Amid the riches of the Premier League, it can be easy to spend, spend, spend and lose sight of what you're buying.
Clubs are like children after Christmas, awash with cash and desperate to splurge it on the next big thing. And while the budgets are different, both can be wasteful.
Manchester United are bigger offenders than most. Over the past few years they've spent more than £1billion ($1.2bn) on new players.