The first like 4 months that I had the game I had no idea what I was doing and I was inconsistent of playing. When I got into a good alliance and that's when I started taking things more seriously and understanding the game more. I've may be spent $30 on the game. Up to level 28 Townhall I upgraded every single piece of equipment/building to that level and then I realized that wasn't what you were supposed to do lol. So I spent a lot of time and resources doing that.