How To Get Rid Of Money In Sims 4

The Sims 4 cheats - cheat codes for money, free real estate, satisfaction points, and more

There are plenty of The Sims 4 cheats that will let you take even more control of your sims and play how you want. You can max out Sims money, get free real estate, conjure up extra satisfaction points and plenty more. Whatever you want to change, there's probably a Sims 4 code for that. Cheats have always existed in the The Sims and the Sims 4 versions are no different, letting you boost most currencies, stats, unlock things and generally get what you want straight away without any grind or work involved. If you just want to play, and see what you can achieve without limits, then these shortcuts can help.

The Sims 4 cheats can change the game in endless ways for your sims, or even their pets, and just about every aspect of the The Sims 4 can be tweaked or enhanced. In this guide we'll show you how to activate Sims 4 cheats, and then run through the best and most essential ones you need on PlayStation, Xbox and PC to open up all new ways to play.

We've gathered together what we consider to be the most helpful Sims 4 cheat codes available, so if you want to become a simoleon millionaire, boost the skills of your Sims, or access special items without working to unlock them first, then the following Sims 4 cheats have got you covered.

How to enable cheats in The Sims 4

Before you can enter any of The Sims 4 cheat codes, you need to bring up the not so secret cheat option:

The Sims 4 PC cheats: Hold Ctrl and Shift, then press c
The Sims 4 Mac cheats: Hold Command and Shift, then press c
The Sims 4 PS4 cheats: Hold down all four shoulder buttons at once
The Sims 4 Xbox One cheats: Hold down all four shoulder buttons at once

A box will appear in the top right corner where you can now input cheat codes.

The Sims 4 shift-click cheats

The Sims 4 Tiny Living Stuff Pack — (Image credit: EA)

One of the most important Sims 4 cheat codes to enter is testingcheats true, which enables additional cheats and allows you to shift-click on Sims, items etc to reveal further cheat options. To shift-click on consoles, press X+O (PS4) or A+B (XBO) at the same time.

Shift-click on the Sim you'd like to change the needs for and select Cheat Need then Make Happy to improve their mood
You can also lock in their current needs state by selecting Cheat Need then Disable Need Decay
Shift-click on a Sim then choose Reset Object to reset their status
Shift-click on an area of ground then select Teleport Sim to transport a Sim to that location
Shift-click on a Sim then pick Modify in CAS to edit them in Create-a-Sim, other than their name and inherited traits
Shift-click on an object then choose Reset Object to reset its status
Shift-click on an object then select either Make Dirty or Make Clean to change the status of the item

The Sims 4 money cheats

rosebud - receive 1,000 simoleons
kaching - receive 1,000 simoleons
motherlode - receive 50,000 simoleons
Money X - replace X with a number to set an exact amount of simoleons for your household
FreeRealEstate On - make all neighbourhood lots free
FreeRealEstate Off - return original prices
household.autopay_bills true - turn your household bills off
household.autopay_bills false - turn household bills on again

The Sims 4 friendship and romance cheats

relationships.create_friends_for_sim - create a new Sim that is already friends with you
relationship.introduce_sim_to_all_others - introduces your Sim to all of their neighbours
modifyrelationship [YourSimFirstName] [YourSimLastName] [TargetSimFirstName] [TargetSimLastName] X LTR_Friendship_Main - replace X with the value to change the friendship level between the two named Sims, for example: 100 increases friendship, while -100 decreases it
modifyrelationship [YourSimFirstName] [YourSimLastName] [TargetSimFirstName] [TargetSimLastName] X LTR_Romance_Main - replace X with the value to change the romance level between the two named Sims, for example: 100 increases romance, while -100 decreases it

The Sims 4 needs and skills cheats

sims.fill_all_commodities - fills all motives
fillmotive motive_bladder - fills specific motive
fillmotive motive_energy - fills specific motive
fillmotive motive_fun - fills specific motive
fillmotive motive_hunger - fills specific motive
fillmotive motive_hygiene - fills specific motive
fillmotive motive_social - fills specific motive
sims.give_satisfaction_points X - replace X with the number of satisfaction points to give your Sim
aspirations.complete_current_milestone - complete your Sim's current aspiration goal
stats.set_skill_level [Skill Name] X - replace X with 1-10 (10 = max) to set your Sim's skill level, and swap [Skill Name] for any of the following skills:
Major_Bartending
Major_Charisma
Major_Comedy
Major_Fishing
Skill_Fitness
Major_Gardening
Major_GourmetCooking
Major_Guitar
Major_Handiness
Major_HomestyleCooking
Major_Logic
Major_Mischief
Major_Painting
Major_Photography
Major_Piano
Major_Programming
Major_RocketScience
Major_VideoGaming
Major_Violin
Major_Writing
death.toggle true - Sims become immortal
death.toggle false - Sims are mortal again
sims.add_buff Ghostly - make your Sim a ghost, lasts four in-game hours

The Sims 4 item cheats

bb.ignoregameplayunlocksentitlement - unlock special career items in building mode
bb.showhiddenobjects - show hidden items in build/buy catalog that you usually wouldn't have access to
bb.enablefreebuild - build items anywhere you like
bb.moveobjects on - place objects anywhere you want, including locations the grid won't allow

The Sims 4 world and UI cheats

resetsim [SimFirstName] [SimLastName] - reset the named Sim if they've become stuck
headlineeffects on - enable the headline effects above Sims such as plumbobs and speech bubbles
headlineeffects off - disable the headline effects
hovereffects on - enable the hover effects when you cursor over a Sim
hovereffects off - disable the hover effects
fullscreenToggle - switch the game between fullscreen and windowed mode
fps on - turn on the FPS display in the corner of the screen
fps off - turn off the FPS display

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