Another thing I thought of. As for cash we are on an exchange server which means it is legal to buy and sell game objects, characters and cash. This is not for everyone but I decided for me because I wanted to craft with multiple characters that I would go ahead and buy some plat. Kind of felt like i was cheating myself of some of the game but i decided for me my time was better spent questing and crafting and not worrying about making cash.
Here is the link for that site if you are interested.
https://exchange.livegamer.com/eqii/browse.php
Here is the link for that site if you are interested.
https://exchange.livegamer.com/eqii/browse.php