Homeless Challenge

Hey guys! KayleePlays here, back with another Sims 3 Guide! Now this guide is going to be a total opposite from my first one, "The Royal Family Challenge," because this time it's going to be a Homeless Challenge! I know that there are tons of other guides just like this one but I've been wanting to make my version of it. Just to spice things up. :) Anyways, I hope you guys enjoy my new guide! Btw, the picture on this guide is my Sim. ^-^

About This Challenge

I'm sure most of you Simmers already know how the Homeless Challenge goes. But in this guide, I'm going to have three modes for you to choose from: Easy, Normal, and Hard. I'll explain these later in the guide.

You are allowed to use expansion packs, mods, and custom content to make your Sim look more homeless. I recommend you use these expansion packs to make the challenge more fun and interesting! Generations, Supernatural, and Seasons. Generations adds sleeping bags so that you don't have to wait until your Sim passes out to refill their energy bar. Supernatural has these ripped up shirts which add the perfect touch for your homeless look. The Seasons pack allows it to be a bit more challenging since it adds weather that you have to deal with. It also has beanies you can use for your Sim's everyday wear. You don't have to use these expansion packs that I recommended if you don't have it or don't want to use them. You can use any of them you like! :) Now, let's get into the modes. (Also, no matter what mode you choose, you are allowed to have a bikes and sleeping bags for your Sim to use.)
Easy
In this mode, you are allowed to use cheats every now and then if you really need to. You can either live on a plain lot with trees, benches, and whatever else you would like, or you can build a small house. Once you finish building your house or decorating your lot, use the cheat "Familyfunds Sims last name 500" to set your Sims money to 500. You must start out with this amount for Easy mode. Part-time and Full-time jobs are completely allowed as well but you must earn up to at least 1000 simoleons by fishing, gardening, writing, painting, and etc. To win the challenge, you must earn up to at least 5,000-10,000 simoleons, living in a bigger house, and be married with at least one child.

Normal
You are not allowed to use cheats unless you need to reset a Sim when stuck. You are not allowed to live in a house. You must have a plain lot that you can add trees, bushes, and etc to as well as a few benches if you need to. You must start out with 100 simoleons. You can get a part-time or full-time job only when you have leveled up two skills completely and have made at least 1,000 by using those skills. You can move out once you have a full-time job, have at least 5,000 simoelons, and are married. Just like in Easy mode; this is how you win the challenge in Normal mode.

Hard
Same as in Normal mode, you can only use cheats to reset a stuck Sim. You are not allowed to have a part-time or full-time job period. The only way you can make money is by using your skills to create and sell your items. You must start out with 5 simoleons. A lot full of trees, bushes, benches and etc is only allowed for your Sim to live on. You are not allowed to move into another lot or a Sim's house. You can date other Sims but you are not allowed to get married. To win the challenge, you have to make at least 10,000 simoleons by selling items from your skills.

Creating The Sim(s)

This is completely up to you on how your homeless Sim looks! Just be sure to make them look homeless and poor with ripped up or plain clothes. If you make a female Sim, make sure she isn't wearing any makeup, ear rings, or other things like that. However, you can use eye shadow around the Sim's eyes to make them look tired or stressed. Make sure you use black or gray, but don't make the color too dark. It has to look like dark circles, not makeup. Also, when you choose your Sim's hair, make sure it's messy, put up, or wearing a hat. Don't use any styled hair. Keep it plain and simple! Here's an example of my Sim to give you ideas. You can use her if you would like! ^-^

You can create however many Sims you want. Just remember that the more Sims you have, the harder this challenge gets! I recommend you start out with 1-2 Sims. Just to see how it goes. :)

Now, let's get into the traits, shall we? :D

Traits
You can choose whatever traits you want for your Sim. Just keep the traits homeless-like! I made mine "Loves the Outdoors" just to make it a bit easier. And you can use mine as an example if you would like. My traits: Gatherer, Frugal, Green Thumb, Loves the Outdoors, and Mooch.

Tips/Extra Info

Tips:
1. To make money a bit more quickly, make sure you have a trait that helps your Sim level up their skills faster. That way, you can make better quality items to sell!
2. Go to the gym and use their showers to stay clean!
3. Make friends with other Sims to spend the night at their house in order to have food, somewhere to sleep, someone to talk to, and other items to build up your fun bar!
4. Look in trash cans to find items you can use for free. Or to just make quick money!
5. Use the Mooch trait for your Sim to beg for money or food!
6. Go to the park for quick access to social and fun interactions!
7. Save up enough money to treat your Sim to fine dining!
8. Ask to go into a Sim's house to steal something for money. Or for your Sim to have to use!
9. Go to the Library to learn the writing skill on their computers... for free!
10. Search for rocks and other random things on the ground on other lots to make extra money!

Annnnnd that's it! That's all you have to do for my version of the Homeless Challenge! I hope you all enjoyed it and will try it out. And I want to thank everyone that liked, commented, and tried out my "Royal Family Challenge" guide! Here are few extra pictures for ideas on how you can make your lot look if you choose not to build a house. Enjoy everyone, and Happy Simming! ^-^

[Harime Nui]

homeless is easier than your typical corporate ladder-climbing respectable citizen run

I live rent-free in the municipal fire station where there's everything except washer/dryer and cooking range (but there's fridge and outdoor grill). since I don't own Generations, gyms r not convenient with no sleeping bag. the best thing is that all the facilities/appliances never break or get dirty

mooch off friends & neighbours for rp purposes and you can occasionally stay over at a rich person's house for a change

power-level charisma, guitar & painting skills (even invest) for satisfying income and rp

traits like charismatic & flirt (and later lifetime goal rewards) make my sim the prince/princess of the town and npcs fall over each other for their attention

if only real-world homeless living were this glamorous, I'd sell my house & start right away :'(

[EMC_Catlover]

I feel like the challenge is fun however i feel like hard should be a little more restricted. for example your sim is only aloud to do skills that are similar to the traits and your not aloud to pick the traits, you have to randomize those traits. THAT would be a challenge.

[Zeldasong]

maby a kidnapped challenge?

Objective: Get outta the house and interact with one random sim

Req. traits: Loser, Insane

You may place: One bed, One couch, One cheap tv, a cheap fridge, a cheap counter, and a cheap stove! (Only ONE Entertainment item allowed, such as tv, chess, ext.) WALL PAPER ISENT ALLOWED!! but lights are allowed

You must be in the basement to start the challange! feel free to use money commands to give yourself enough money to make a normal house, and place the kidnappers bed OUT of the basement. you MUST (i cant stress it enough) Block the stairway with a locked door, and only when the kidnapper trusts you enough (1 hr irl) will unlock it.

Fail situations: you die, you get caught escaping (if found another way to escape) your sim has a baby w/ kidnapper (bc ik some people who do this challenge are gonna do this) and has to stay with the kidnapper to care for kid, your roomie dies (if you add a roomie sim, add one bed per roommate)

[LightTreason]

nice but, can i make a pond, it may help in food or mony!

[Yuki Kitsune]

Hi heehee! Hope you liked it, lycanyc!

[NapoleonBonaparteHottie815]

Hai again