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Sims 4: Business and Hobby Cheats Guide

by Jason May 01,2025

The latest expansion for *The Sims 4* offers exciting new opportunities, allowing players to run small businesses, become tattoo artists, and engage in a variety of hobbies. For those who prefer to bend the rules a bit, here's a comprehensive guide to all the cheats for *The Sims 4* Businesses and Hobbies expansion, along with instructions on how to use them.

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How To Use Cheats in The Sims 4 Businesses and Hobbies Expansion

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Before diving into the world of shortcuts in The Sims 4, you'll need to open the console command window. The method to do this varies depending on your platform:

  • Mac: Press Command, Shift, and C.
  • PlayStation/Xbox: Press all four shoulder buttons (L1, L2, R1, and R2).
  • PC: Press CTRL, Shift, and C.

Once the window is up, enter "testingcheats true" to enable the cheats. This step is crucial as some cheats won't function without it. After enabling cheats, you're ready to explore all the shortcuts the new expansion provides.

Related: How To Study a Historical Display in The Sims 4 Blast From the Past Event

All The Sims 4 Businesses and Hobbies Expansion Cheats

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Tattoo shop in The Sims 4 as part of an article about Businesses and Hobbies cheats.

Skill Cheats

In the Businesses and Hobbies expansion, you can master two new skills: Pottery and Tattooing. If you're looking to skip the learning curve and become an expert right away, use these cheats:

stats.set_skill_level Major_Pottery XSet Pottery level by replacing the X with a number between 1 and 10.
stats.set_skill_level Major_Tattooing XSet Tattooing level by replacing the X with a number between 1 and 10.

Trait Cheats

Add new personality traits to your Sims without the grind using these trait cheats:

traits.equip_trait trait_BelovedUnlocks the Beloved Brand trait for your Sim.
traits.remove_trait trait_BelovedDeletes the Beloved Brand trait from your Sim.
traits.equip_trait trait_IdealistUnlocks the Idealist trait for your Sim.
traits.remove_trait trait_IdealistDeletes the Idealist trait from your Sim.
traits.equip_trait trait_ShadyUnlocks the Shady trait for your Sim.
traits.remove_trait trait_ShadyDeletes the Shady trait from your Sim.

Perk Cheats

Boost your Sims' capabilities with Skill Mastery Perks using these cheats:

traits.equip_trait AspirationalCreatorUnlocks the Active Aura perk for your Sim.
traits.equip_trait AspirationalThinkerUnlocks the Aspirational Thinker perk for your Sim.
traits.equip_trait AuraActiveUnlocks the Active Aura perk for your Sim.
traits.equip_trait AuraCreativeUnlocks the Creative Aura perk for your Sim.
traits.equip_trait AuraMentalUnlocks the Mental Aura perk for your Sim.
traits.equip_trait FinalTouchUnlocks the Final Touch perk for your Sim.
traits.equip_trait InTheZoneUnlocks the In the Zone perk for your Sim.
traits.equip_trait PigeonholedActiveUnlocks the Pigeonholed (Active) perk for your Sim.
traits.equip_trait PigeonholedCreativeUnlocks the Pigeonholed (Creative) perk for your Sim.
traits.equip_trait PigeonholedMentalUnlocks the Pigeonholed (Mental) perk for your Sim.
traits.equip_trait PigeonholedSocialUnlocks the Pigeonholed (Social) perk for your Sim.
traits.equip_trait PowerfulPerformerUnlocks the Powerful Performer perk for your Sim.
traits.equip_trait SecondWindUnlocks the Second Wind perk for your Sim.
traits.equip_trait SpacebendUnlocks the Spacebender perk for your Sim.
traits.equip_trait SecretSpiceUnlocks the Secret Spice perk for your Sim.

And that's everything you need to know about using cheats in The Sims 4 Businesses and Hobbies expansion. For more tips, check out how to break and repair a broken object during The Sims 4 Blast from the Past event.

The Sims 4 is available now on PlayStation, Xbox, and PC.