Beach Life Aspiration Guide

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Sun, sand, and serenity — your Sim’s dream island life awaits.

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What Is It?

The Beach Life aspiration comes with The Sims 4: Island Living, offering a chance to fully embrace the laid-back coastal lifestyle. Your Sim will enjoy tropical treats, explore sandy secrets, and earn the Laid-Back trait which keeps stress and tension at bay while unlocking the most relaxed moodlets in the game.

Focus Area	Description
Category	Location-Based (Island Living)
Required Pack	Island Living
Best Traits	Child of the Islands, Loves Outdoors, Lazy
Helpful Skills	Fitness, Charisma (for hosting Kava Parties)
Careers That Fit	Conservationist, Fisher, or Freelance careers

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Reward Trait: Laid-Back

Sims with this trait will never become Tense and recover faster from negative moods.
They’re chill in the most extreme situations and keep their cool during work stress or social awkwardness.

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Aspiration Milestones & Tasks

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Stage 1: Tourist

Task	Tips
Get a Suntan	Have your Sim sunbathe on a towel or float lounger during the day. Make sure the weather is sunny and the Sim is in swimwear
Earn Gold on a Kava Party	Use the phone to Plan Social Event > Kava Party. Make sure you have a Kava Bowl, food, music, and social interactions. Completing all goals earns you gold!
Eat a Coconut	Coconuts can be bought from vendors in Sulani or found while beachcombing. Eat it directly from your inventory

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Stage 2: Sand Sifter

Task	Tips
Find Things Beachcombing	Click on sandy beach areas and choose “Beachcomb”. Options like “Beachcomb for Trash” or “Seashells” count
Grill, Barbecue, or Roast Food	Use a grill, campfire, or barbecue pit to cook anything outdoors. Even roasting marshmallows works!

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Stage 3: Leisurely Local

Task	Tips
Explore the Beach Cave	Visit Mua Pel’am, and click on the glowing cave near the waterfall. Choose “Explore Cave” to progress
Discover Buried Treasure	Use the Scuba Diving interaction (requires Dive Gear and the Fitness skill). Buy a Treasure Map from the beach shack to improve odds of finding something valuable

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Stage 4: Beach Fixture

Task	Tips
Doze Off while Relaxing in a Lounge Chair or Float Lounger	Relax your Sim on a lounge chair or float lounger, and let them drift off. Make sure their energy is low for it to work

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Completion Rewards

Once completed, your Sim unlocks the Laid-Back reward trait:

• Immune to Tense moodlets
• Faster emotional recovery from negative moods
• Great for Sims with stressful jobs or social anxiety traits
• Pairs perfectly with the Child of the Islands and Lazy traits for an ultra-chill lifestyle

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Extra Tips

• Use sunny weather and the Sulani Mana lot trait to enhance your island vibe
• Great aspiration for slow-paced or family storytelling saves
• Coconuts and fish can be grown, caught, or purchased, making this aspiration eco-friendly too
• You can relax and sleep in chairs more easily when your Sim is tired don’t cancel the animation!

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