For those of us who forgot what we learned years ago or never had the opportunity to take an economics class, terms like recession, depression, tariffs, inflation, and gross domestic product can make our heads spin. If that sounds like you, you’re in the right place. In The Economy Always Gets Better, award-winning economist Dr. Nikki Finlay explains the economy in its simplest terms, making it easier to understand and giving readers the tools to approach even the most distressing economic information with confidence.
Dr. Finlay combines her knowledge and years of academic experience in this practical and accessible guide for anyone wishing to better their understanding of the economy. Using personal stories, useful metaphors, visual representations, and statistical data, she makes economics accessible to everyone. Whether you’re worried about the current economic troubles or trying to figure it all out for the first time, The Economy Always Gets Better will leave you better informed and better prepared to thrive.
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I fell
down a flight of stairs and nearly broke my neck. The good news is that I’m
still here. A little less able to do the things I used to do. But still here. But
it cost me my academic career. It also cost me three years of coping with the
depression and learning to manage the pain.
So, in
the summer of 2021, I decided to do something I hadn’t done in a decade—write. I
started with an idea for a memoir about my life teaching economics. By
December, I’d finished a healing draft. Then someone told me this: “I just
don’t get inflation.”
And I
said, “I can explain that.”
I
combined the bits about the economy from the healing draft with notes I’d taken
while I was teaching. Notes that were always intended as a book for my
students. But I didn’t have the discipline to keep at it. That’s when I found
my tribe, a group of nonfiction writers who meet each weekday at 4 pm to work
on their books. I finished a 35,000-word draft in three months. Writing by
hand, my preference, was too difficult at this time. So, I learned to compose
on the keyboard. Badly!
I did
most of the work on an iPad from my bed. Then my husband set up a desk in the
converted garage for my office. But we had to make modifications because the
circulation in my legs and feet was poor. Probably all that writing in bed. I
stuffed an ottoman under my desk. While I can only sit there for an hour or
two, I can get about 400-500 words out. That’s more than enough to write a book
and publish on Substack. Occasionally there will be a 1,000-word day. Those
days call for celebration. But I don’t depend on them.
About the Author
Dr. Nikki Finlay is an economics educator and author of The Economy Always Gets Better: Navigating Turbulent Times with Confidence. She helps adults who feel intimidated by economics understand how it actually works in their everyday lives—without the jargon. With over two decades of teaching experience at institutions including Clayton State, Georgia State, and Gwinnett Technical College, Dr. Finlay has worked with students of all backgrounds and experience levels. Her approach is simple, practical, and rooted in real-life examples that make complex economic concepts easier to understand. Through her writing, Dr. Finlay translates topics like inflation, employment, and economic cycles into clear, relatable insights that help readers build confidence—not just knowledge—about the world around them. She lives just outside Atlanta, Georgia with her husband of over 40 years and enjoys reading, cooking, and spending time with her children and grandson.
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