Would you survive without NX?

Since I started playing in 06 I've only bought NX maybe three times? Four tops, never more than $25 cards and other than an apple wedding, no purchase over a few dollars. Up until cubes came out, it really did not matter in the slightest. Even now, 1-120 doesn't really require any cubing for the sane end of the player base considering how smooth those levels go; with the possible exception of a wedding to access APQ, I don't see any compelling reasons to buy NX, pets included. Even PAST 120, I don't see much point save for the poor souls that take the game seriously enough to cube regularly.