I invested a bit more buying things...because I figure if I get big faster...and it's a lot easier to buy these early things than it is to buy things for more steem later in the game. I started with just buying some things I thought were cool, like the 3D printer and the distillery and a grow house...and then the Industrial Distillery was calling my name...and the Lab... But I rationalized it because I'll be able to upgrade faster and buy units...then Battles started messing up... Then I decided to just buy most of the things as far as buildings that were under 1 steem and would increase the speed I can grow. Now, all in all, I'm getting 2.711 Steem per day, and I'd have to check to see how much I've paid... So I think maybe I'll get my money back...

I can't say that this is the most fun game, in it's current state, and it might never be...but I actually feel a lot better about my dumb purchases in this game than any other. I actually have a chance to get the money back...maybe. Hopefully I can resist buying anything too expensive that's not worth it.

Edit: I just ran a script to see how much I've spent. 40.472 Steem. OUCH! 3.246 STEEM received. Gonna take me 13 days to make the rest back. So not so bad. Spent more than I intended though. But I don't plan on spending much more any time soon. I've gotten almost all the cheap upgrades already. The ones I haven't, I don't NEED to buy to speed up my account growth.