Do you make purchases for the game?

I’ve always debated it, but never actually made any. On one hand, I know it’s a cash grab but on the other, the only way to truly succeed is to buy their new theme packages. It’s always been the reason I would leave the game on and off for the past few years. I came back after a couple months, and got a bonus that put both my cash and gems in the thousands and my design score went up. But as it goes, my gems majorly depleted after completing that one theme onto the next and my design score dropped by like ten points. Plus, it seems so much more stuff has become gems than in the past. So idk, I want to enjoy the game, but idk if I should consider it?

Edit: Thx for all the perspectives, def gave me new insights regarding it ☺️