economics on point

Economics is the trade of goods between two, or more, places. However, when I think of economics, that’s not what I think of immediately. Honestly, I’m not even sure what I think of. Even though I’ve learned multiple times about the economy, it has yet to be engraved in my head enough for me to know exactly what it is right on the spot. If I think about it, eventually it will come to me, but I feel like I should know it better than that. Won’t I eventually have to use this, and have some kind of knowledge of this in my everyday life? Or at least when I grow older, and have my own job?