It's been awhile since I've seen the story, I usually do the story part of the patch and enjoy it but don't touch it afterwards.

But from what I remember the miners and the merchants seem to make an ok living, not sure what the pay is though, wonder if the salt mining industry in Ala Mhigo will ever be visited again so we can see how it's going.

Plus I wonder how much those girls dancing in Ul'dah by the moogle message npc make, I wonder if they make stripper wages ?, Which also has made me wonder if they serve as an escort service for the syndicate members?