"For the first few years after I started learning to mod, I was actually a hairdresser." You and I might know Trey Bennett now as SpinningPlumbobs, dedicated modder for The Sims 4 and passionate fan of all things supernatural, so perhaps it makes sense that this ex-day job had him flexing a different kind of creative muscle. "Turns out I was able to beat the 'air-headed cosmetologist' stereotype," he jokes.
Modding had started as a fun side-gig to complement a career in cosmetology, but all of that changed in 2020. "When the pandemic hit, many salons were closed down and I was essentially out of a job," says Bennett. "I had thankfully built a following [by then], and people enjoyed my Sims content enough that I decided to create a Patreon. Now, that's my main source of income, and I could not be happier to be doing something I'm passionate about while bringing a little joy to others." Given that all of his mods are available to download free-of-charge, it's fair to say that Bennett is being more than a little bit modest.
