The next item on the Sims “24 While 24” Checklist Challenge is to earn §1,000 from a “side hustle.”
After doing some research, I learned that the term “side hustle” has two meanings in The Sims 4, depending on the context:
- In the context of a teen Sim’s goal-oriented aspiration, “Reach level 3 in a side hustle,” the term refers specifically to one of the two teen side hustles: Simfluencer or Game Streamer.
- Outside that context, it’s an informal term for “any money-earning activity that’s not an actual job or career.”
There are a lot of ways to make money in the Sims 4. I browsed various lists, looking for something I hadn’t tried before. In the end, I chose Archaeology, which is supposedly lucrative. I bought the Jungle Adventure expansion pack when it was released in 2018, but I hadn’t yet stepped foot in Selvadorada. Let’s do that!
The game allowed me to send Chestnut and Patch on vacation with Charlotte. Obviously, I had to do it.
![sims 4 horse on jungle adventures](https://i0.wp.com/thesplinesfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/0223-13.png?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1)
It was fun at first. Patch enjoyed browsing around the marketplace.
![Sims 4 horse on vacation](https://i0.wp.com/thesplinesfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/0223-14.png?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1)
By the end of the day, the horses’ needs were dropping fast. They were bored and hungry, and I probably could have figured out a way to address this, but I was there to find loot, not pet horses. I sent the horses home, and Charlotte continued her vacation alone.
![sims 4 jungle adventure](https://i0.wp.com/thesplinesfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/0223-12.png?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1)
Armed with all the machetes and GCREs (Grilled Cheese Ready to Eat) she could carry, I sent Charlotte out to play Tomb Raider.
(I just realized I missed my chance for some in-game cosplay!)
No spoilers for the Jungle Adventure content, but Charlotte spent the next few days engaged in archaeological practices that were questionable from both a technical and an ethical perspective. And making interesting new friends.
![Sims 4 Jungle Adventures](https://i0.wp.com/thesplinesfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/0223-11.png?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1)
That was fun. The part that came after, where she had to spend hours and hours analyzing her finds at the Archaeology table? Less fun.
![Sims 4 archaeology bench](https://i0.wp.com/thesplinesfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/0223-15-2.png?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1)
Ultimately, Charlotte sold everything she looted from the jungle and earned §2,632. Not bad for only a week of work!
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