For starters like me...
1. I fight the monsters at the old prison..kill some of them, pop open their chests to get
the item..Then sell those items at the shop..

2. do jobs and be successful

every time you level up bump up the vitality a bit, its defense, don't just do strength
all the time.

grind on ur levels in ether the forest or the fortress outside and get all the chestas and
sell everything u get thats wt i do and i have at least 10k frome all of that and got up 2
lvl 13 and up but i like 2 switch out on jobs.

get a preist asap. he will help out lots.