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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. InNeglecting [[Theto Sims 2]] and [[The Sims 3]] If thepay bills are neglected, the lot will eventually be visited by the [[repo-man]], who will repossess (take) household itemsresult in placenegative ofconsequences payment. In [[Thefor Sims 4]] If the bills aren't payed in 48 hours after the warning, the electricity will be shut down lot, meaning that electrical appliances, electronics and lamps won't function and in next 48 hours after the power out the water will be cut off (sinks, bathubs won't work). How often bills are delivered, the amount of time given to pay them, and the formula used to calculate them varies between games.

In ''[[The Sims 2: Mansion & Garden Stuff|Mansion and Garden Stuff]]'', purchasing [[green energy source]]s can decrease the amount owed in bills. Purchasing multiple sources decreases that amount further, and can eliminate bills or even generate a credit back into the household funds. In these cases, the bills will not be delivered and a [[notification]] will show how much was earned in credit.

In ''[[The Sims 3]]'', bills are delivered to the lot's mailbox on Monday and Thursday at around 8:00 amAM. Teens and older can pay bills.

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.

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In ''The Sims'', ''The Sims 2'', and ''The Sims 3'', 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[[notification]] will appear warning the player of the delinquency. In ''The Sims 3'', the player is given the option to pay the bills thenimmediately from the notification.

If the bills are not paid before the end of that day, the bills will explode and a [[Reporepo-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 Reporepo-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 billamount paymentthat 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. However,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.

*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.