In 1.0 I used to craft silver rings or bronze rings to an NPC for a profit
A gil press is the worst thing for the economy. Thankfully they fixed that.

I'm still making gil, but not at any sort of impressive rate. I sort of tread water because I make some gil, then spend on it something frivolous. If I spent a little more time focused on making gil, I'd probably see my gil total increase a bit more.