Final Fantasy Online (FFXI) crafting costs and guides

Warning: Most of this is probably dated information now, but the strategies should still basically be good, so I'll leave it up here.
I used to play as "Filip" on Odin server.

These pages used to be primarily about goldsmithing, but I'm branching out ^_^

So here's a top-level table of contents, for what might be of interest to you:

• Goldsmithing guide (very detailed, to 51)
• Cooking guide, to 80
• Item cost list (how much to buy something)
• Synth cost list (how much to make something ... mostly just goldsmithing - partial list)
• Leveling locations (very limited )

• Unfinished guide to Paladin Gear

Outside links

koolaid linkshell has a good goldsmith guide as well, but only to level 36

Detailed info on theories of HQ Synths. Moon phase, day, and skill level covered.

Non-crafting info:

Weapon skill cap charts, and proficiencies

How I cleaned my non-functional PS2 DVD drive (since I used to play on a PS2)

Items good to sell to NPCs