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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.
==[[The Sims]]==▼
In ''The Sims'', bills are delivered every three days. To pay the bills, the player must first direct a [[Sim]] to remove the bills from the mailbox, and then direct a Sim to pay them. [[Child]]ren and [[Adult|adults]] can remove bills from the mailbox, but only adults are able to pay them.▼
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==[[The Sims 2]]==▼
In ''The Sims 2'', bills are delivered to the lot's mailbox on Tuesday and Thursday at 10:00 am. Sims will have four days to pay the bills, therefore the [[Repoman]] will only come on a Saturday or Monday at 10:00 am. Like in ''The Sims'', bills must be paid by removing the bills from the letterbox first, and them paying them. [[Teen]]s and older can pay bills.▼
▲In ''[[The Sims]]'', bills are delivered every three days. To pay the bills, the player must first direct a [[Sim]] to remove the bills from the mailbox, and then direct a Sim to pay them. [[Child]]ren and [[
{{confirm|Having more children in the household will slightly reduce the amount the household otherwise needs to pay.}}
▲In ''[[The Sims 2]]'', bills are delivered to the lot's mailbox on Tuesday and Thursday at 10:00 am.
The way the bill is calculated is as follows:
<blockquote>'''Bill Total = Total Lot value x 0.4% + Total Net Object Value x 0.6%'''</blockquote>
*''Total Lot value = The total current value of all build mode objects (depreciated value)''
*''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. In addition, items held in personal inventories also will 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.
===The Sims 2: University===
In ''[[The Sims 2: University|University]]'', bills are delivered to [[
===The Sims 2: Seasons===
''[[The Sims 2: Seasons|Seasons]]'' introduced the ability to pay bills by clicking on the mailbox and selecting "Pay All Bills"
===The Sims 2: Mansion & Garden Stuff===
In ''[[The Sims 2: Mansion & Garden Stuff|Mansion
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[[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
▲In ''The Sims 3'', bills are delivered to the lot's mailbox on Monday and Thursday at around 8:00 am. Teens and older can pay bills.
The "Pay All Bills" feature has returned from ''The Sims 2: Seasons'' and can be
===The Sims 3: World Adventures===
In ''[[The Sims 3: World Adventures|World Adventures]]'', bills and the repo-man can be "devastated" using the 'No Bills Ever' [[
===The Sims 3: Ambitions===
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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.
After a period of time, bills will begin to change colors as they become overdue. Bills start out as a white color, then change to yellow, then orange, then eventually red. After several days of non-payment, a message will appear warning the player of delinquency. In ''The Sims 3'', the player is given the option to pay the bills then.▼
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 the total bill by 25%. The effect will stack with multiple Sims having the "Frugal" trait.
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. 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 bill payment was.▼
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.
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Colored Bills.png|Colored bills in ''The Sims''▼
[[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.
TheSimsRepoMan.png|The Repo Man in ''The Sims'', repossessing a stove▼
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 [[
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. Prior to [[The Sims 4/Patch 95|patch 95]], no repo-man will come, unlike previous games, therefore the shutting off of utilities is the most serious consequence. However, patch 95 added the repo-man to ''The Sims 4'' - should bills remain unpaid 48 hours after shutting off water supplies, repo-men will come to the house and repossess items, like previous games. If the Sims live in an [[apartment]], failure to pay the bills may result in the landlord refusing to look at problems with the apartment.
==Trivia==
*In ''The Sims 3'' and [[The Sims 3 (console)|''The Sims 3'' for console]], there will be a [[notification]] warning the player to pay the bills along with a button to pay them if the bills are not paid within 48 hours of their arrival. Likewise, [[The Sims 2 (console)|''The Sims 2'' for console]] will repeatedly display a warning if the bills aren't paid after a day. ''The Sims 2'', ''[[The Sims Life Stories]]'' and ''[[The Sims Pet Stories]]'' do not display anything if the bills are unpaid after a day. ''The Sims 4'' also warns the player if there are 24 hours left to pay the bills, but doesn't give an option to pay them through the notification box.
*The GBA version of ''The Sims Bustin' Out'', the GBA/DS versions of ''The Urbz: Sims in the City'' on GBA and ''The Sims 4'' are the only games with a different punishment when bills aren't paid. The former two on the console however, uses the same penalty in games prior to ''The Sims 4''.
▲Colored Bills.png|Colored bills in ''The Sims'' ('''Note''': yellow-colored bill not in image)
Repoman.jpg|The Repo-man in ''The Sims 2''
The Sims 3 Repo-Man.jpg|Repo-man repossessing a chair in ''The Sims 3''
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