Now I'm down to 175K gold

And I'll be spending more soon, I hope.

I've all but stopped making gold; after a while, it really didn't hold my interest, and I'm glad to be rid of it. Still, it bothers me; people bid too much in GDKP runs and I can't gear up and profit simultaneously anymore. Epic flipping is more of a gamble for some reason. And now we can trade Frozen Orbs for whatever we want and I don't want to take the time to relearn the economy.

Fortunately, I've made some headway on a few goals. My priest has shot up from level 36 to 65 since I've used the time I used to devote to turning a profit for more fun purposes. My warlock has but a single iLvl 232 piece to shed and has two pieces of Tier 10.251. I've downed six bosses in Icecrown Citadel. And I'm three Ulduar achievements away from my 310% speed mount.

Overall, my WoW life is good. Still, that tally is so far from the 200,000 gold I told myself I'd keep on hand. I wonder when it will bother me enough to get back into the fray.