There's a thing in the options that'll save you a lot of pain and tears... tap the saw/hammer icon, then the small "i" in the top right corner to get to the options menu. Then just tap "confirm donut spend" on.
Wow!!! Where do I begin? I will do my best attempt to give you a basic Overview of the update but there is a LOT going on at once. Let me start by saying “YES” this is 110% a social event. Only this time there is an extra level of social. Much like Whacking Day, you have the ability to release content into your friends’ towns only this time instead of snakes, it’s ghosts and gremlins. Also there is a whole other level of social to this update that takes ALL accounts into account (wait, does that make sense?!) Anyway allow me to “try” and break down what I have discovered so far.