I feel like by the end of this, Bess won the Making Money challenge with how much she ended up asking for 😂

The irony that you chose an island to be away from everyone only to host daily yard sales is fantastic 😂

I “made” a million by entering the lottery, seeing I didn’t win, saved the sims name in my head added them to my household stole the money and kicked them out 😂😅

I love this series. I’m pretty sure Bess only pays you back once you call her out for not paying you back!

By the way James, you can actually steal boats and jetskis that aren't technically owned by you. You just have to get on and drive it onto your lot, then you can pick it up and sell it in build/buy mode.

The true excitement every time Bess calls, makes my day

James: sells earbuds Also James: “we’re having a problem with fun” “fun is a big problem” 😂

Good old Vlad, rocking up in his speedos, living his best life. Love that for him 💚

If you’re painting, writing, or crafting, you should really get the Marketable trait. It makes your stuff worth a lot more.

I had a teen spellcaster who knew the repario spell (level 1). He went dumpster diving and used repario on what he found and sold it. On day one he found a Princess Cordelia double bed and kept it. Okay, low level casters sometimes fail repario and set the object on fire instead, so do it outside the house. I don’t know that this is faster but it’s chaotic and fun.

I said it once, I'll say it again : you should wear glasses more often, they look good dude

Fun video, as always ! Just a tip, painting IS fun and will get your sim's fun up quite easily, if it's specified in his likes and dislikes that he likes painting. I think it's right for every activities, actually.

Bess gave me §65,000 when I kept funding her start up, I think it was §10,000 invested. Not great, but not horrible. Loving this series continuing! Have to say it’s weird seeing the lot bonuses used at all, and upgraded things like kitchen appliances and beds from the get go as R2R is the norm lol. (Edit grammar)

Yeah, the trashcan thing keeps happening to me. I just have to buy new ones when they get knocked over. Makes the expensive trash can that gives you money worth it, since that one can't be tipped!

Another way to do this: make Semaj a vampire with the eternally welcome perk. You can enter people's homes and steal whatever. No skills needed 😁

The trashcan bug has been in the game for ages tbh, I think it's every time someone knocks the bin over or someone uses it in any way, it's just no longer considered a functional bin xD Keeps happening with every bin in my game

Challenge: Making 1000000 by collecting. You might need all the pack for that. That would be fun to see how long that would take.

Had no idea that the sketch pad was good for the painting skill. Also, you giving Bess money every time made me laugh.

Radios are great for fun because you can have them listen while doing something else. It's perfect.

The Sims 3 would let you buy entire community lots and earn huge sums of simoleons over time, it'd be cool if something like that were implemented in The Sims 4

I've been rewatching Rags to Repayment and the price of Ambrosia is wild - I wonder how long it would take with that!

You were very lucky to catch that Voodoo doll straight away, wonder how much longer it would have been had that not happened

Listing on Plopsy is very much worth it once you're a level 5 painter or so. And unlike the selling display, you do not have to sit around "tending" and wait for sims to come by and purchase paintings. When I was level 10, I could easily get paintings to sell on Plopsy for $20,000.

If Bess asks after you’ve given her like 2000 or something simoleons you can tap ‘call her out for never paying you back ‘ and you get money

Fun fact: On this "Oceanic Paradise" lot, if you swim, you will become inspired. That's basically what the lot trait does.

Instead of buying the minimum of a kitchen and spent time cooking, you could also buy those serving tables from either Luxury Party or the wedding pack and just buy meals from there

I feel... James gave Bess money on purpose just to see us get mad 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

You should have invested a bit into handiness so you could get the upgrade for the sketchpad at level 4; makes painting even faster with it. Also, I believe the Marketable trait would have increased the amount the paintings are sold for with the yard sale wall as well. Also I like how you sold the postcard instead of using the inspired aura it gives you. Could have saved a little bit of time as you'd no longer have to go cloudgazing (not that it takes that much time in the first place, but uh...)

I've been pretty lucky with a combination of the fizzing skill and playing for tips/composing songs. Retail stores are community lots, so sims are much more likely to tip you than if you were just standing near your home lot

You can get an even bigger boost by starting an art club on your home lot and using the points for the painting boost. The bonus stacks are crazy! Also if you set painting, fishing, etc. as their likes they will gain fun. Also worth mentioning again that if you turn on the earbuds while sims are awake it keeps their fun maxed out!

13:33 -- If I remember correctly there's a hidden ""skill"" in painting and writing. The more you make something of a specific genre the more money you get, which is why suddenly switching to Classical got a lower return. As for Bess, you give her like... the least I've given her is 6k but I think i've also given her like 11k before she finally did the return investment =oc I'm not sure;;;

A few of the bins are bugged. The wheelie bin is the only one I use now because it's one of the only ones that isn't bugged. It's been a thing for a while, and not been fixed

Best quote: "If you're going to bite my neck, can you please put on some pants?" 🤣🤣

Just think how close you were. If you hadn't given Bess the moocher all that money you'd have made it then. 😂

Really enjoying these! I know if you say to Bess "no more money" or whatever she'll repay you with interest. Clearly she knew the best scheme for getting money! Ha. I think you can also use your points to buy the ability to sell items for more or like more often you get masterpieces, etc too. Can't wait for more in this series. Very creative!

some say semaj is still giving bess sterling 1,000 simoleons to this day.

Vlad in that Speedo gave me a shudder worthy flashback to my distant youth. I was an innocent young lass at a water park, throughly enjoying the day, when a man as pale as Vlad (though this gent was on the portly side) wearing a white banana hammock waltzed into my sight line. As an adult I can both commend and appreciate his confidence and zero f**ks given attitude, but as an American preteen I was a bit weirded out (the Speedo was WHITE). Enjoy the metal picture that conjures and have a happy week everyone!

I was dying of laughter at about the 7th time Bess asked for $1,000.

Somehow, EVERY time I play with an artsy Sim I forget the digital sketchpad exists. Only run into it somehow when its not relevant for what I'm doing 😅😅

I make my painters music lovers and put a radio nearby. So long as they’re listening to music they’re fun stays up.

I'd really like for you to continue doing this as a series. It'd be cool if you also did a ranking at the end of each video, depending on how long it took you to reach the million simoleons.

This is my new favorite series. I'm currently trying to see how long it takes me to make a million just from a dumpster. Probably could be going faster if I didn't get side tracked so easily XD

It was pretty funny watching James get scammed repeatedly by Bess.

I feel like clubs are the missing element to make this go even faster. Especially if you do gardening again, you could use a gardening club to help tend your garden for free from the beginning (instead of hiring a gardener)

I mentioned it in another video, but a good method for making money through fishing is to dig a pond on your lot and stock it just with the most expensive fish available. For basegame, that's the treefish from Sylvan Glade.

James, I have to tell you, your videos have really been a life saver to me. My mom recently passed away from covid and my dad is bed-bound from it and im his caregiver. I take a break and watch your videos and it gives me a little boost of happiness and fun. (fills my needs bar). Thank you so much for sharing your amazing energy and giving us a much needed fun boost!

Ahh, This is how I did the challenge. Of course not as fun as watching James do it though. I also always learn something new watching these. If you want Bess to pay you back, you need to click on the third selection in the menu. I really really am curious to see what she pays back based on what you gave her.

I heard the Cupcake Machine "bakes"a lot of money. 😊😁 I love these videos

Make a million Simoleons with the Batuu pack.

Love the $1,000,000 Simoleons series! It's so much fun to watch :D

Let's be honest, the real winner of this video is Bess.

Was absolutely pissing myself when she gave you that £20 postcard

I like to use your challenge rules to start this scenario, but extreme rags to riches. And sims can ONLY sell via table/painting wall. (Nothing from inventory) ❤ So exciting to watch these versions of earning a million simmoleons

The trashcan bug happens to me too. To get around it, use the trash chutes from city living. Doesn't make much sense for a house, but sims can't knock them over.

You should have woohoo-ed with Bess! That gets the social and fun up at the same time haha

Awe man I was hoping so much that the last bit of money would come from Bess. Awesome video♡ love these!

How did you know I just finished watching the whole $1,000,000 series thirty minutes ago

I usually put the headphones 🎧 on the sims and just let play. Fun never decreases then. Learned that for writers and painters

$10,000 to Bess for no payout lol

i think another factor that could have helped would be utilizing holidays. setting them from the beginning so every day has a tradition or painting or something and getting the extra aspiration points from that to get a ton of reward traits

Create arts club, have club meetings on your own home lot, add lots of easels and make painting only club activity. Have looooong club meetings, sell painting as fast as they are ready and you have plenty of money in no time! Cheaty, maybe, but it's not your fault that they leave their paintings behind...

Kool :) Here's a fun idea for you: Make a million, 19th century style. Simple living, no power (and thus no digital pad)... It's still doable, but a lot more challenging. I eventually went full Dracula, so as to cut down on the food annoyance and have more time to paint. Seduced five "brides", and had them paint as well, lol.

if you have a fitness pack thingy, and have the earbuds, you can actually just turn it on and your fun will slowly goes up, so I always take it and just turn it on while my sims do their own stuff and they'll never get bored

I was going to do the gardening one, but I miscalculated and it was the middle of winter in my scenario save. Yikes. But Winterfest was a couple of days later and with a micro home it was really easy to make Father Winter my best friend in minutes. Add him to the family, steal his 500,000 bucks, kick him out of the family. Easy peasy! Half way there in a couple of days.

Im thinking - start the day before winterfest, wait for father winter to arrive, marry him for his money, and don’t delete the gnomes, let them spawn their weird seed packets and sell them in build mode. I used to pay all my bills by having like 10 gnomes in my yard spawning seed packets.

Making Money Scenario Ideas: 1. Frog Breeding and Selling 2. Fishing 3. Combing the Beach for Shells 4. Diving for Treasures 4.1. Combining nr. 3 and nr. 4 5. Dumpster Diving and selling whatever you find 6. Playing the piano/keyboard, playing the guitar, playing the violin 7. Singing 7.1 Combine nr. 6 and nr. 7 8. Completing every single collection in the game, check what everything gives you combined by selecting all in the inventory and de-select anything that isn't a collectible, like empty glasses and plates and earbuds 9. Every skill you can earn money off of, but takes time earning a lot, which depends on how high the skill is, like Writing, Playing instruments, like the ones listed in nr. 6, singing etc. There's just so many ideas for a Rags to Ric... I mean Making Money Scenario, which, in hindsight, is the same as Rags to Riches, lol

12,000 $ you gave her

A million from junk. Get a cheap lot to live on and another lot as a retail lot. Set to landfill lot and skill your sim's handiness up. Build up a shop selling the junk that people bring. You can fix the broken stuff and add a dumpster to get even more junk. I also added a woodwork table and a fabricator to mine. You make, find and fix things to sell at 100% markup. It's not quick, but it's fun

Are you ever going to revive the Super Sim challenge?

I would love to see the million simoleon challenge done where you can only make money by selling things you steal.

Damn, those lot traits can really make a difference, can't they? And yes, selling things from home is so overpowered (watch Carl making frantic notes on how to nerf it in his overhaul. . .). Nice work!

Also, an idea: idk if the scenario stops you but, if it doesn't: When you try the next one, try having a kiddo with you, get them the science table and just have them mainline the Mental skill until they can make "Health Potions". Free moodlet solvers. Could also turn them loose on fishing and collectibles, to help, if you did like... a collectible/fishing run :3

The Perfectionist Trait would have been a good idea. It increases the chances of higher quality paintings and grants high-level moodlets after crafting high quality items. More money and better moodlets as the Painting Skill goes up would have been quite helpful for this. Especially, since one of those moodlets is an Inspired moodlet that lasts for a few hours, making the paintings even better. I use that trait a lot since it helps with every kind of crafting from painting, to knitting, to woodworking and so on.

I love the shade he throws at Deli every episode. "I could marry for money, but that's cheating" 😅

i would love to see a video of james completing the grilled cheese aspiration

it'd be interesting to try gardening again but with all the packs so you get the tiny living lot traits!

I must say, I love James' evil laugh

I'M in love it this gameplay, is like a new series hahahah, bring more and more

I feel like the sims team added the making money scenario specifically for you.

So happy to see a new video in this series!

i love these $1 million simoleon videos!!

be painter is completely making you rich fast even now they have freelancer job

I'd like to see a speed run where you combine everything. The little house looks like a Yurt.

I love these videos! It's so much fun to see what you can do!

For fun, you can use "likes painting" to make painting fun. I know carefree is a way, but you could have used those points on moodlet solvers. You also could have kept the earbuds and turned them on. It's basically a small fun gain that you can multitask with anything including sleeping. You just have to keep turning them on every time you sleep/wake. It keeps fun permanently maxed. Painting is still not nearly as good as flower arranging as I've said before. Never used the digital sketchpad though, so painting is a little better than I thought. For Bess, the only way I've made money is to give 1k the first time she calls and "Call her out for not paying me back" the second time and she gives me 2k every time. No other option has ever worked for me. If you pay her multiple times and then call her out, she still only gives 2k. I think she might be bugged or the odds are really low.

I love this series! Please continue making those kind of videos🙏

I always have sooo much fun biking in the sand! It would have been funny if they made a unique bike animation going painfully slow and the sim struggling to ride if they’re on sand with a frustration moodlet lol

For fun you can buy one of the swings (I think it's the one from island living, but can't remember), it gives INSTANT fun really fast just by swinging on it a few seconds. :)

James: buys a bike for fun when the ocean was right there to swim in... But this was so fun to see- I didn't know about the sketchpad or selling street feature- love this series :D

I’d love to see this challenge but only with stealing stuff! 😂

just for future ref, plopsy is completely bugged and nonfunctional rn, and entrepreneurial is always a good trait to buy if you're selling what you craft

I really like this series! Keep it coming!

Like that other comment said: Make 1m by selling ambrosia cake

Bess definitely had her own 1 000 000 simoleons challenge

Here are some suggestions: Take the top suggestions you like from the comments and put them in a wheel. You spin the wheel to see which one is next and when it's done, it gets removed from the wheel. When the wheel is empty, you could fill it up again with suggestions if you want to. Try doing the scenario in an apartment or penthouse with 8 sims but where the penthouse or apartment is completely empty expect for a tent or bunk bed, so it's a blank canvas for you to work with. 1. You could assign each one a way to make money and that's their way, 2. 1 but pair the sims up, so, for example, two sims handle flower arranging, another two stream videos and other two knitting, 3. have a different way each sim day like steaming videos one day and knitting the next, etc. Just think of the possibilities you could do with 8 sims. You could go to a different world each sim day and only make money in the world for that sim day. You could have: 1. yoga mat, 2. massage table, 3. mediation pillow, 4. artist easel and street art, 5. digital sketch pad and street art, 6. selling table, 7. music instrument 8. camera with tripod and selling table. This would work with one sim but they would only need one selling table and one street art plus a tent for sleeping if you choose that option. This would also work with 8 sims. Say sim 1 finished yoga class and found plants to harvest and a dig spot. What they found could be given to Sim 6 to be sold on the selling table along with whatever Sim 6 and the others found. 2 of the 8 sims could be given Cabin-in-a-Bag tents, so you don't have to keep returning to the base lot all the time. Maybe one sim could have a drone to make videos with and anytime they return to the base lot the sim transfers, edits and uploads the videos for the royalties. You could do this with a base lot of a empty apartment or penthouse if you wanted to. Only dumpster diving. Tip I saw in a TS4 KZfaq video: have a sim drink some water and throw the glass in the empty dumpster, so it will fill up. Only knitting. If you have a store then you can just restock the item without making it again. Imagine 8 sims doing nothing but knitting. Get celebrities autographs and the price goes up each day. While your waiting, use the streaming video desk to make videos and a pc to write books, so you can get royalties, massage table, yoga classes, meditate classes, etc. If you make the poop randomizer treat and feet it do a dog there might be a chance for gold poop or even a gold bar. The gold bar is worth about 6,000 simoleons. Imagine 8 sims writing, programming or streaming videos. Bottomless Decoration Box where you can search for decorations and sell them with no limits. Imagine 8 sims doing this. The One Million Simoleons Scenario with the Multiplayer Mod Suggestion (I did suggest this to DrGluon and could partly be considered house flipping.): You would be playing the scenario without being in scenario mode, going to scenarios and choosing it, You and another player would start by living in the place from the Art Gallery, furnished, with some changes. No art gallery on top and the entrance to the place would be the T.A.R.D.I.S, have stairs down to it and it would be locked for household only. Where the Art Gallery was becomes a room big enough for selling tables, street galleries, massage table (maybe a separate room for this inside the big room), etc. with doorways/archways. Whatever can go in a sims inventory like easels, selling tables, massage tables, etc. would be taken so when you move on to the next location you don't have to buy it again. Writing books and streaming videos would be very useful for this early on because the royalties would carry over. You and the other player would decide when to move on to the next location, and in the case of house shells, the shell should be furnished. End Goal: 1. Have one million simoleons and 2. Either live in a house in Sulani or a penthouse in San Myshuno, and have that shell be furnished in the same way as all the other house shells along the way. Houses to use: Willow Creek Riverside Roost - This is just a suggestion for the kitchen: enclose the kitchen and use a 2 tile doorway/archway. Oasis Springs Vista Quarry - This is just a suggestion for how the floor plan of this house could be changed. Make the 2 small rooms, bedroom and chess room, bedrooms or knock down the wall for one large bedroom. switch the kitchen and the bathroom around and knock down the wall from the big main bedroom, so the kitchen can be bigger and there can be an office space for making money. Basically, it would be one EA house, given a bit of a makeover and emptied so it's a house shell, from each neighborhood, ones that you can live in. The last neighborhood would be Sulani or San Myshuno. House Shells: The person or sim players who build the shells, EA house with a makeover, get to pick 3 lot traits and 4 lot challenges. Whether you can remove some, none or all is up to you and the other player, as well as to what you want to do to remove them, if you go with some or all. The house shells will have all the build mode stuff taken care of ahead of time, so you would know what areas are for what. The shells would be empty except for the following: no light or one light, but not the saucer light mailbox outside trash bin or the money bin and a bunk bed or tent. How the house shells would be furnished: dumpster diving woodworking table Completing goals/tasks each day to earn spins on the wheel for that day. The number of goals/tasks per sim day would be decided by you and the other player. Say you and DrGluon or Deli complete 3 of the 4 tasks for that day then you would collectively get 3 spins on the buy mode wheel at the end of that sim day. Maybe if you don't complete any of the tasks, zero for the day, you lost a certain amount of money, a small sum, which would be decided by you and the other player, but that's optional. Maybe set the max number of items you can buy from each slot on the Buy Mode Wheel. This way you still have money for the other spins and not blow all the money on, for example, comfort and leave none for plumbing should one of the other spins land on that. Buy Mode Wheel slots: 1. Lighting, Electronics, and Appliances 2. Activities and Skills 3. Decorations 4. Plumbing 5. Comfort 6. Surfaces 7. Other (all other categories not listed in 1-6)

This series is so fun. Lovin it.

Right on time! I was just about to launch the sims! Instead, I'll watch this because I love this series!

James: * plays another 1M challenge * Bess: STONKS!

You know what's fun? EARBUDS! You can listen to music while you paint or anything else and your fun stays up. Just use turn on instead of listen.

keep up the speed runs!