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A '''bill''' is an object delivered to lots on a recurring basis, which requires the payment of [[Simoleons]] from the household's financial account. The amount due from each bill is determined by the value of the lot, including all items on the lot. If there is not enough money in the household's account to cover the cost of the bill, the bill cannot be paid.
Bills are delivered by a [[mail carrier]] to the lot's [[mailbox]]. Once delivered, a Sim must be sent to retrieve the bills, and to place the paid bills back into the mailbox within a fixed number of days. Neglecting to pay bills will result in negative consequences for Sims. How often bills are delivered, the amount of time given to pay them, and the formula used to calculate them varies between games.
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==The Sims==
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*''Total Net Object value = the total current value for all buy mode objects (appreciated/depreciated value)''
Things that do not have a value in build/buy mode when selected do not count
If a bill is placed in the mailbox before 10:00 am, the mail carrier will come to collect them that day, otherwise, the mail carrier will come the next day. Sims will have four days to pay the bills, therefore the [[repo-man]] will only come on a Saturday or Monday at 10:00 am.
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==The Sims 3==
[[File:PayBillsTS3.jpg|thumb|The options when clicking on the Mailbox in ''The Sims 3'']]
In ''[[The Sims 3]]'', bills are delivered to the lot's mailbox on Monday and Thursday at around 8:00
The "Pay All Bills" feature has returned from ''The Sims 2: Seasons'' and can be chosen from the pie-menu on the mailbox.
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==The Sims 4==
In ''[[The Sims 4]]'', bills come once per week. Bills can be paid with a cellphone, a computer or the mailbox. They can be paid by a Sim who is a teen or older. They also appear to be more expensive than previous games. Unlike previous games, items kept in [[inventory]] will still count towards the bills.
A [[Trait (The Sims 4)|trait]] called "Frugal" can be purchased from the aspiration reward store that will reduce the amount needed to pay off
A [[Lot trait]] called "Off-the-grid" will reduce the lot taxes by 25% from the target residental lot. However the power and water will not work until the household generate their own utilities, which means no utility bills.
[[File:Sims 4 Patch 95 Bills.png|thumb|right|250px]]In Patch 95, bills get an update where players can see a more detailed view of their weekly bills, as well as be able to see current bill status before needing to pay. Players can now manage power and water storage.
Some build mode items have the tag "Bill Surcharge Item" and "Bill Discount Item". This will increase and decrease the bills needed to pay. This feature can be disabled in the gameplay option menu.
===The Sims 4: City Living===
With ''[[The Sims 4: City Living|City Living]]'', Sims residing in [[apartment]]s and [[penthouse]]s will have to pay rent, although the rent is included in the bill and is not delivered separately, unlike ''[[The Sims 2: Apartment Life]]''.
===The Sims 4: Discover University===
With ''[[The Sims 4: Discover University|Discover University]]'', Sims partaking in a degree at [[University]] will have to pay student loans, if the loans aren't paid of in time, the [[Repo-man|repo-man]] will come to collect a random item of similar value to the loans.
==Not paying bills==
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If the bills are not paid before the end of that day, the bills will explode and a [[repo-man]] will arrive on the lot and repossess items roughly equal in value to the debt owed and in some cases more. In ''The Sims 2'', a visit from the repo-man will incur a bad memory on members of the household involved. The repo-man in ''The Sims 3'' will repossess the item that is closest to the debt but not under it, meaning he will almost always repossess items that are worth more than the amount that was due.
In ''The Sims 4'', if a bill isn't paid within 48 hours, electricity will be cut off until the bills are paid, meaning that all electrical appliances, electronics and lamps will cease to function. If the bills remain unpaid for another 48 hours after that, the household water supply will also be cut. The disconnection of utilities will also extend to retail and restaurant lots owned by the household.
==Trivia==
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[[fr:Factures]]
[[ru:Коммунальный счёт]]
[[pl:Rachunki]]
[[Category:Objects that appear in all games]]
[[Category:Objects in The Sims]]
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