What to do?

[Snagglepuss]

I leveled my mage to 50 in his newbie robe then got Apothic robe / gear. Other than a few random pieces I was given or found, he was naked. In my opinion gear on a mage is sort of a waste other than if you were buying resists for raiding.

All good mages also have a "epic" nest egg fund where they dream of retiring to...

Have some fun and twink a gear dependent character or help your wife's mana pool on her healers.