Plus 3 of the only 5 “just Smithys” on a board is huge...
But then your paying one extra for a smithy! That is a RIP OFF!!!!!!!!!!!
Obviously if the board has both Avanto, Smithy, and a different kind of Village, it’s probably not that urgent to get more Avantos than your opponent. But most boards aren’t like that!
If you’ve declined to buy a Smithy you need just because you have $5 instead of $4, you’ve got a bit of learning to do. There’s a lot to this game, and concepts of using the full value of your money are not nearly as important as you would think.