I remember how hard that first gold was to come by.  When I finally got to 100g I said I will never drop below that amount. My problem is I say that everytime I get to the next plateau 200g 300g...  Now I have over 1000g (all hard earned)
I'm a lvl 50 warrior and lvl 270 blksmth so my gear is all from either drops or self made. If I need something like breath of wind (which is too high a price for me at AH) I'll grind until I get it.