

Haha! I came looking for this comment! Clearly says the laundry is filthy, I think he even hovered over it like twice and still missed it LOL

[@cabbagecato]

@@rogueblackfish3625 The percentage of the gardening skill also changed from 9% to 11% at the exact same time he said she wasnt earning the skill from planting

[@rogueblackfish3625]

@@cabbagecato LOL I know! I was like, omg James! haha

[@sanne27]

James are you okay? Blink twice if you need help!

[@juniper4267]

El Smell mouse, not mouth** sorry i can't help but point it out

[@tanyaclattenburg6771]

Everytime he clicks on a plant looking to see if they need to be watered I’m like “Fertilize the damn thing”

[@HarshMelon]

Couldn't Bob just visit his grandparents at the BIgwallet mansion and get all the ingredients he needs for ambrosia?

[@niathorne3667]

That's probably cheating Or James forgot

[@mariesalias]

When does he ever want to do things the easy way? :D Works for us though, if he always took the easy way out, his LPs would end a lot sooner and not be as fun!

[@HarshMelon]

Seems like after completing the whole space rocks collection, leveling up Trash's gardening skills, and getting Bob to level 10 of cooking and gourmet cooking, cheating to get a few ingredients isn't exactly a shortcut. Besides, I miss all the Bigwallets!

[@louie-laur]

Or Trash, the kleptomaniac, could steal them...

[@mariesalias]

I miss the Bigwallet too! Seasons is still my favorite LP.

[@jademorgan3115]

Not sure how I feel about it being love day in the sims when it’s actually Valentine’s Day when I’m watching this😂

[@brunopolancec5905]

Is this still rags to repayment or should you change the name again 😂 Maybe Rags to Revival

[@nikitaweaver2100]

Repayment to Revival?

[@zaiden2becausejustzaidenisused]

maybe save it for when somebody dies or you got on the wrong video then again this is coming from a British person who is eating M&Ms in a car.

[@beardedgeek973]

"I see dead people".

[@jennw6809]

Rags to Resurrection

[@melindahahn7625]

James: where's my orchid Game: *we couldn't reach your mailbox notification*

[@alorrin1006]

Alright, so now change the title to Rags to Resurrection!! lol Also... James: Alright Trash, get in the hot tub. (Trash gets in, Trash gets out) Well, we see how great of a present that was... James throwing shade lol

[@Saron206]

I just hate it when you have a party and everyone just dies. Then you have to be bothered reviving them again... So... That's why I don't throw parties... Or have friends... 😂

[@purpledragonfly4]

*EFFORT!* too much nope.

[@kikikiri409]

Gas 😂😂

[@googleuser4225]

Why is this me hahaha

[@st3ff31]

my sims tried having an innocent weenie roast party...they caught fire and died. c'est la vie!

[@vincew3005]

James' seed packet method is bordering a gambling addiction

[@reedamanda814]

And every bit could have been fertilizer... But he sold it. 😒

[@oldladymegan8389]

You've seen him gambling popcorn in Dr gluons stream?

[@TimetravelingArchaeologist]

All the plants look awful in the fall and winter, it's the season. Even sheltered they'll look that way.

[@TimetravelingArchaeologist]

@Ravi I think that remember them looking that way in the seasons let's play, but I haven't gone back to check. And they really shouldn't look that way, you're right. It's a weird choice for the design team to have made.

[@animalskat]

they’ll look like that unless they’re fully in a greenhouse unfortunately i had mine sheltered outside and they looked horrible

[@carolyingfa]

I think gardening works a bit different in different worlds. I'm not completely sure, especially because the devs keep changing how gardening works, but I swear plants used to grow slower in Forgotten Hollow, they barely needed watering in Brindleton Bay and in StrangerVille they always looked dry and grew weeds a lot more than other worlds.

[@bilie65]

If 1 million people bought every pack for The Sims 1 - 4, the total we spent on the franchise is a minimum of $3.5 billion.

[@sarahh.7038]

Trash: it’s love day and I’m happy being single. Orange (trash’s ex): hey love how you doin? Trash: declines phone call. Me: smiles.

[@Mxryjxnehollxnd]

I love that it's litterally love day 😂

[@alphavasson5387]

YES

[@renecarling5653]

Really want you to just bring back Elsa so Bob can get married and have a baby and continue the Bigwallet legacy!

[@rosbergcore]

Rene Carling yes

[@MibbeCakes]

Shipping Bob and Elsa!

[@sistercharlatan]

Organizing your plants was the best valentines present I could ask for, your garden has been making me feel anxious for a while 😂

[@sistercharlatan]

Spoke too soon, you planted more and they are all not in nice tidy lines again 😂 I find when my plants are all over the place my sims cant water some and some die. You can place them a half grid square apart in lines as long as theres space between the lines for the sim to walk so can fit lots in a small area when organized

[@ninakath3631]

Remember when James tried to build a house that looks incredibly random (parenthood pack, I believe)? THIS is so much more than that house ever was :D

[@sweetkarou]

If you reaserch plants you'll know every grafting options available for that plant. Also, it levels up your gardening skill.

[@wandaXmaximoff]

Now the loan is repaid you should rename this series Rags to Resurrection! ;)

[@pppatti2059]

Clare Dugmore We had the same thought. I just wrote the same thing.

[@alysker]

Get to gardening lvl 10, buy rare seedpacket, get death flower. That’s the easiest way

[@dweebicusmaximus]

Doesn’t the death flower only stop reaping? I don’t think it revives already dead sims

[@sophiethee]

@@dweebicusmaximus You are correct, but the death flower is an ingredient in Ambrosia, which does revive dead sims.

[@fadwakassem3399]

James telling Semaj to “shut up” is so meta and i love it.

[@Loki_Is_My_Cat]

James, why don't you just get their gardening level to 10, then buy rare seeds packets from buy mode?? Oh and your hamper is in the shed.

[@ColeCanary]

I was thinking exactly the same thing. Great minds...

[@madstayy]

I love how weird this ‘rags to riches’ is - it’s only part 5 & we’re trying to bring back all the people who died at the party hahaha I think this is my favourite one yet 😂🤣

[@Cesia845]

You should be able to get an Orchid at the Romance Festival. I remember you mentioning it in your seasons LP.

[@flappysquirrel5132]

He should be going to both the spice festival and the romance festival to harvest things.

[@SheaTheSarcastic]

I remember doing this for a flower that I desperately needed, but the plant was growing in a picnic table. Frustrating!

[@flappysquirrel5132]

@@SheaTheSarcastic ...they fixed that bug a while ago.

[@toujourskate]

Happy Valentine's Day, Semaj! I'll accept and appreciate this video as a gift. 💛

[@liasims]

Kate Ashley Papa mee tooooo x

[@toujourskate]

@@liasims riiight? i dont mind not having a date, atleast i have this video to watch

[@kaymaise]

This is my date today ❤ happy valentines everyone

[@toujourskate]

@@kaymaise Happy Valentine's Day to you guys too!

[@kureijisatsujinsha]

Happy Valentines!

[@moniquedamphousse9682]

When you want to get the cooking skills up, you should make 1 serving at a time. They skill goes up just as fast as with 4 or 8 servings, and you don't end up having to throw out a bunch of food that they can't eat before it spoils. It also costs less to make 1 serving. Get the sprinklers for your garden

[@mellzies]

“The sims teaches me things” this sounds exactly like what I said to my mom when i played sims instead of doing math homework

[@AliciaGrace_89]

That space UFO plant can make you so much money! Plant them all! Lol

[@MibbeCakes]

How do you even get it? I'm assuming it's a Strangerville thing? That is the next game pack I am getting. 😍

[@nyxitylee2094]

Space plants don't need watering. :D They do need fertilizing, though... just like all your other plants. "I'm not as dumb as I look!" cheered James. I love you for that. I'm out to place that infamous hot tub in every world at some point.

[@MoonRoseMother]

Jsyk, if u make any sim make one serving at a time it makes them increase the skill much faster than party or family servings (I know it does matter on a micro home bc of the skill boost though) just a general tip

[@mariesalias]

I didn’t realize that, thanks!

[@danmorhaim8461]

You seem like you are having so much more fun with this LP since we moved to the tiny home. It's great!

[@Gijsje.]

"FIVE PILES OF LAUNDRY! OMG I'VE BEEN NEGLECTING THIS" -- me irl.

[@winterborne1990]

James, I love you and this Let's Play.....But I am sitting here watching this saying that after all the gardening you do in the sims, you should know that bluebells are summer flowers and won’t grow in the fall, so that is why they're discoloured and don't need to be watered, but you can fertilise 😆 😁

[@Drummerchef13]

But he shelters them so it shouldn't matter

[@aubreyelaine1123]

Literally just sat down and thought to myself.. "I desperately need something to watch - hope James has a new vod.." YAY!!! 😊 21:09... Wow! Epic coincidence?? Or perfect timing? 💝

[@GloomyYumi]

Sims 4: upgrade this and it'll never break! Also sims 4: Well, maybe it'll break *sometimes*

[@NeytiriPhoenix]

I’m not sure if it’s a luck of the draw but I managed to buy an angel fish from the realm of magic potion ingredient store. Also weird coincidence that Love Day happened on this episode that you uploaded on Valentine’s Day :)

[@debradavis3935]

Catching up a bit late but loving this distraction from real life! Thank you James for this awesome series and for still playing the Sims! 😊😊 I’m so sad that all the Simmers have abandoned the game for animal crossing which frankly isn’t that exciting to watch!

[@ariannadanesi5722]

I'm watching this during quarantine, sending love to all of you from Italy!

[@euniceeng]

James: “hmm doesn’t have that pop up thing for the laundry” Me @ the pop up with the clothing status: “ITS RIGHT THERE JAMES” James: “Idk why it’s dirty....” Strugglez HAHAHHH

[@Milktoast2309]

I tell myself everyday its fine its fine theyre planning to surprise us with another big update

[@CaitlintheCasual]

The Sims has taught me so many words, and the phases of the moon in Sims 3 Supernatural.

[@simoncareme]

Love the vids. Title suggestion for the next series: Rags to Revivement. When will you do the Rags to Witches house build? And when will you be cotinuing the super Sim Challenge? Do the island stuff and make Max a wizard and don’t forget to send him to Uni and have him get every degree!!!! Can’t wait!

[@Mrsyulleke]

38:00

[@Aeris357]

THANK YOU

[@liasims]

I JUST TOLD MYSELF “I AM GOING TO SLEEP NOW” WHY YOU GOTTA DO THIS TO ME JAMES, I HAVE NO SELF CONTROL, WE ALL KNOW THAT I WILL NOW OFFICIALLY BE AWAKE FOR ANOTHER 43 MINS AND 35 SECONDS! Ah well, worth it 😂

[@MLEbug]

Same!

[@madapigi1]

it's 3 pm here lmao

[@blueeberri6895]

45*

[@blueeberri6895]

Here it was 15

[@blueeberri6895]

Two hrs ago

[@simmysimz29]

JAMES: No, don't hug. I didn't say you could do that! Had me cackling!

[@AEwell5858]

I was having a problem where the game wasn't letting me water my plants so I set up sprinklers

[@deliriouscheeto]

There isn't a problem with watering, the plants just don't need water this often. They look dead because it's not spring/summer.

[@AEwell5858]

@@deliriouscheeto I was having that problem in a greenhouse too. Actually the ones outside weren't really having issues, but in the greenhouse I had some plants I could never water. Even as they wilted I still didn't have the option to keep them from dying. Whether it's a bug or not I'd rather be safe than sorry

[@deliriouscheeto]

@@AEwell5858 dunno then, I can water my plants when they're yellow but they certainly don't need water every day. But since James has some money now, sprinklers may be a good idea 🤷 imagine that after all he's been through, his death flowers die before he can resurrect anyone xD

[@KingSaltLife_]

“I was told I would get an orchid!!” Reminded me of “I WAS TOLD BY APPLE CARE!!”

[@momahl114]

In my experience it’s VERY difficult to kill plants in the sims 4. The only exception is if you take too many cuttings from one plant then it dies.

[@littlekitten6920]

Wow, that was a big coincidence! Love day in the game and in reality, both at a Friday!

[@crystalpanting2127]

James! I’m pretty sure Sebastian and Luna have death flowers at their mansion!

[@mxshrum]

James' videos are the type of videos you can watch from any point because he explains it so well that you can use context clues to understand what has happened or is happening, but his explanation is so good that it intrigues you to watch the other videos anyway.

[@coffeegirl2739]

Yasss James and coffee to start my Valentine's day off! Happy Valentine's, James 💚

[@foalspreshow]

Omg the seasons lets play house made me emotional :”(

[@sherrybrissette1614]

Thanks for the extra long episode. You made my whole day

[@actinggirl17]

james: “theres no pop up to tell me if the laundry is clean” also james: *hovers two seconds later on the pop up that tells him the clothing is filthy*

[@lthompsonphd]

They changed the reward for completing the space rock collection from an orchid to a commemorative plaque in a patch a while ago

[@jford8216]

Didn’t you want level 7 gardening so you can “tend garden” ?

[@brunafernans]

i love how james is passive-aggressive with his sims and then ironically says "thank-you" for them jhkhjgjvhbhhtd

[@phoenixginny62442]

I have a very important question. If I built a laundry mat in the sims 4, would it work? Could I have my sims put their clothes in their inventory, travel to the laundry mat, and use the machines? It wouldn't actually take money, but still, it would be cool. Especially if my sims were university students!

[@TheBarefootBird]

PhoenixGinny yep I have one like that. I made it share a building with a gym so people come in more often

[@phoenixginny62442]

@@TheBarefootBird Neat. Thanks.

[@MibbeCakes]

@@TheBarefootBird Really!? I would love to make one... I have major Sims town dreams... lol... a laundromat... a little bakery... a pet shop... a gallery (I want Lady Bigwallet's Emporium! Lol) oh the options... 🤣🤣

[@anaterka13]

Could've put fruits/herbs/veggies into the fridge for (cheaper) cooking and unclutered inventory

[@oddsnends3446]

He never does that it seems like. Granted, there are many Big Wallet family LPs I haven't seen yet, but it drives me a bit crazy, since it'd save him money during his RtRs. If he just keeps 5-10 of everything in the fridge, it'll lower the price of meals. Someone mentioned in the comments of his last episode that he needs a better fridge to keep all the big meals he's been having Bob make fresh longer, too.

[@maartjerattestaartje]

Let’s be honest, I don’t think there’s space for that in the fridge 😂

[@oddsnends3446]

@@maartjerattestaartje If it was IRL, there certainly wouldn't be. 😊 Fortunately, Sims' fridges are like, what do they call it, a "magical bag of holding"? 😀

[@reedamanda814]

Could've been fertilizer, too....

[@lissbelfort7728]

with 13 piles of laundry i'm surprised they still have clothes to wear at all lmao

[@valerie7197]

Angelfish you can fish from Oasis springs, Potion of youth you buy with your Aspiration points and death flower you can buy in the magic realm! Have level 10 gourmet cooking and make ambrosia? Also I think you can buy angelfish as well

[@LivinInSim]

That was really good work under pressure, James, procuring that Snapdragon whilst picturing the angry masses breathing down your neck and semi hearing them shouting at the screen....

[@elinemaripe]

I love the «HEY!!!» everytime they stop doing what they’re supposed to do

[@athickie]

James you have perfect timing. I was just looking for a long video to watch while doing my hair 😂

[@siriusmeixiu]

Literally no one: James: I don’t like anything bacon wrapped. Me: 😳 wHaT ARe yoU?

[@SheaTheSarcastic]

I first thought that my favorite bacon wrapped thing is bacon.

[@megk1110]

I don’t even like bacon 😂

[@coolchilion722]

@@megk1110 well arent you special

[@Thighceratops]

I don’t like bacon either 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@Charlieto]

i dont like bacon at all its 99.9% fat 0.01% meat

[@user-pc5sw1cs6i]

Everyone writes like this: I should actually sleep... It's 2 o'clock in the afternoon where I am😂

[@LolyMoly95]

Soooo you live in Europe?

[@rudeminnesotan]

11pm for me

[@Its_MrPotato_Head]

it's 10pm in Malaysia

[@potatosmileys6637]

Sameeee its 2:11 in wales.

[@caeleighcraft5668]

it’s 9:19 in the morning

[@MarkusHansson]

Nice gift indeed. A five year old item from a pack that we already paid for.

[@_taayylorrr_]

‘On the tshirt: I went to space 100 times and all i got was this plaque’

[@lenasouthall2222]

Trash's Loan Counter 11 Minutes in: Amount Payed: 8,000 Amount Left: 7,000 20 Minutes in: Amount Payed: 7,000 Amount Left: 0 (Good Job Semaj)

[@randomharts]

You could always wait for Harvest day and then the gnomes will bring a million seasonal packets!!😃

[@mariesalias]

“Now we wait for the glitch where the game will keep sending a repoman anyway.” Right there anyone could tell James has been playing Sims for years. Lol

[@hayleydavidson6261]

The sims has taught me stuff too, like I first learned the words Miscellaneous and Virtuoso from the Sims 2 lol

[@KatySpence]

Almost 40 and heading to bed on val day to watch James Turner..totally healthy 😂

[@eyeyearhoe7896]

james pls pls pls upgrade their beds!!! they have low energy beds and it’s taking too long for their sleep to go up, it’ll be better if you get them new ones :)

[@Julie_95]

I hope Bob finally gets his orchid on orchid day 🌸

[@jennw6809]

I love how it's fall and the winterfest decorations are still up

[@MrAndrew231190]

'Love day was awful!' - never has a game resonated so much with me irl D:

[@reelgirl112395]

I’m wondering what happened to the orchid because at 10:44 james has a notification about how the mailman couldn’t reach the box but he didn’t read that

[@owenthomas-mason2783]

It just means it's in a place where npcs can't get to it doesn't actually affect anything

[@idontwantahandle001]

He got the mail it was that plaque for collecting all the space rocks

[@loverrlee]

I just wanna say I’m so proud of James for looking up a word he didn’t know! That’s the best way to learn new things! Good job James! 💯

[@Maddel97]

*Bob's dad Semaj calls* James: "Shut up Semaj, I don't know who these people are"

[@pugsofsushi24]

Yes!! I love when i have a day off on the day semaj posted a video!! Love you and your videos so inspiring and hilarious, please make new merch. Now back to bingewatching the beginning of the bigwallets.

[@kureijisatsujinsha]

Tips: Talking with plants to raise the fun need, social need and gardening skill. Unlocked at Level 4 gardening skill. You can have more than one person working on the rocket at a time. Gourmet meals that are good quality and need at least level 7 gourmet cooking skill gives you a moodlet that slows down hunger decay. They may tend to be fattening though.

[@kashelle03]

Pretty sure they changed the orchids thing in a patch a few years back.

[@Kaleidoscope179]

The pain of watching the gameplay, hearing James complain that there's no pop-up thing for the laundry, then watching him completely ignore it TWICE and put away filthy clothes.

[@giuliacadeddu1479]

I dreamt abouu Trash and Bob last night and today a new part of Rags to Repayment has come out. AWESOME.

[@08HondaGirl]

I could listen to James say “hello?” All day. Cracks me up every time.

[@Nisha_Chantel]

James, this isn't related to this video but I'm crazy early so I can't resist. Please do a build in Planet Zoo in sandbox mode. Just want to see you build all out in that game without having to worry about running the park or money.

[@liasims]

Chantel Jathan AGREED

[@juniper4267]

semaj: i don't like anything bacon-wrapped me: *bacon-wrapped bacon* also me: *bacon-wrapped air*

[@channnannna]

Happy Valentine's Day James! :D

[@almudd]

I love this series, the quest can take as long as needed 🙌

[@MibbeCakes]

"I Completed the Space Rock Collection, and all I got was this lousy plaque!" *"Can we get that on a T-Shirt please!?"* Lmao... Yes! Please put this in the Merch store!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@adnanilyas6368]

You should get the bee box to keep your garden fresh and fertilized all the time. Lean into all the gardening boosts you can get.

[@nikitakaay4518]

Love that you posted this on Valentine’s Day and it happened to also be Love Day in the game too!

[@maries2917]

thanks for saving my valentines day with this long ass video

[@Beccbox]

Thanks for the video, Happy Valentine's day James ❤ Loving this series!

[@marieduran6286]

Yeah, those perks are sweet, they almost make up for the Murphy bed being so lethal.

[@AdesewaAbioye]

Love day on Friday the 14th. I'm impressed!

[@blackivory438]

for a moment there when he said that the glitch will let the game still send a repo man and Trash came home I thought she was a repo person. XD

[@Slipperysalad]

New Challenge idea for James! Like it so he'll see it. Goal: furnish an unfurnished home without using the catalog! Setup: buy an unfurnished house (either one already in the game or build your own). Then furnish it (get a toilet, lights, bed, trash disposal, etc). The house needs to satisfy all Sim needs (except social). You cannot use build mode except to access the household inventory. Estimated time: I did this twice and it took about 10-15 hours of game play. Optional rules: 1. Sim cannot have the klepto trait. 2. After getting the unfurnished house, set money to zero. (this challenge isn't about money; so players preference). 3. Structure/cosmetic changes to the house are allowed (ex: change the wallpaper, windows, etc) Recommended packs: University, city living, outdoor retreat, and get to work