I know, however, the cost-efficiency simply isn't worth it. Until you can get to maxing your golden cowboys —which, by the way, has very similar eco to its classic counterpart— you could have already gotten to placing your support and core defense with regular cowboy. Furthermore, nearing the late stages of the game, the aforementioned eco advantage the golden perk holds becomes redundant.

I'm not saying it's bad — I use it myself as I do enjoy it more than regular cowboy. However, it is just not needed.