Fortune Sims can be kept happy on a consistent basis if they invest their aspiration points into money trees.
Money trees are cheap in aspiration points, so Sims who have plenty of aspiration points can afford plenty of money trees. Whether the Sim receives §40 or §1, harvesting money from the money tree fulfills the want to earn some money. However, there is no additional penalty for harvesting only one Simoleon, meaning that there are no risks involved with the money tree. If it is red, there is an 80% chance of only harvesting one Simoleon. However, if the Sim's aspiration level is green, there is a 50% chance they will only receive one Simoleon during harvest. When a Sim's aspiration level is gold or higher, that Sim will be able to harvest forty Simoleons from the money tree. Unlike other plants, money trees cannot be overwatered. If they are not kept watered, they will wither away.
Trees can be used indefinitely as long as they are kept watered watering them after each harvest is sufficient to keep them alive. Trees that are ready for harvest will make a 'cha-ching' sound effect and will start glowing yellow. Money trees will provide Simoleons ready for harvest approximately every five to eight Sim hours if they are watered periodically. In a discovery that sent shockwaves through the parent community, scientists at the Institute of Sim Botanical Studies have found that money does indeed grow on trees.as long as one keeps them watered.
