Yuppie Era

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• Every Sim born in this decade must have one of the following trait:

  • Ambitious

  • Self-Assured

  • Materialistic

  • Snob

  • Perfectionist

• Cellphones are now allowed

• War veterans can earn $250 each 

• You must deliver a new baby at the hospital

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Buy/Build

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• PCS (only the cheapest one) is allowed, you can even play games 

• Notebooks are not allowed

• Vide games are allowed but you cannot use the modern ones since we are still in 1980

• You can use marble floors

• Gym equipment and watch TV to exercise are now allowed

• New music: New Age and Backyard 

• New channels: Politisim and Sport

• TV restriction changed: you can now watch from 6AM to 2Am 

• If your Sim is a conservationist one, you can use the lot trait: Off the Grid

• Hedgehogs are the new trend and you can have one

• DJ station is allowed

 

Career

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• Jobs: 

  • Criminal

  • Doctor

  • Entertainment 

  • Gardener

  • Military (Officer)

  • Military (Covert Operator) - only men

  • Politician

  • Scientist

  • Writer 

  • Critic

  • Culinary

  • Painter

  • Detective

  • Secret Agent

  • Actor

  • Athlete

  • Conservationist

  • Astronaut

  • Business

  • Technology Guru (Start-up)

• Part-time jobs:

  • Babysitter

  • Diver

  • Fast Food

  • Fisherman

  • Lifeguard

  • Manual Laborer 

  • Retail 

• At least one Sim from this generation must be on the Business career

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Holidays

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• Add the holiday called "Martin Luther King Jr. Day" in the second week of Winter with the following activities:

  • Remembrance

  • Tell Stories

  • Art & Music Spirit

• Modify the "New Year" holiday to include this new activity:

  • Countdown to Midnight​

  • Party Spirit