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.

Enter cheat mode:
type: ^ Ctrl+⇧ Shift+C
type: klapaucius
Notes: Gives current household an additional 1,000 Simoleons. Unpatched version of The Sims only.

Enter cheat mode:
type: ^ Ctrl+⇧ Shift+C
type: rosebud
Notes: Gives current household an additional 1,000 Simoleons. Patched version of The Sims only.

Also, with this cheat, it's possible to type in klapaucius or rosebud, then a number of ";!"s next to it. Each of these gives an additional §1,000, so the more you put in, the more money the family will get.

Trivia

• Klapaucius was one of the "constructors" in Stanislaw Lem's The Cyberiad.

• Klapaucius was probably changed since it was too hard for players to remember.
• The word "Rosebud" might be a reference to the movie Citizen Kane from the director Orson Wells, which tells the story from childhood to death of a rich newspaper mogul, Charles Foster Kane, "Rosebud" being his final word.

kaching

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

Enter cheat mode:
type: ^ Ctrl+⇧ Shift+C
type: kaching
Notes: Gives 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 and in The Sims Medieval .

Enter cheat mode:
type: ^ Ctrl+⇧ Shift+C
type: motherlode
Notes: Gives current an additional household 50,000 Simoleons.

familyFunds

familyFunds  can be used to increase or decrease a family's household funds by a specific amount, or set them to a specific level. It can also be used from the neighborhood screen. In theory, this allows it to be used on any family in the neighborhood, but there are limitations in practice.

The testingcheatsenabled cheat must be activated before using this cheat in The Sims 3, but that is not necessary in The Sims 2. In The Sims 2, this cheat requires Nightlife or later. This cheat is useful for players who want to reduce a family's funds, as other money cheats only increase them.

The Sims 2

Enter cheat mode:
type: ^ Ctrl+⇧ Shift+C
type: familyFunds <family/household name> <amount>
Notes: Use +/-<amount> to increase/decrease household's funds, otherwise sets funds to <amount>.
It is possible for several households to have the same name. This cheat should only be used on households that have a unique name.

The Sims 3

Enter cheat mode:
type: ^ Ctrl+⇧ Shift+C
type: familyfunds <household name> <amount>
Notes: Must have testingCheatsEnabled on.