Once I got high enough, depending on costs, I was probably going to grind on elixirs and sell them to recover what I could. They seem to be in decent enough demand with Garuda (well, maybe not anymore) and dungeons and such. The militia poultices were ok, but getting hawksbill shells are a PITA. Luckily I found a guy that had a stack up for 1000 each. Farming the Navigator's Ears and Maiden's Mistletoe was pretty grueling. At least I got nearly 400 anima at my disposal. :P
But yeah, I'll probably put a focus on just grinding town leves while monitoring the costs of elixir mats to get to 50. Nice guide though.