diff --git a/src/components/Player/ActionMethods/buyCard.test.tsx b/src/components/Player/ActionMethods/buyCard.test.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 4d28fc0..0000000
--- a/src/components/Player/ActionMethods/buyCard.test.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,57 +0,0 @@
-import { expensiveCard, midGameCardOne, midGameCardTwo, midGameState, mockPlayerOne, mockPlayerTwo, mockState } from '../../../util/testUtils';
-import { buyCard, tooExpensive } from './buyCardActions';
-import getTotalBuyingPower from '../../../util/getTotalBuyingPower';
-import { useCurrentPlayer } from '../../../hooks/useCurrentPlayer';
-import { AppState, CardData, PlayerData, ResourceCost } from '../../../util/types';
-import { test, expect, describe, vi, afterEach } from 'vitest';
-import { renderHook } from "@testing-library/react";
-import React, { useState } from 'react';
-import { turnOrderUtil } from '../../../util/turnOrderUtil';
-
-afterEach(() => {
-    vi.restoreAllMocks();
-})
-
-describe('buy cards', () => {
-    test('detects unaffordable cards', () => {
-        const result = tooExpensive(expensiveCard, mockState);
-        expect(result).toBeTruthy();
-    })
-
-    test('calculates total buying power', () => {
-        let modifiedState = {
-            ...mockState,
-            players: [
-                {
-                    ...mockPlayerOne,
-                    inventory: {
-                        ruby: 3,
-                        sapphire: 3,
-                        emerald: 3,
-                        onyx: 3,
-                        diamond: 3,
-                        gold: 3
-                    },
-                    cards: [expensiveCard]
-                },
-                mockPlayerTwo
-            ]
-        }
-        
-        const totalBuyingPower = getTotalBuyingPower(mockPlayerOne);
-
-        const expectedValue = {
-            ruby: 3,
-            sapphire: 3,
-            emerald: 3,
-            onyx: 3,
-            diamond: 4,
-            gold: 3
-        }
-
-        expect(totalBuyingPower).toStrictEqual(expectedValue);
-    })
-})
-
-// describe('get chips', () => {})
-// describe('reserve card', () => {})
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diff --git a/src/components/Player/ActionMethods/buyCardActions.ts b/src/components/Player/ActionMethods/buyCardActions.ts
index a41e7e5..562547a 100644
--- a/src/components/Player/ActionMethods/buyCardActions.ts
+++ b/src/components/Player/ActionMethods/buyCardActions.ts
@@ -9,11 +9,23 @@ import usePreviousPlayer from "../../../hooks/usePreviousPlayer";
 export const tooExpensive = (card: CardData, state: AppState): boolean => {
     const currentPlayer = useCurrentPlayer(state);
     if (!currentPlayer) return true;
+
+    let availableGold = currentPlayer.inventory.gold || 0;
     for (let [cardGemType, cardCost] of Object.entries(card.resourceCost)) {
         let totalBuyingPower = getTotalBuyingPower(currentPlayer);
         for (let [heldResource, quantity] of Object.entries(totalBuyingPower)) {
             if (cardGemType === heldResource && quantity < cardCost) {
-                return true;
+                let adjustedQuantity = quantity;
+                while (availableGold > 0) {
+                    adjustedQuantity++;
+                    availableGold--;
+                }
+
+                if (adjustedQuantity > cardCost) {
+                    continue;
+                } else {
+                    return true;
+                }
             }
         }
     }
@@ -32,10 +44,11 @@ export const buyCard = (state: AppState, setState: setStateType, card: CardData)
         const updatedPlayer = newPlayers[idx];
 
         // pointers for each value to be modified
-        const cardCost = card.resourceCost;
+        const cardCost: ResourceCost = card.resourceCost;
         const playerBuyingPower = getTotalBuyingPower(currentPlayer);
         const newPlayerInventory = updatedPlayer.inventory;
         const newResourcePool = prev.gameboard.tradingResources;
+        let availableGold = updatedPlayer.inventory.gold || 0;
 
         for (let key of Object.keys(cardCost)) {
             const typedKey = key as keyof ResourceCost;
diff --git a/src/components/Player/ActionMethods/reserveCard.test.ts b/src/components/Player/ActionMethods/reserveCard.test.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000
diff --git a/src/components/Player/ActionMethods/tests/buyCard.test.ts b/src/components/Player/ActionMethods/tests/buyCard.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..541b458
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/Player/ActionMethods/tests/buyCard.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+import { describe, expect, test } from "vitest"
+import { initialState } from "../../../../hooks/stateSetters"
+import { mockPlayerTwo } from "../../../../util/testUtils"
+import { AppState, CardData, PlayerData } from "../../../../util/types"
+import { tooExpensive } from "../buyCardActions"
+
+describe("buy card methods", () => {
+    test("tooExpensive", () => {
+        const card: CardData = {
+            gemValue: 'ruby',
+            tier: 3,
+            points: 0,
+            resourceCost: {
+                ruby: 0,
+                sapphire: 0,
+                emerald: 0,
+                diamond: 0,
+                onyx: 3
+            }
+        }
+
+        const testPlayer: PlayerData = {
+            name: "Test Player",
+            id: 1,
+            starter: true,
+            turnActive: true,
+            points: 0,
+            cards: [],
+            nobles: [],
+            inventory: {
+                ruby: 1,
+                sapphire: 1,
+                emerald: 1,
+                diamond: 1,
+                onyx: 1
+            }
+        }
+
+        const sampleState: AppState = {
+            ...initialState,
+            players: [testPlayer, mockPlayerTwo]
+        }
+
+        expect(tooExpensive(card, sampleState)).toBeTruthy();
+    })
+
+    test('tooExpensive accounts for gold chips', () => {
+        const card: CardData = {
+            gemValue: 'ruby',
+            tier: 3,
+            points: 0,
+            resourceCost: {
+                ruby: 0,
+                sapphire: 0,
+                emerald: 0,
+                diamond: 0,
+                onyx: 3
+            }
+        }
+
+        const testPlayer: PlayerData = {
+            name: "Test Player",
+            id: 1,
+            starter: true,
+            turnActive: true,
+            points: 0,
+            cards: [],
+            nobles: [],
+            inventory: {
+                ruby: 1,
+                sapphire: 1,
+                emerald: 1,
+                diamond: 1,
+                onyx: 2,
+                gold: 1
+            }
+        }
+
+        const sampleState: AppState = {
+            ...initialState,
+            players: [testPlayer, mockPlayerTwo]
+        }
+
+        expect(tooExpensive(card, sampleState)).toBeFalsy();
+    })
+})
+
+export default {}
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diff --git a/src/components/Player/ActionMethods/getChips.test.ts b/src/components/Player/ActionMethods/tests/getChips.test.ts
similarity index 89%
rename from src/components/Player/ActionMethods/getChips.test.ts
rename to src/components/Player/ActionMethods/tests/getChips.test.ts
index 293e55e..f4b59a0 100644
--- a/src/components/Player/ActionMethods/getChips.test.ts
+++ b/src/components/Player/ActionMethods/tests/getChips.test.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import { describe, expect, it, test } from "vitest";
-import { initialActions } from "../../../hooks/stateSetters";
-import { mockPlayerOne, mockState } from "../../../util/testUtils";
-import { AppState, PlayerData } from "../../../util/types";
-import { hasMaxChips, validateChips } from "./getChipsActions";
+import { initialActions } from "../../../../hooks/stateSetters";
+import { mockPlayerOne, mockState } from "../../../../util/testUtils";
+import { AppState, PlayerData } from "../../../../util/types";
+import { hasMaxChips, validateChips } from "../getChipsActions";
 
 const getChipsState: AppState = {
     ...mockState,
diff --git a/src/components/Player/ActionMethods/tests/reserveCard.test.ts b/src/components/Player/ActionMethods/tests/reserveCard.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..56004c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/Player/ActionMethods/tests/reserveCard.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export default {}
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