There’s lots to do in The Sims 4 Businesses & Hobbies, but some parts of it are locked away until your Sim enhances their skills or otherwise progresses to a certain point. If you’re eager to have access to everything right away, you might want to know the best cheats.
Cheats are a simple way to bypass any obstacles and better curate the right experience for you. There are plenty to choose from, so here are the best cheats for The Sims 4 Businesses & Hobbies.
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Tattoo skill cheat for The Sims 4 Businesses & Hobbies
The skill cheat for the tattooing skill in The Sims 4 is:
- stats.set_skill_level major_tattooing X
Tattooing is a 10-level skill, so you can replace the “X” in this cheat with any number from one to 10, depending on how much you want to cheat your Sims’ abilities.
Pottery skill cheat for The Sims 4 Businesses & Hobbies
The skill cheat for changing your Sims pottery skill in The Sims 4 is:
- stats.set_skill_level major_pottery X
Just like tattooing, pottery is also a 10-level skill you can freely modify by changing the “X” in the cheat to any level from one to 10.
Skill Mastery Perk cheats in The Sims 4 Businesses & Hobbies
Skill Mastery Perks are a powerful way to enhance your Sims’ abilities in Businesses & Hobbies. All Skill Mastery perks have special effects and are fairly difficult to unlock, so if you’re having trouble getting the one you want, you can use a cheat to add it.
A few of these cheats aren’t known yet, so we’ll update this guide once they are.
| Perk | Cheat |
|---|---|
| Active Aura | traits.equip_trait AuraActive |
| Creative Aura | traits.equip_trait AuraCreative |
| Aspirational Creator | traits.equip_trait AspirationalCreator |
| In the Zone | traits.equip_trait InTheZone |
| Mental Aura | traits.equip_trait AuraMental |
| Aspirational Thinker | traits.equip_trait AspirationalThinker |
| Pigeonholed (Active skills) | traits.equip_trait PigeonholedActive |
| Final Touch | traits.equip_trait FinalTouch |
| Secret Spice | traits.equip_trait Spice |
| Powerful Performer | traits.equip_trait PowerfulPerformer |
| Stellar Stamina | Unknown |
| Pigeonholed (Creative skills) | traits.equip_trait PigeonholedCreative |
| Spacebender | traits.equip_trait Spacebend |
| Mental Muscles | Unknown |
| Second Wind | traits.equip_trait SecondWind |
| Pigeonholed (Mental skills) | traits.equip_trait PigeonholedMental |
| Skillful Sleep | Unknown |
| Pigeonholed (Social skills) | traits.equip_trait PigeonholedSocial |
All The Sims 4 Businesses & Hobbies cheats
Outside of the skill and perk cheats, there are also some other ones that work well with Businesses & Hobbies. Not all of these cheats are exclusive to the pack, but all of them help you navigate through it more easily.
| Cheat | Effect | Uses |
|---|---|---|
| motherlode | Gives your active household 50,000 Simoleons. | Gives you a large amount of funds to build and start a small business. |
| money # | Allows you to set the exact number of household funds. | You can replace the “#” with the exact number of Simoleons you want in your household. This is helpful for setting up a small business and telling the story you want to play. |
| traits.equip_trait trait_Idealist | Applies the Idealist trait to your Sim. | The Idealist trait makes your Sim have high moral standards and a desire to always do what is right. It works well alongside the Dreamer alignment path in small businesses. |
| traits.equip_trait trait_Shady | Applies the Shady trait to your Sim. | The Shady trait helps your Sim thrive while engaging in mischievous activities like climbing the Schemer alignment in small businesses. |
| freerealestate on | Makes all lots free. | You can move onto any residential lot in any world, even if you cannot afford it. |
| bb.moveobjects on | Allows you to move objects anywhere you want. | This cheat lets you have more flexibility when building the small business of your dreams. |
| bb.showhiddenobjects | Access locked items. | Grants you immediate access to an array of locked items like pottery creations. |
| bb.showliveeditobjects | Access locked environmental items. | Allows you to use decorative environmental items that can be found throughout Nordhaven. |
| aspirations.complete_current_milestone | Completes the current Aspiration milestone. | Helps you progress through the Businesses & Hobbies Aspirations faster. |
How to use cheats in The Sims 4 Businesses & Hobbies
To use any of the best cheats for Businesses & Hobbies, you first need to make sure you have cheats turned on. Turning cheats looks a bit different depending on which platform you’re using.
To start, you need to open the cheat console.
- On PC or Mac, press Ctrl+Shift+C at the same time.
- On PlayStation, press the R1+R2+L1+L2 buttons at the same time.
- On Xbox, press the RB+RT+LB+LT buttons at the same time.
Once the cheat console is open, you’ll see a white bar in the upper left corner. Click it and type out either “testingcheats on” or “testingcheats true” to officially turn on cheats. Both options have the exact same effect, so pick whichever one you prefer.
When you’re done using cheats, there’s plenty you can set out to explore around Nordhaven. Next, you might search around to find Trashley Reelpearson so you can complete the Trashley Certified Art collection, learn about the best small businesses you can make, and work on finishing the Nordhaven Bike Parts collection.
Published: Mar 7, 2025 01:28 pm