The Centurian's Solo Challenge

[Pam]

Yeah, I'd already learned about the happiness points.  However, I didn't know that you could see the week and day by hovering over the time. 

On week 3, day 1:  $16,746 in net worth and 11,430 happiness.  Total is 28,176 points.  She's getting a slow start, but I'm hoping she'll finish strong! 

[Carl]

I am so in, I'll choose my next lifetime wish walkthrough carefully so the Sim can participate in this.

[Metropolis Man]

Carl, that's great you're jumping in too! Good luck with your character. Frank is doing really, really well. My thanks for your excellent painting guide, Carl. That's a big reason why I chose this particular sim for this challenge. Frank is almost at the halfway mark (50 days) and I'll update the table at that point.

I corrected the ending date in the rules for a sim — it's not 14 weeks, 2 days. It would be 15 weeks, 2 days — a full 14 weeks would have past (98 days) and at the end you'd be in your 2nd day of the following week.

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EDIT: Here's my halfway update — Frank just finished his 50th day (Week 8, Day 1):

Player                      Net Worth      +        Lifetime Happiness Pts       =        Total
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Metropolis Man          514078                    220084                                      734162

The amount of simoleans Frank is earning is truly staggering. It got me thinking about another challenge that might be fun once Carl and Pam (and anyone else) are done with this one — a dual painting couple in the same house with the goal of quickly hitting a million Household Net Worth. It probably wouldn't take too long. If I had a female clone of Frank right next to him painting this whole time, then I would have achieved the goal by now. What really kicked things over the top for Frank were 2 commissions he's received — one was to deliver 10 paintings to the Office Building. That netted around 120k. The other was just insane — 15 paintings to City Hall for an incredible 212k!

So, I guess the next 50 days for Frank will be business as usual — painting 3-4 large paintings a day, chatting occasionally with his few friends to keep the Social bar high, and making the sporadic trips to the spa to eliminate the Stir Crazy moodlet.

He's taken the Partner option at the 3 cheapest places to do so: the Bookstore, the Grocery Store, and the Diner. So, I'm not sure if I'll have him pursue the more expensive Partnering opportunities. There's just 7 weeks left of this challenge for Frank and I'm pretty sure you can only make like 1-2k profit from any place per week as a Partner.

Good luck Pam and Carl. You'll need to bring your A game to beat Frank.

[Pam]

My character, Trinity is plugging along.  She's getting nice promotions in her journalism career, but not doing so well with writing books.  She's only completed 2 at the moment and they don't bring much money in.  But she was at least able to move out of the bad side of town.  She's got a larger house with a garage that can be converted into more living space.  Current stats as of week 4, day 1:

Net worth:  20,124
Happiness points:  15,594
Total:  35,718

[Honeymooners]

OK I'm jumping in too... 
Mucha Dinera- Business career w/ writing job on the side   

Hard working
Bookworm
Loner
Handy
Ambitious

So far I am kind of regreting loner- she kind of freaks at work...   maybe I will switch her to klepto...
I am living in the smallest weirdest looking house I could build since I read Carl's tip - "He won't spend money on items, because they depreciate in value. Cash on hand is more valuable in this way."
We are just working on CASH!

[Metropolis Man]

"He won't spend money on items, because they depreciate in value. Cash on hand is more valuable in this way."

Speaking of money and the way things change value, Frank is kind of in a pickle. I added an enormous addition to his home to basically display all of the masterpieces that he creates. BUT...there's a huge problem with this — my bills every Monday and Thursday just skyrocketed. It's not that he couldn't afford them, but I just don't know what the better route is — immediately sell all paintings for cash or keep them to increase lot value. 

[Pam]

Yeah, the bills increase in proportion to the value of the lot.  The more your paintings increase in value, the more your lot will increase, and the more your bills will cost.  Definitely a pickle.

[Metropolis Man]

Well, I discovered a way around my dilemma. If I throw the paintings that will appreciate the most in value — the Masterpieces — in Frank's Inventory — guess what? They add nothing to Lot Value. And I guess I could just sell them on his 100th day.

[Pam]

Excellent plan!  Are you sure they'll still appreciate while in his inventory?  I had a painting in my family inventory once and it didn't appreciate at all.

[Metropolis Man]

I think so, Pam. I haven't tried selling any of them yet, but if I hover over the paintings while in his Inventory there's the listed original value and the appreciation value. I guess once I sell I'll find out.