Money cheats

Money cheats are available in all The Sims games.

klapaucius & rosebud
The Sims has the cheats klapaucius and rosebud. klapaucius only works with the unpatched version. They both give the current household an additional §1,000 Simoleons.

kaching
kaching is a cheat in The Sims 2 and The Sims 3. It gives the current household an additional §1,000 Simoleons.

motherlode
motherlode is a cheat introduced in The Sims 2. When used, it adds 50,000 Simoleons to the current family's funds. As well as many other cheats, motherlode appears in The Sims 3.

familyFunds
familyFunds can be used to increase or decrease a family's household funds by a specific amount. It can also be used from the neighborhood screen (it even works with families in the bin/without home). It is available in The Sims 2 and The Sims 3. In The Sims 3, testingcheatsenabled must be activated first.