finance

The simplicity movement has swept across North America. People are sick of the rat race-the fast-paced, stressful culture that has developed. Here are some tips to help you simplify your life's material side, and see the bigger picture.

Here is a sample budget form is largely based on information from a pre-marriage program developed for married Muslim couples by Muslim counselor Shahina Siddiqui from ISSA.

Credit cards, even when being used carefully are better avoided. There are clear alternatives, like the debit card for avoiding this possible trap for Riba. Let's commit to stop the habit of charging and be more realistic in our financial dealings.

There are ways you can cut back and increase cash on a regular basis without resorting to extreme measures. Here are some tips to help you save without compromising quality and/or service.

Creating a personal financial plan should be simple enough. It doesn't have to be a jungle of incomprehensible figures. Using a one-person example, here's a sample guide that can help.

Investing without full knowledge is gambling with your money. That's the best advice you can get about how to invest wisely. We see too many investors who might have avoided trouble and losses if they had asked basic questions from the start.

Dr. Nejatullah Siddiqi is a unique mix: he is an Islamic scholar and an Islamic economist, mixing traditional knowledge and modern know how. He is the author of numerous books and papers about economics from an Islamic perspective.