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I think buying tools as you go along is your best bet, when I originally heard it I was like, lets just buy them all at once, but honestly you don't need to, you can always borrow the tricky tools from people on here, and just figure out what you need as you go along. A you buy better tools as you'll spend a bit more if you buy them singly and B it means you aren't left with lots of tools that you use once and then just sit in the tool box.
This all depends on how much building/tweaking your going to be doing right this minute. I'm cool with having, allen keys, adjustable spanner, 15mm spanner, tyre levers, chain breaker, as everyday tools, just got given a chain whip and lock ring tool, and have some headset spanners for the track bike as my headset keeps loosening itself, and will probably buy some crank pullers in the near future as I've got a cup and cone bottom bracket in the new bike and will want to make sure its always greased up.
Anything else I'll grab when I need, or politely ask someone whose already got a big toolset or does more maintenance than I do.