What happens if a child lives alone in The Sims 3?

Rags to riches challenges are always hard in The Sims 3, but what if you take it one step further?

I made a child live alone with no money while they did anything that they could in order to build themselves a home (if you can call it that).

Part of the Playing The Sims 3 in 2024 series.

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[angeriettv]

you were upset malcolm only gave you 2 simoleons but he just covered your bills!

[puccipower]

You should have built him a treehouse! No kid needs parents when they have a TREE HOUSE.

[Gleamiarts]

The scavenger hunt opportunity is so op fr like you can just continue collecting different gems before you hand it in

[gyppygirl]

Fun fact: the outdoor shower (which is from Sunlit Tides iirc), is BROKEN. It gives the nice shower moodlet, doesn't require privacy, and is cheaper than the regular shower. There's no reason not to use it LOL

[remenistic]

Make it series please! Wanna see Oscar McOrphanface to become rich and live in a castle-like home and even get old 😂

[winterstronghold]

Give him kleptomaniac trait so he can steal, and especially during school.

[sarahhunter]

The most expensive wildflower is the Cosmos - it’s a red flower and you can earn 600 Simoleons if you sell it. I always make my Sims go flower picking when low on money.

[Gingermnster]

I decided to try this in my game. Here’s how it went:

1) kids can fill their sleep need much faster with the sleeping bag. Plus it’s cheaper. But when the kid ages to a teen, you’ll need to pony up and get the more expensive bed

2) The only cheat I allowed was buydebug so I could purchase a tent (World Adventures) when I had enough simoleons and this helped on those rainy nights.

3) As many others have pointed out, don’t complete the gem/metal opportunity until you’ve scoured the map for lots of extra gems/metals to earn more money.

4) Fishing is not only a reliable way to make money, but it will increase your skill over time and eventually when your sim is old enough to take the Sims University aptitude test, their high fishing skill will earn them a decent scholarship for the Science & Medicine major. This works for painting skill too if you want your sim to pursue a Fine Arts degree

5) Pocket food is a must. Stock up on tomatoes and apples at the grocery store and keep them in your inventory for a quick snack when the hunger need dips

[tanyak]

I played Sims3 when I was a child. And I know this town better than my own. So weird see all these places, it's like back home after years being away.
And yes, my favorite part always was reckless challenges of surviving for my sim, so now God plays this game with my own life😆

[summerwatson]

A child living alone in a field contending with homework and school is just any British teenagers weekend with their mates and the voddy tbh 😂😂😂

[stfu_grimmi]

Seeing Sims actually capable of taking care of themselves is making me cry with joy. I've been stuck in an abusive relationship with The Sims 4 for far too long now, I forgot how much better the older Sims games were 😫

[floopyboo]

Rookie mistake. What you need to do is walk around harvesting wildflowers. By the end of the day, you'll have enough to build a house. By the end of the week, you'll have enough to fit it out properly (kitchen, bathroom, bedroom, lounge). By the time you're an adult, you'll have a comfortable home on a tiny lot.

[JFairy]

It never occured to me how strange field trips to the graveyard were until this playthrough. Never change Sims 3.

[livia]

This is insane, the spotted sixam is extremely rare!!

[RobertWWD]

It’s easier in Sims 3 and 4 for a Kid to live alone because they have more options to eat.
In the older Sims games it’s a lot more challenging because the Kid can only get themselves a snack which barely gets their hunger bar up.
So I ordered Pizza all the time.

[Anggita]

Ryan: oh books over here
Me: books? where?
(Ryan zoom in)
Me: oh bugs...

[hoennfanboy]

the random horse walking by in the background at 11:13 made me lol

[StarchildMagic]

I've done a challenge like this but starting with a teen. It's barely a challenge: the gym has toilets, showers, and free food, and writing books on the library computers earned me loads of money from royalties. Curfew wasn't an issue as long as I was inside *somewhere* (often a sofa at the library). Starting with a child sounds like a lot more fun.

[CalmKitten]

I tried putting all of my sims’ furniture in the family inventory when being notified that the repo man was coming. Having no furniture to repossess, my sims were charged simoleons to cover for what the repo man would have taken.

[lillafarkas]

Your content is so refreshing! I've been binge-watching all of your videos and I really love the way you play the sims <3