If you don't think $220 worth of DLC is over the top then I don't know what to say.
Waiting for -75% sales (or even better offers) for EUIV DLCs instead of instant purchases and only buying the meaningful DLCs like Art of War saved me a lot of money but still granted me the new improvements. You don't have to purchase every cosmetic or negligible DLC at full price at once. Some patience until the sales' inition will help for sure.