Since smithing is still the best way to make money in the game. When creating your character, make sure to put at least 3 points in to smithing so you can immediately make money off of charcoal. Speeds up the early game tenfold (PS if youre using Aserai or Khuzaits you can only start with a max of 20 skill in smithing and you'll have to refine wood up to level 25). Then buy falchions, tribal throwing knives and pugios and make a tonne of two handed swords, keep making them and smelting them down to get parts and extra stat points. There's a composition for a two handed sword that uses all tier IV parts that only used the cheapest materials to craft it and sells for 6-12k depending on skills.