Salam Reader, Here's what we're serving this week: π₯ Starter: Why running finances on assumptions is a bad idea π Main Course: Black Friday, Cyber Monday and "anchoring" π° Dessert: Half of livelihood, half of wisdome, and half of knowledge Starter π₯ π See the full post on Instagram Main Course π A couple weeks ago, I wrote about Khalil, a brother making $70,000 who logs into his bank and has no idea what he can actually afford. Every dollar in his account feels simultaneously spendable and...
18 days agoΒ β’Β 2 min read
Salam Reader, Here's what we're serving this week: π₯ Starter: How to respond to a turbulent stock market π Main Course: Khalil's one-account problem π° Dessert: Did the Prophet ο·Ί save? Starter π₯ π See the full post on Instagram Main Course π Every month, $4,200 hits Khalilβs chequing account. And every month, rent comes out, as does groceries, gas, and his gym membership. He pays for occasional dinners with friends and whatever else comes up. Whenever heβs prompted to check how heβs doing, he...
about 1 month agoΒ β’Β 5 min read
Salam Reader, Here's what we're serving this week: π₯ Starter: Money can serve or destroy you π Main Course: How Muslim couples unintentionally sidestep Islamic inheritance (even with a will). π° Dessert: Ibn al-Jawzi's advice to his son Starter π₯ π See the full post on Instagram Main Course π How Muslim Couples Unintentionally Sidestep Islamic Inheritance (even with a will) When Aisha and Ibrahim bought their $500,000 Calgary home five years ago, they did what every home buyer does: went to a...
about 1 month agoΒ β’Β 6 min read
Salam Reader, Starting this week, I'm including full articles in the email itself (whenever possible) rather than making you click through to MuslimMoney.co. This is the experience I prefer as a reader, so I'm bringing it to you. Here's what we're serving this week: π₯ Starter: How to answer the most important money question. π Main Course: Why AI will make money harder, not easier. π° Dessert: When too much of a good thing is a bad thing. Starter π₯ π See the full post on Instagram Main Course...
about 2 months agoΒ β’Β 2 min read
Salam Reader, Here's what we're serving this week: π₯ Starter: A message to every high school senior π Main Course: A new web app for financial clarity π° Dessert: A quality of the servants of the Lord of Mercy Starter π₯ π See the full post on Instagram Main Course π See Where Your Money Went LastMonth LastMonth was born from my frustration working with clients who couldnβt quickly ascertain where their money went over the past month. Many households have over 100 financial transactions every...
about 2 months agoΒ β’Β 1 min read
Salam Reader, Here's what we're serving this week: π₯ Starter: A framework to make money decisions π Main Course: The full Servus Halal mortgage review π° Dessert: A hadith on how your provision will always find you Starter π₯ π See on Instagram Main Course π Servus Halal Mortgage: The Real Numbers Are In Is the new Servus Halal mortgage the right choice for you? To find out, we need to look at real numbers. Over the past couple of weeks, I reviewed official pre-approval documents from a...
4 months agoΒ β’Β 1 min read
Salam Reader, Here's what we're serving this week: π₯ Starter: A 50-year-long conversation π Main Course: A short article on fiat currency dodging the prohibitions of riba π° Dessert: Umar ibn al-Khattab on money Starter π₯ π See on Instagram Main Course π Do dollars dodge the prohibition of riba? Muslim jurists started wrestling with that question in the 19th century. In an academic paper published last year, Sh. Yousef Wahb unpacks the entire debate. Itβs rich with historical colour and...
5 months agoΒ β’Β 1 min read
Salam Reader, Here's what we're serving this week: π₯ Starter: How 'conventional finance' was enforced across the Muslim-majority world π Main Course: The story of a PhD that sparked a $2 Trillion Industry π° Dessert: A hadith on the station of a trustworthy business person Starter π₯ π See on Instagram Main Course π βThe PhD That Birthed a $2 Trillion Islamic Finance Industryβ is the first of a twoβpart series. Part 2 will review Servus Credit Unionβs new halal homeβfinancing option in Alberta....
5 months agoΒ β’Β 1 min read
Salam Reader, I'm experimenting with a new schedule for the MuslimMoney Meal. You can expect the newsletter in your inbox every Sunday evening, insha'Allah. I hope you find some value in this week's newsletter. If you do, please forward it and encourage others to sign-up. Here's what we're serving this week: π₯ Starter: Money in Marriage π Main Course: A new Islamic Inheritence calculator π° Dessert: Ibn al-Qayyim on miserliness Starter π₯ π See on Instagram Main Course π Calculating Islamic...
6 months agoΒ β’Β 1 min read