Have you ever wondered what are the “bills” that you’re actually paying for in The Sims 4? Well, worry no more!
The upcoming update for The Sims 4 is set to deliver a full estimate of how much you’re spending, including:
- Lot Taxes
- Power
- Water
- Other Taxes
- Tax Breaks & Penalties
The new User Interface that The Sims Team has shown off in the stream has a Billing Estimate on the left and Power and Water consumption levels on the right. If you have Eco Lifestyle installed you’ll be able to store that extra power and water and choose to go off-the-grid with your own supply or choose to sell the extra amount you’re producing!
The update is expected to come out shortly before the release of Eco Lifestyle – which is on June 5th.
82 Comments
Will this be available for the base game or do you have to have Eco Lifestyle
Reply to Tolu
It’ll be available for base game but particular options are only from eco lifestyle!
Reply to Tolu
It’s coming for the Base Game. However, it seems that storaging Water and Power will be an Eco Lifestyle exclusive.
Reply to Tolu
It’s part of the base game update, except if you don’t have the new pack, you won’t have a means of generating and selling your own power and water.
Reply to Prowitchhazel
What pack is it
Reply to Tolu
Can you read?
Reply to Nayec
Rude much?
Reply to Nayec
Harsh, damn
Reply to Tolu
It’d be released in an update so it’d be included in the base game
Reply to Tolu
I believe it’s coming with the free update
Reply to Tolu
free
Reply to Tolu
Base game
I’m curious about the reintroduction of the repoman. In ts4 if you don’t pay bills, your electricity gets shut off. Is that still the case with the repoman?
I wish they took this chance to introduce loans outside of discover university. I think it’d be really interesting to have credit and debt and all that not fun stuff lol
Reply to Caitlyn
From my understanding if you don’t pay them after the 48 hours your power gets shut off and then some time after that the repoman comes.
Reply to Repoman
How do I pay the bills? I dont have a Pay Bills option anymore and my power is getting shut off
Reply to Repoman
I’m having the same problem as Jordan. My pay bills option no longer comes up anywhere.
Reply to Caitlyn
No, they repossess an item from your house to the value or thereabouts to pay the bill you owe. A bit like real life. Default on your car repayments and they take the car to pay back what is owed to the finance company.
Reply to Caitlyn
no you lose power, and pay bills with the phone. With this new update we get a better way of that, firemen are coming back too!
Reply to Caitlyn
Actually that’s one back of an idea.. Credit and debit.. Not be able to own or rent lots because of yr credit debit.. Hell a rating for credit would be wild to see
Nice addition!
Update 1.63.133.1020 will drop on 2020-06-02 14:00:00 UTC time. Strange, it’s usually 5 or 6 PM, not 2.
Is this and firemen available for ps4?
Reply to Gina
It should be coming with the next update for console.
Reply to Gina
Have firemen ever been a thing for sims 4? lol My house burns and the alarms just go off I have to force my sims back inside to put the fire out.. Ive never seen firemen and I play PC
Reply to Shanae
No they’re not….but they’re making a comeback!
Reply to Shanae
Yh ikr and what about robbers I remember getting robbed all the time in sims 2 so where is it now?
Reply to Shanae
no, they are coming after june 2
I wonder if the new bills system will take business lots (retail, vet & restaurant) into account. Or is it a way for sims to hide their wealth?
Reply to Saesive
I would like to know this as well. Also clubs.
Five items, three for taxes, aaaahahahahaha!!!
So they do this but won’t update get famous to get rid of that glitch where you can’t do any loading screens before a gig.. wow
What about having banking, ik there is a mod for it but I really wish there was a bank system as well to really indulge into the sims reality.
If I achieve to own all properties in the game do I won the abusive tax refunds ability? Hahahha
Why are all the packs so much money
Reply to Violet
because ea is a very money hungry business
Is there going to be a particular one for retail stores, restaurants and clubs? The one that is there now is very simple, and doesn’t give all needed information.
ever since this update my sims don’t receive bills anymore, i don’t have the option to pay them or anything only the option to show bill information? *i did not buy the new eco pack* is this normal now since the update?
How do you restart the water after moving from off grid?
How do you pay the bills?
Whenever I get the bills in the mail I can’t seem to pay them through the phone, computer or mail box. Is this just a glitch in apartments.
Y is it only paying the water bill. not power or lot ?
I know how to store up power by recycling waste but no my sure how to produce water.
How do you pay the bills?
Whenever I get the bills in the mail I can’t seem to pay them through the phone, computer or mail box. Is this just a glitch in apartments.
I know how to store up power by recycling waste but no my sure how to produce water.
Y is it only paying the water bill. not power or lot ?
So they do this but won’t update get famous to get rid of that glitch where you can’t do any loading screens before a gig.. wow
Nice addition!
Is this and firemen available for ps4?
Reply to Gina
Have firemen ever been a thing for sims 4? lol My house burns and the alarms just go off I have to force my sims back inside to put the fire out.. Ive never seen firemen and I play PC
Reply to Shanae
Yh ikr and what about robbers I remember getting robbed all the time in sims 2 so where is it now?
Reply to Shanae
no, they are coming after june 2
Reply to Shanae
No they’re not….but they’re making a comeback!
Reply to Gina
It should be coming with the next update for console.
Is there going to be a particular one for retail stores, restaurants and clubs? The one that is there now is very simple, and doesn’t give all needed information.
What about having banking, ik there is a mod for it but I really wish there was a bank system as well to really indulge into the sims reality.
I wonder if the new bills system will take business lots (retail, vet & restaurant) into account. Or is it a way for sims to hide their wealth?
Reply to Saesive
I would like to know this as well. Also clubs.
Will this be available for the base game or do you have to have Eco Lifestyle
Reply to Tolu
It’d be released in an update so it’d be included in the base game
Reply to Tolu
Base game
Reply to Tolu
free
Reply to Tolu
Can you read?
Reply to Nayec
Harsh, damn
Reply to Nayec
Rude much?
Reply to Tolu
It’ll be available for base game but particular options are only from eco lifestyle!
Reply to Tolu
It’s coming for the Base Game. However, it seems that storaging Water and Power will be an Eco Lifestyle exclusive.
Reply to Tolu
I believe it’s coming with the free update
Reply to Tolu
It’s part of the base game update, except if you don’t have the new pack, you won’t have a means of generating and selling your own power and water.
Reply to Prowitchhazel
What pack is it
I’m curious about the reintroduction of the repoman. In ts4 if you don’t pay bills, your electricity gets shut off. Is that still the case with the repoman?
I wish they took this chance to introduce loans outside of discover university. I think it’d be really interesting to have credit and debt and all that not fun stuff lol
Reply to Caitlyn
Actually that’s one back of an idea.. Credit and debit.. Not be able to own or rent lots because of yr credit debit.. Hell a rating for credit would be wild to see
Reply to Caitlyn
no you lose power, and pay bills with the phone. With this new update we get a better way of that, firemen are coming back too!
Reply to Caitlyn
No, they repossess an item from your house to the value or thereabouts to pay the bill you owe. A bit like real life. Default on your car repayments and they take the car to pay back what is owed to the finance company.
Reply to Caitlyn
From my understanding if you don’t pay them after the 48 hours your power gets shut off and then some time after that the repoman comes.
Reply to Repoman
I’m having the same problem as Jordan. My pay bills option no longer comes up anywhere.
Reply to Repoman
How do I pay the bills? I dont have a Pay Bills option anymore and my power is getting shut off
Update 1.63.133.1020 will drop on 2020-06-02 14:00:00 UTC time. Strange, it’s usually 5 or 6 PM, not 2.
Five items, three for taxes, aaaahahahahaha!!!
Why are all the packs so much money
Reply to Violet
because ea is a very money hungry business
ever since this update my sims don’t receive bills anymore, i don’t have the option to pay them or anything only the option to show bill information? *i did not buy the new eco pack* is this normal now since the update?
How do you restart the water after moving from off grid?
If I achieve to own all properties in the game do I won the abusive tax refunds ability? Hahahha
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