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In ''[[The Sims Medieval]]'', Hero Sims will start with either §12,000 or §1,000, depending on whether or not their house is furnished or unfurnished.
In
== Making money ==
{{see also|Game guide:Earning simoleons}}
Sims need a minimum amount of money in order to buy [[food]] and pay their [[bill]]s. Leaving bills unpaid for too long results in either a visit from the [[repo-man]]{{Vgversion|TS}}{{Vgversion|TS2}}{{Vgversion|TS3}} or in electricity and water systems being shut.{{Vgversion|TS4}} (In the handheld versions of ''The Sims Bustin' Out'' and ''The Urbz: Sims in the City'', Sims/Urbz who skip their bills are arrested instead.)
=== Working for money ===
There are several ways for Sims to receive a steady income. The usual way is to work in a [[career]] or profession{{Vgversion|TS3:A}} that gives the Sim a regular salary or stipend. Owning a [[business]]{{Vgversion|TS2:OFB}}{{Vgversion|TS4:GTW}} is another way to make money, though income from a business is not as steady as the income from a regular job, as the Sim does not get paid a salary.
Some Sims can make money through creative endeavors, such as [[painting]] or [[Writing (The Sims 4)|writing]]. In ''[[The Sims 2: University]]''
[[Investments]]{{Vgversion|TS3}} are another way Sims can earn money. A Sim can buy a partnership in one of the [[rabbit hole]]s in a neighborhood and collect weekly earnings. As of ''[[The Sims 3: Ambitions|Ambitions]]'', Investments are not limited to rabbit holes, and Sims can buy into almost every community lot, being challenged to upgrade it in order to make even more money.
Sims can make money by completing [[opportunities]]{{vgversion|TS3}} and choosing wisely when given a career [[chance card]]{{vgversion|TS2}}.
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=== Inheriting money ===
{{main|Inheritance}}
In ''[[The Sims 2]]'', family members and best friends can inherit money on the death of a Sim. How much a Sim will inherit depends on three things; the deceased Sim's [[aspiration level]] at death, the type of [[relationship]] the Sim had with the deceased, and the Sim's lifetime relationship with the deceased.
=== Found money ===
Sometimes money is just lying on the ground. Random phone calls may be able to net Sims a few extra Simoleons.{{Vgversion|TS}} [[
Money grows on trees. The [[money tree]] grows Simoleons. With some care Sims can "rake" in the cash. Money falls from the sky when Sims wish for wealth from the [[Genie]]{{Vgversion|TS2:FT}}{{Vgversion|TS3:ST}} or the [[
=== Illegal gains ===
Some Sims are born to steal. [[Kleptomaniac]]s can steal objects that they can then use, sell or give back to the original owner.{{Vgversion|TS3}}{{Vgversion|TS4}} Fraudulent Sims can try their hand at counterfeiting. [[Genuine Buck's Famous Counterfeiting Machine]] is an [[Aspiration reward (The Sims 2)|aspiration reward]] that allows a Sim to print bills.{{Vgversion|TS2:U}} [[Hacking]] is another great and fast way for Sims to gain massive amounts of money.{{Vgversion|TS3}}{{Vgversion|TS4}}
Some players also like to take the easy route. A player can move their Sim(s) into another occupied house and then move the existing members out enabling the player's Sim(s) to steal their house and money without the need of cheats.
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==Money cheats==
{{Main|Money cheats}}
===The Sims===
* ''rosebud'' or ''klapaucius'' - 1,000 Simoleons ("klapaucius" only works in the unpatched version. Said cheats can be used over again with out opening a new cheat box by typing in !;!;!;x and holding Enter. E.g. ''klapaucius !;!;!;!;!;!x'')
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* ''kaching'' - 1,000 Simoleons
* ''motherlode'' - 50,000 Simoleons
* ''[[The Sims 2]]'':
: (e.g. ''familyfunds Goth +10000'' gives the Goth family 10,000 Simoleons; ''familyfunds Goth -10000'' takes 10,000 Simoleons from the Goth family; ''familyfunds Goth 10000'' changes the amount of money the Goth family has to 10,000 Simoleons.
:* ''money (+/-)(amount)''
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: The [[Game guide:Allmenus cheat|allmenus cheat]] must be enabled for this cheat to work.
* ''[[The Sims 3]]'':
: (e.g. ''familyfunds Bachelor 2000'' sets the Bachelor family funds to 2,000 Simoleons). For familyfunds to work in ''The Sims 3'', [[testingcheatsenabled]] needs to be activated. Unlike ''The Sims 2'', this cheat can only be used when a family is moved into a lot.
:* ''money (amount)''
: (e.g. ''money 50000'' sets the current household's funds to 50,000 Simoleons). For this cheat to work, [[testingcheatsenabled]] needs to be activated.
* ''[[The Sims 4]]'':
: (e.g. ''money
==Trivia==
* The name originates from the word [[wiktionary:simoleon#English|simolean]]/samolean, first used as far back as 1895.
* The symbol can often be typed by holding in the '''Alt''' key and typing '''21''' on the numeric keypad. This requires that NumLock be turned on, and the symbol that appears may depend on which font is in use. If NumLock is off, typing '''21''' on the numeric keypad while holding in both '''Shift''' and '''Alt''' may work. On keyboards with an AltGr key, it can be typed by using '''AltGr + Shift + S''', and on some European keyboards a simple '''Shift + ½''' will do, while on other European keyboards it is the opposite (making it so pressing the key gives § and pressing the key+shift gives a ½). In Microsoft Word, this can be achieved by typing '''a7''' or '''A7''', then pressing the '''Alt''' and '''X''' keys when the cursor is adjacent to the text.. The symbol can also be typed on the Macintosh operating system by pressing '''Option(Alt.) + 6''' without using the number pad.
* The name for the '''§''' is the 'section sign' and is most often used to
* Some computer users use '''$''' (dollar sign) instead of '''§''' (Section sign) to represent Simoleons,
* In the
* In ''[[The Urbz: Sims in the City]]'' and ''[[The Sims Medieval]]'', Sims made by players do not share money. However, in ''The Sims Medieval'', if two Hero Sims get married, they will share their funds.
* If ''[[The Urbz: Sims in the City (Nintendo DS)|The Urbz: Sims in the City]]'' is inserted in a DS, DS Lite or DSi/DSi XL or 3DS, the icon of the game will show a Simoleon sign (§). The DS or DS Lite must be in Manual Mode to see the icon or
* In ''[[The Sims 4]]'', the [[Simlish]] word for Simoleon is "Simola". This can be heard sometimes by choosing the [[
==Gallery==
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TSS-Currency.png|The icon for Simoleons (top left) in ''The Sims Social''.
TS2OFB Gallery 8.jpg|A Sim from ''The Sims 2: Open for Business'' holding 20 Simoleons
Sims2ep9 2017-08-03 17-46-47-430.jpg|Simoleons from The Sims 2
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