Man.. that sounds like the title of a bad book. Anywho, don't know bout you peeps, but i have got my Leatherworking up to 290. Made some fine items for hunters and looking forward to making the Devilsaur leather set. My skinning is up to 300 and i shall go to outland pretty soon to level it more!
Got a lot of my money out of leatherworking so yeah, i think professions really pay off!

skinning is easiest to lvl, and lw and other just cost loads of money, till you hit 350 or so and then u can start making it back

I object, it took me ages to level it and only after 370 i started to make money back
like, ze big bucks selling ze epics.