So after browsing around Phat lewts’ Gold Blog, I saw that he does a wonderful chart on how much gold he has every week. I personally love this idea, and if you want to check out how he does it, you can view his gold total and his Weekly Lewt Review.  I said I loved his idea, but I decided I was going to do it a bit different. I have started tracking all of my income and investments for the entire month, and I am going to release a monthly report fully detailing all of my earnings and spending.  I will make a post for it each month after I get in all my totals. This will be a huge challenge, so it will probably be the first or second week of each month as this one is. If you want to track the rankings for each month so far, you can check out my Monthly Income Page.

For January  I have spent a large sum of gold on preparing for 5.2 as I predict the items I am investing in have huge potential returns with minimal risk involved, and I will be constantly investing until the patch releases. At the point where I move all my back stock following 5.2, I will release a special report on my total patch earnings to accompany my Patch Day Profits Guide. Forgive the amount of approximations, my plans for monitoring were not set from the beginning of the month, instead were begun around the 9th, so i have taken my data from profits and known variables to approximate more realistic investment numbers.

5.2 Investments: (current market value):

• 107 Living Steel Bars – 37,450
• 1960 Spirit Dust – 4,900
• 420 Ethereal Shards – 21,000
• 280 Mysterious Essence – 4,200
• 140 of each rare gem color – 25,200
• 20 Sha Crystals – 8,000
• 500 Ghost Iron Bars – 2,000
• 100 Trillium Bars – 4,000

Right now, I am pretty comfortable with the amount I have invested, so I don’t expect the stockpile to increase much in February. All of the estimations are based on my buying threshold and thus do not directly represent the initial investments made.

Expenses: (not including 5.2)

• Ghost Iron ore: ~ 58,000
• Various Herbs ~ 9000
• MoP uncommon Gems ~ 6000
• Jeweler’s Settings ~ 4000
• Trillium Ore – 22,162
• Exotic Leather/Magnificent Hides ~ 12,000
• Market Control – 17,000
• Cooking Supplies – ~11,000
• Seeds – 486
• Darkmoon Cards ~ 35,000
• Cloth ~ 18,000

Earnings

• Darkmoon Trinkets – 36,664
• Rare quality Gems (uncut) – 22,339
• Rare Quality Gems (cuts) – 3,700
• Enchanting Materials – 0 (saved for 5.2)
• Living Steel – 0 (saved for 5.2)
• PvP Plate Gear ~ 15,000
• Tank Plate Gear ~ 18,000
• Leather PvP Gear ~ 6,000
• Bags – 16,833
• Cooking Supplies ~ 1,700
• Vendor Made Gold Estimated ~ 12,000

Totals:

Expenses:                - 192,168
Profits:                     + 132,236

Net:                            - 59,932

So, in January I lost 59,932 gold, but that’s not bad considering I am in possession of 106,550g in projected profitable investments. If we account for this, my total monthly net would actually be +46,618g. I am not really into many markets these days, primarily just the profession markets. However, In February, you can expect much more exact figures and a wider variety of investments and sales. I hope you guys enjoyed this little sneak peak at how I make gold, and I challenge you to keep better track of your finances as well.