Gp vs Xp

So recently I've been noticing a lot of players with super low levels that have a super high amount of gp, and that got me thinking; why do I focus on levels? To me, gp has always just been a means to an end. I often have a cashpile of under 200k because I spend it all on skills to gain more and more experience. There has to be though, people that play in the complete reverse; the money is the goal and the levels are the means. So, here I am, asking you what you play for. What is your goal, gp or xp?

Neither.

Runescape has never been about cash nor experience to me. Honestly I think that's the problem nowadays. People are playing for either cash or XP. That's it. They aren't playing to have fun or hang out with friends. They play to reach an undefinable amount of cash or XP.

I rarely have much cash, but that's because I don't need much. My skills are decent, though not all maxed, but each has a reason for where they are.

I did not vote because none of them fits me. Could you add a "To have Fun" or "To Play"?

Well, when I did play it was all about balance. I'm not really sure what I strived for. I was kind of lazy in the sense of how I never wanted to commit too much of my time to the game or do something I really didn't want to do. I always wanted better and better levels but I was always conscious about my cash pile, trying to keep it above some level (like 80M, and if I even went below that that would be like a huge deal to me). I didn't like spending money and always tried doing things the cheapest way, trying to save money while getting xp. The only time I ever spent a lot of money was on construction (you kind-of have to), but I tried saving money best I could, by making runs to the sawmill over and over again to get my own oak planks. Other than that I pretty much tried to get everything from scratch such as fishing my own stuff for cooking, I might loose profit by cooking the fish instead of selling them raw, but I got them myself so it's still xp and some money. Other than that farming was my method of keeping my cash pile high.

Exactly how I felt before quitting RS.

A good strategy that I used is to gain xp while at the same time making a profit off of the skill. Also to work skills together (mining/smithing, woodcutting/firemaking/fletching, fishing/cooking, etc.). Tends to be a bit slower, but much less tedious and boring as you have variety.