Economics is for everyone

I’m not an Economist…but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night.

Ok, so that one may be lost on many readers, but see the brilliant ad video further down and you may laugh at me, as well as other Economists and other experts!

Meanwhile, today a simple thought:

Economics is for everyone

Let me add to that:

• Being able to use a spreadsheet — is for everyone
• Financial literacy for your personal finances — is for everyone.
• Being able to read Financial Statements — is for everyone (or at least every leader)

I could go on with many more “is for everyone”, but today let me share from someone far more expert than me on the topic of why this is so, as well as two thoughts of my own around the topic.

First, from me, two thoughts.

Take time to understand the basics of Economics and Finance

First, Economics (and the other topics above) are something everyone should take time to learn and understand so they can both look after themselves and also play an active part in understanding how numbers, money, finance impact our world.

Second, they really aren’t that hard to get a grasp of. Below I do use the thoughts of that Expert to…