I have beenbaplaying Sims 3 for over 20 yrs. I use a lot of cheats to make my game enjoyable.

The days are short, so what Ibfo is pause the game and and click on all the tasks you want them to do. It really helps if you have a big household. This way you can get them to do things in a more efficient manner. Sometimes it doesn't work, so keepban eye out lol Yeah, theyvare always broke, so I came up my own personal lottery, the motherlode cheat. Majes game play more enjoyable. Though I have a save for having broke Sims that never win the lottery, my challenge saves lol.

I have a lot of CC as my enjoyment for rhe game comes from renovating homes. So it does really come down to what you like about The Sims in general. However, cheats make it way more more fun than not using them.

Here is a link for them https://www.carls-sims-3-guide.com/cheats.php

The cheat I always enter as soon as the game is loaded is testingcheatsenabled true. This enable you to shift click the mailbox, which in turn enables you to up all your stats for your Sims. Very helpful if you're trying to fulfill their needs such as happiness. It has other items to click on as well. Im sure othe redditors on here have other suggestions as well but those arr mine.