see economics as something separate from family issues. According to the entry under economy in the "Online Etymology Dictionary" The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek ïἰêïíïìßá (oikonomia, "management of a household, administration") from ïἶêïò (oikos, "house") + íüìïò (nomos, "custom" or "law"), hence "rules of the house(hold)." In other words,