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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.)
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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]]'', ''[[The Sims 3]]''<ref>In ''The Sims 3'', Sims cannot play an instrument for tips unless they have at least level 5 [[instrument skill|skill]] with that instrument.</ref> and ''[[The Sims 4]]'' Sims can collect tips while playing an instrument. There are a number of [[Workbenches|crafts]] Sims can partake in, where the objects they create can be sold. In ''[[The Sims 4: City Living]]'', Sims can set up street tables and galleries in order to sell their collectibles and paintings with the price being freely decided from 0% to 300%.
[[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 ''[[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}}.
=== Inheriting money ===
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