Debating Herbalism/Alchemy vs. Mining/AlchemyFollow

as long as you can accept the fact that not every char you play with have a great money making skill, it's more about giving it a go and trying it out. eg, on my druid, i rather feel he's more about alchemy/herb/leatherwork/skinning than he is about mining/bsmith/engineering.

so until i play another class, i may not move into mining even if it's profitable to sell some ores.

now of course, having played a class like a druid, i welcome playing a class like warrior or hunter which then makes mining more interesting.

the mail delivery system is great in that you can mail many items back and forth to your alts very easily. keep your current skills as they are, and try another char.

at the very least, like i tell myself sometimes..if i didn't have to play some uber-graphics game, i wouldn't have to upgrade my vid card for $150-200+. so if you dont play your lvl 60 char often, you won't feel the urge all the time to be wanting an elite mount.

in my case, i play about 3 characters at various times of the week. all 3 of them feed items to a 4th mule char that sits in ironforge. all he does is sell stuff.

i think in this way, i am able to keep what any of my 3 chars can use..and anything else can be sold. this will include green gear that an enchanter could probably disenchant for resources that are more valuable than the gear itself.

it's a slow progress in levels, i'm more eager to get 60 than you are since you're already there. but overall, i find it more fun because i can change play styles on those 3 chars, as well as work on different trade skills.