Join facebook groups for tips, to add neighbours (otherwise you can't get SP) and cake farms and itll make the game MUCH more enjoyable so even if you cant spend real money, u will only be lacking in SP and LP but not simeoleons. Fortunately there are occasionally reruns. If you don't have money to invest it takes ALOT of time to do the events which not everyone has. In my opinion if you don't pay real money the game is mediocre but if you pay money and actually have access to stuff then it's really fun. Yes you can have a baby and sims can die.