After stepping in the HUGE trap at the farms (because of the placement of icons) and hearing from Neighbors about accidentally spending large amounts of Gold, my solution is to keep my Gold count as low as possible, if an item or dragon pops up on sale, I purchase the Gold needed and immediately buy what I want. The sales on gold are tempting but not worth risking losing most if not all on accidental purchases or glitches. Can't lose what you don't have ☺