The term economy is from the 1530s, "household management," from Latin oeconomia (source of French économie, Spanish economia, German Ökonomie, etc.), from Greek oikonomia "household management, thrift," from oikonomos "manager, steward," from oikos "house, abode, dwelling" (cognate with Latin vicus "district," vicinus "near;" Old English wic "dwelling, village." 

What is the state of your household? The household of family, friends, and business? How are you managing your household? Technology? Debate? Are you thrifty? Who is the steward of your household? There are many ways to keep your household in shape and economical. Know your numbers. Know the numbers it takes to make your household thrive. Survival is table stakes. Manage your household to thrive in the world. 

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Cosmic undertones, underlying shapes and forms, cosmopolitan