Prologue: The moment you understand economics, you see a clear opportunity.

[Chapter 1: Laying the Economic Foundation for Myself]
01.
Why should I study economics and finance?
02.
Why You Should Save Before Starting to Invest
03.
Two uses of money
04.
Can you be good at investing just by studying?
05.
Preparing for the future: Personal pension
06.
How to Invest Wisely
07.
For Koreans, investing is even more essential.

[Chapter 2 Essential Economic Knowledge]
01.
What are economics and finance?
02.
Microeconomics and Macroeconomics
03.
The flow of money known only to the rich
04.
What does it mean to have economic power?
05.
The correlation between international affairs and economic markets
06.
The process by which interest rates are determined
07.
The impact of money supply on the market
08. Changes in GDP and economic growth rates
09.
When a strong nation moves, a weak nation sways.

[Chapter 3: Mastering the Fundamentals of Investment]
01.
The Time Law to Double Your Money
02.
Asset growth strategies that can be achieved with small investments
03.
Understanding my investment tendencies
04.
Risky assets and safe assets
05.
Investment strategies based on assets
06.
Problems with the Korean stock market
07.
Investment Strategies for Beginners

[Chapter 4 Essential Real Estate Concepts]
01.
The concept and characteristics of real estate
02.
When is the best time to invest in real estate?
03.
Everything about housing subscription
04.
The first thing to check when buying a house
05.
The relationship between the economic market and the real estate market

[Chapter 5: Understanding the Industry]
01.
Why you need to understand industry-specific characteristics
02.
The real correlation between industry and economic markets
03.
History of the Stock Market and Leading Industries
04.
If you want to make money, first read the industry trends.

[Chapter 6 Financial Analysis]
01.
Why Should You Conduct Financial Analysis?
02.
Basis of Financial Statements
03.
Balance Sheet: Is This Company Stable?
04.
Income Statement: Is This Company Really Worth Investing In?
05.
Cash Flow Statement: Can We Continue to Grow?
06.
Additional Things to Look for in Financial Statements
07.
Financial ratio analysis
08.
Financial Statement Analysis Applications and Valuation Methods

[Chapter 7: To All the World's Economists]
01.
Investing is all about constant study.
02.
Why You Shouldn't Leave the Investment Markets
03.
We must pursue the attitude of an economic person.

Epilogue: The path of a true economist is perfected through practice.

'One room' is only for a moment, let's become true economists who survive in the market for a long time!

There is an abundance of content discussing economics and investment.
From dopamine-inducing titles and thumbnails to stocks to buy today, themes set to surge tomorrow, and lectures promising multi-fold returns, there are plenty of options, but few standards you can truly trust and follow.
It's not easy to know what's an empty promise or what to study first.
Many people study and invest, but in the end, their investments end in losses.

The author of this book is an investor who recovered an investment of 15 million won into 1 billion won in 5 years.
Although he connects with a combined 620,000 followers on YouTube and Instagram and meets countless investors through practical lectures and study groups, the author firmly states, "Investments that aim for a single hit are bound to fail."

The reason is clear.
This is because true investment cannot be achieved by relying on a single chance, but rather is a process of continuously staying in the market and increasing assets.
To survive and thrive within the capitalist system, you must first learn economic fundamentals and principles rather than flashy techniques and tricks.

The author emphasizes that “the essence of studying economics is not to earn more money faster than others, but to develop the ability to endure longer than others.”
The 'economic person' referred to in this book is not someone special.
Whether you're an employee, self-employed, or freelancer, the moment you begin to consciously manage your income, assets, and time, the path to economic success opens.

This book calls people who don't panic and greed into investing every time the market fluctuates, only to regret it and exit; who don't stop at consuming economic news but know how to interpret it for themselves; who manage their own numbers rather than envying others' portfolios—these are the people this book calls economists.

How long will I leave the fate of my investments to the words of others?
Investing without a clear understanding of the economy is bound to fail.

This book delivers the message of “Let’s understand correctly first” rather than the slogan of “Let’s earn more.”
Rather than trying to completely understand the economy, investments, real estate, industry, and financial statements all at once, we first establish a minimal framework that can be applied immediately in daily life, and then allow each person to build a strategy that suits their own situation on top of that.
If you're an ordinary salaried worker, a beginner investor, someone struggling between real estate and stocks, or someone who's always followed others' advice out of fear of financial statements, you'll discover a routine for creating your own judgment criteria in this book.

The reason why many people start studying economics and then give up is simple.
This is because they are eager to learn about each field separately, such as stocks, bonds, real estate, ETFs, and pensions, without properly understanding basic terms and principles such as interest rates, GDP, prices, exchange rates, and money supply.
Rather than providing a one-sided knowledge base, this book focuses on connecting all these factors together like a single economic map.

Chapter 2 sets the basic structure of economy and finance.
It explains how microeconomics and macroeconomics are connected, and how interest rates, exchange rates, monetary policy, and international affairs influence the market, allowing readers to read the news as a single flow rather than as fragmented information.

Chapter 3 does not recommend specific techniques or stocks, but rather builds foundational investment skills such as compound interest, time concepts, portfolios, and asset allocation.
It outlines the roles of stocks, bonds, ETFs, exchange rates, growth stocks, dividend stocks, and safe assets, and honestly examines the structural characteristics, opportunities, and limitations of the Korean market.
It also covers investment psychology and correcting bad habits.

Chapter 4 unravels real estate, an essential asset for Koreans, from its essence as a physical asset.
It organizes practical concerns within an economic context, including fixity and regionality, interest rates, population, local economy, connections with transportation infrastructure, jeonse and monthly rent structures, subscription systems, loan regulations and DSR, and prevention of jeonse fraud.
It shifts the question of “when should I buy a home” from a simple timing question to a structural one.

Chapter 5 provides a three-dimensional introduction to the core industries that drive the modern economy, including semiconductors, AI, defense, energy, automobiles, banking, securities, insurance, electric vehicles, cloud computing, healthcare, raw materials, and consumer staples.
It shows the structure of the industry, growth factors, sensitive variables, and the ripple effects of policy and technological changes, and establishes a standard for looking at the industry first before selecting a company.

Chapter 6 covers financial statements, which many investors fear.
It explains how to read the balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement from an investor's perspective, and helps you interpret the story told by numbers like ROE, debt ratio, margin, and cash generation.
This will help you develop a sense of what makes a good company different from an expensive company and a growing company.

Study economics from the ground up and discover opportunities in everyday numbers.
Focus on interest rates, exchange rates, prices, and policy directions, not the daily news.

“Interest rates have risen, the exchange rate has soared, and the U.S. stock market has faltered.”
It's the news we hear every morning, but if we don't understand how it relates to our salary, home prices, mortgage interest, and retirement planning, the information only increases our anxiety.

This book transforms economics from a test subject or difficult theory into a language for interpreting everyday choices.
It allows us to reread the numbers in our daily lives, from the price of a cup of coffee, monthly rent and deposit, credit card bills and loan interest, to pensions and retirement funds, through the framework of the economy.
The author emphasizes that a structural perspective on the economy should be established before pursuing flashy investment techniques.
The inherent risks of Korea, a non-reserve currency country with a structure where labor income alone cannot keep up with inflation and asset inequality, mean that investment is no longer an option but a necessity.

As you follow this book, your vague anxiety will transform into structural understanding, and you will find your own answer to the question, "How long will I have to keep earning and spending like this?"
In the end, there are only two choices.
Will you seek out yet another trick among the countless "get rich quick schemes" out there, or will you become someone who can make your own decisions for the rest of your life by properly studying at least a little bit of economics?
This book will serve as the most realistic starting point for any reader who chooses the latter.