I can't increase my Payout Pool?

I don't know if we're suppost to post about this here, but I'm having real trouble increasing my payout pool. Last time this happened I had §0, but I managed to get back on track by taking in tips from my tip jar and spending them. And I haven't had a problem with the pool since, and I've been able to make more than §3,000 from the game. But now it has returned. And I have around §300 which I keep spending. But at work I'm still only making §1, or very close too. When I'm working with my friends, they're really kind to share the money with me, but I don't want to have to take their money. I want to make my own. I keep spending all my money right after work, but it still doesn't do anything. After 3 work days days of failure, I had to try buying from my own store (my other Sim was the shop keeper) then trading the objects back to the shopkeeper, giving the money back to my first Sim, and then doing it all over again. But it still doesn't do anything. What am I doing wrong? It just won't budge. Last time I had no problem getting my payout pool increased (once I found out how to do it) and I had less money then. Now I am completely stuck. :'(

(Also, I don't understand why the payout pool counts towards jobs. How can people get bots to do that for them? Other people are sure to notice that they don't reply if the bots can do that.)

Hello? I need help. http://boards.stratics.com/php-bin/shared/images/graemlins/frown.gif Sorry to be so impatient, but its REALLY annoying. It refuses to work. EA are silly to think this would work. :'(

[imported_debslee]

Hi Sim-Wolf
Im sorry you are having so many problems. Please advise if you are on a free account and are you playing in TC3 or in EA Land. Once we ascertain this perhaps we can try and help you.

Also which job are you doing?

Hey. Thanks for replying. http://boards.stratics.com/php-bin/shared/images/graemlins/smile.gif Anyway. I thought EA-Land never had the payout pool yet. So yes, I'm a free player playing in TC3. I have a job at the restaurant and I'm at the Swank Server level. (Yes I know there's a glitch in that job with crashing, etc.)

Its strange. Because sometimes at work I get around §60. But the next round it goes back to §1. It makes me so sad when I see the others getting §400-500. Oh well. Good for them. http://boards.stratics.com/php-bin/shared/images/graemlins/smile.gif

I think my problem might have fixed itself. I managed to get §8 from Jams. But I do usually get §9. Probably got something to do with the mood. I'm going to try working again today. Hopefully it was fixed.

http://boards.stratics.com/php-bin/shared/images/graemlins/frown.gif No. I was wrong. No change. Still only getting §1, after buying more things.

Same here Sim Wolf, buying stuff does not work, nor do tipping, uploading custom content, repairing, hiring npcs, social interactions, money trading, item trading, visiting lots, buying lots, decorating lots, talking to people in chat, rubbing your pet cats belly...I'm at a loss.

Last time it randomly reset on Monday for two days, so maybe wait a week??

Ok. Now I know for sure there's something wrong with it. Ok. Bascially, my Sim finally did get full pay for one round at work. The next round it was halved. So I thought, maybe this was the tipping point of my payout pool. I should buy more stuff from a store quickly to rise it. But I hadn't used any money objects, or recieved any money from anyone. And I went back to work the next day, looking forward to get full pay again. But disaster, it had went down to §1. How on Earth can this happen if the rules EA said are true? I've got my suspicions now.