diff --git a/src/components/Player/ActionMethods/buyCard.test.tsx b/src/components/Player/ActionMethods/buyCard.test.tsx
index ff8ef30..d838987 100644
--- a/src/components/Player/ActionMethods/buyCard.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Player/ActionMethods/buyCard.test.tsx
@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@ import { expensiveCard, midGameCardOne, midGameCardTwo, midGameState, mockPlayer
 import { buyCard, tooExpensive } from './buyCardActions';
 import getTotalBuyingPower from '../../../util/getTotalBuyingPower';
 import { useCurrentPlayer } from '../../../util/useCurrentPlayer';
-import { AppState, PlayerData } from '../../../util/types';
+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();
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ describe('buy cards', () => {
             ]
         }
         
-        const totalBuyingPower = getTotalBuyingPower(modifiedState);
+        const totalBuyingPower = getTotalBuyingPower(mockPlayerOne);
 
         const expectedValue = {
             ruby: 3,
@@ -50,25 +51,6 @@ describe('buy cards', () => {
 
         expect(totalBuyingPower).toStrictEqual(expectedValue);
     })
-
-    test('use state', () => {
-        const { result } = renderHook(() => {
-            const [state, setState] = useState('me');
-            setState('you');
-            return state;
-        })
-
-        expect(result.current).toBe('you');
-    })
-
-    test('buyCard and updateResources', () => {
-        /**
-         * actions in test:
-         * player triggers "buy card" action
-         * corresponding chips come out of player's hand
-         * 
-        */
-    })
 })
 
 // describe('get chips', () => {})
diff --git a/src/components/Player/ActionMethods/buyCardActions.ts b/src/components/Player/ActionMethods/buyCardActions.ts
index ac4a920..11f47b5 100644
--- a/src/components/Player/ActionMethods/buyCardActions.ts
+++ b/src/components/Player/ActionMethods/buyCardActions.ts
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@ import { turnOrderUtil } from "../../../util/turnOrderUtil";
 import { AppState, CardData, ResourceCost, setStateType } from "../../../util/types";
 import { useCurrentPlayer } from "../../../util/useCurrentPlayer";
 import getTotalBuyingPower from "../../../util/getTotalBuyingPower";
+import { initialActions } from "../../../util/stateSetters";
 
 export const tooExpensive = (card: CardData, state: AppState): boolean => {
     const currentPlayer = useCurrentPlayer(state);
     if (!currentPlayer) return true;
     for (let [gemType, cost] of Object.entries(card.resourceCost)) {
-        let totalBuyingPower = getTotalBuyingPower(state);
+        let totalBuyingPower = getTotalBuyingPower(currentPlayer);
         for (let [heldResource, quantity] of Object.entries(totalBuyingPower)) {
             if (gemType === heldResource && quantity < cost) {
                 return true;
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ export const buyCard = (state: AppState, setState: setStateType, card: CardData)
         const updatedPlayer = newPlayers[idx];
 
         const cardCost = card.resourceCost;
+        const playerBuyingPower = getTotalBuyingPower(currentPlayer);
         const newPlayerInventory = updatedPlayer.inventory;
         const newResourcePool = prev.gameboard.tradingResources;
 
@@ -40,10 +42,14 @@ export const buyCard = (state: AppState, setState: setStateType, card: CardData)
 
             if (!adjustedCost || !adjustedInventoryValue || !adjustedResourcePoolValue) continue;
 
+            const buyingPowerDifference = playerBuyingPower[typedKey] - adjustedInventoryValue;
+            adjustedCost -= buyingPowerDifference;
+
             while (adjustedCost > 0) {
-                adjustedCost--;
                 adjustedInventoryValue--;
                 adjustedResourcePoolValue++;
+
+                adjustedCost--;
             }
             
             newPlayerInventory[typedKey] = adjustedInventoryValue;
@@ -58,6 +64,7 @@ export const buyCard = (state: AppState, setState: setStateType, card: CardData)
             ...prev,
             players: newPlayers,
             round: (roundIncrement ? prev.round + 1 : prev.round),
+            actions: initialActions,
             gameboard: {
                 ...prev.gameboard,
                 tradingResources: newResourcePool
diff --git a/src/components/Player/Player.tsx b/src/components/Player/Player.tsx
index 84ec0d6..ccd0629 100644
--- a/src/components/Player/Player.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Player/Player.tsx
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ export default function Player({ player, state, setState }: PlayerProps) {
                         <div key={v4()} className="mini-card" style={{backgroundColor: 'white'}}>
                             <p>{data.gemValue} card</p>
                             <p>{data.points + " points" || null}</p>
+                            {
+                                Object.entries(data.resourceCost).map(([key, value]) => {
+                                    return value > 0 && <p key={v4()}>{key}: {value}</p>
+                                })
+                            }
                         </div>
                     )
                 })
diff --git a/src/util/getTotalBuyingPower.ts b/src/util/getTotalBuyingPower.ts
index eba6519..34575e4 100644
--- a/src/util/getTotalBuyingPower.ts
+++ b/src/util/getTotalBuyingPower.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
-import { AppState, CardData, ResourceCost } from "./types";
-import { useCurrentPlayer } from "./useCurrentPlayer";
+import { PlayerData, ResourceCost } from "./types";
 
-export default function getTotalBuyingPower(state: AppState) {
-    const currentPlayer = useCurrentPlayer(state);
-    
+export default function getTotalBuyingPower(currentPlayer: PlayerData) {
     let totalBuyingPower = {
         ruby: 0,
         sapphire: 0,