Enchanting is not expensive. But to make it worth while, its best to be a few character levels above the item level youre going to D/E for mats, so you can kill the mobs with relative ease that have the drop you want.
Honestly, the best way to make any sort of progress in Enchanting isnt to take it as you make your first toon. Get your toon leveled to about 50-70 and take Enchanting, then come back and farm the old instances for drops to D/E for mats.
If you do happen to start Enchanting at the same time you make your first toon, pug groups for instances and run till you get tired of doing it, then D/E the greens you pick up and dont plan on using for mats. You get skill points for D/E'ing items if they are close to your level.
I started Enchanting with my Horde rogue, level 68 and in about a day and a half, my enchanting was at 300.
The key to it all is to have a huge supply of mats, thus you need to be able to farm. To be able to farm, you have to be high level to kill what you need without any headache. This means do not take Enchating at first level.
Honestly, the best way to make any sort of progress in Enchanting isnt to take it as you make your first toon. Get your toon leveled to about 50-70 and take Enchanting, then come back and farm the old instances for drops to D/E for mats.
If you do happen to start Enchanting at the same time you make your first toon, pug groups for instances and run till you get tired of doing it, then D/E the greens you pick up and dont plan on using for mats. You get skill points for D/E'ing items if they are close to your level.
I started Enchanting with my Horde rogue, level 68 and in about a day and a half, my enchanting was at 300.
The key to it all is to have a huge supply of mats, thus you need to be able to farm. To be able to farm, you have to be high level to kill what you need without any headache. This means do not take Enchating at first level.