Fast money & XP!!
1st- Have your sim doing something. Planting, at a job, watching a movie,etc.
2nd- once you have that, press the home button once, then press it twice
3rd- find the red dash button and press it(it won't delete the app)
4th- go to settings and change the date(by years not the days) and time(by hours not minutes)
5th- go to sims app and press the home button
6th- go to date and time and change it to the present date and time.
7th- go back to the sims app and you should get $$ and XP.
8th- repeat!
It worked for me and hopefully works for you! I did these tasks on the iPod touch. I don't know if It works on iPad/iPhone
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